Posts filed under 'Photoshop'
If you find yourself in Photoshop using a certain vector item a lot (such as a logo) then consider turning it into a custom shape:
- Copy the starz logo in Illustrator. In Photoshop, paste as a Smart Object.
- With the object still selected, go to Edit > Define Custom Shape, and give it a name.
- Anytime you want to use the logo just access it using your custom shape tool!
Works for any vector shape that doesn’t have color. And in Illustrator you can save it to your library and then save out the library.
October 13th, 2008
Jacob Gube from Six Revisions has posted 28 great cheat sheets for web designers. From program shortcuts (Photoshop, Dreamweaver, etc.) to hex, typography, and CSS shortcuts. Pretty much everything under the sun, located on one page.
And if you’re looking for developer cheat sheets (more CSS, HTML, JavaScript) he has those as well.
The only thing that’s missing is Flash.
September 8th, 2008
I’m speaking at the AIGA meeting in Las Vegas and will be tackling web design from a print designer’s perspective. It’s going to be great! Here’s the description as well as a link:
Do you design your Web sites in Photoshop® and then rely on a developer to interpret the design online? Do you feel like your designs sometimes lose a little something in that process? We’ll show you some basic Dreamweaver skills that will help you work more collaboratively with your Web developer by allowing you to jumpstart your Photoshop design in Dreamweaver CS3. Workshop attendees will learn how to:+ Slice up your Photoshop design and paste the elements into Dreamweaver
+ Reconstruct your design in HTML/CSS in Dreamweaver
+ Create a Dreamweaver site from scratch
+ Use Dreamweaver templates
+ Add tabular data to your site
+ Incorporate Photoshop and Flash® animations
+ And more …
March 14th, 2008
I’m speaking at the AIGA meeting in Denver and it promises to be packed with so much info I think I’m going to have to hand out Aspirin after the meeting. Here’s the gist if you’re in the area. It’s FREE!
Do you design your Web sites in Photoshop® and then rely on a developer to interpret the design online? Do you feel like your designs sometimes lose a little something in that process? We’ll show you some basic Dreamweaver skills that will help you work more collaboratively with your Web developer by allowing you to jumpstart your Photoshop design in Dreamweaver CS3. Workshop attendees will learn how to:
+ Slice up your Photoshop design and paste the elements into Dreamweaver
+ Reconstruct your design in HTML/CSS in Dreamweaver
+ Create a Dreamweaver site from scratch
+ Use Dreamweaver templates
+ Add tabular data to your site
+ Incorporate Photoshop and Flash® animations
+ And more …
March 14th, 2008
For years, pretty much every creative professional such as graphic and web designers, photographers, and prepress specialists have relied on Adobe Photoshop software to help create creative visuals. But Photoshop has also become the digital imaging standard for a wide array of other professionals—including people working with motion graphics for film and television; 2D and 3D design imagery in manufacturing, architecture, and engineering; and medical and scientific professionals dealing with specialized images. To best meet the diverse needs of all these professionals and more, Adobe now presents the choice of two new versions of the software—Photoshop CS3, and Photoshop CS3 Extended.
What’s new in Photoshop CS3 and Photoshop CS3 Extended:
- Streamlined interface
- Adobe Bridge CS3 with Stacks and Filters
- Quick Selection tool
- Refine Edge
- Nondestructive Smart Filters
- Next-generation Camera Raw
- Adjustable cloning and healing with preview overlay
- Black and White conversion
- Improved Curves
- Vanishing Point
- Automatic layer alignment and blending
- Adobe Device Central
- Zoomify™ export
- Improved print experience
- Photoshop Lightroom™ integration
- 3D visualization & texture editing
- Motion graphics and video layers with Movie Paint
- Enhanced 32-bit HDR editing
- Measurement and data
- Ruler and Count tools
- DICOM support
- Image Stack processing
- MATLAB support
- Workflow enhancements
Pricing: AdobePhotoshop CS3 will be available for an estimated street price of US$649 and Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended will be available for an estimated street price of US$999, directly from Adobe or through Adobe Authorized Resellers. Licensed owners of Photoshop CS2, Photoshop CS, or Photoshop 7.x can upgrade to Adobe Photoshop CS3 for US$199, or to Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended for US$349. Licensed owners of Photoshop CS2, Photoshop CS, or Photoshop 7.x are also eligible for special upgrade pricing to certain editions of Adobe Creative Suite 3.
March 27th, 2007
Deke McClellan on lynda.com does some video tutorials about the beta of Photoshop CS3. Easy to watch videos on the new features. Check out the ones that interest you or all of them.
February 13th, 2007
So the new icons for CS3 and new apps are probably what’s most controversial about CS3. But when you consider them as integrated icons they’re quite beautiful. Here’s an article on them with some great images of the entire wheel along with folder icons and such.
February 6th, 2007
If you’re feeling bored and nerdy you can reminisce by viewing old Photoshop splash screens.
February 2nd, 2007
Check out the evolution of the Photoshop toolbar. Photoshop 3.0 is the one I learned. Back when layers didn’t exist. I wonder what happened to the “airbrush”? Check it out.
February 2nd, 2007
Adobe has released a public beta version of Photoshop CS3 on Adobe Labs. The version is available as a Universal Binary, so it’s available on both Mac and PC.
http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom
Check out some of the awesome new features. I’m especially anxious to explore the new interface and try out the quick select tool with refined edges.
December 27th, 2006
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