design for the web Photoshop working methods
14/09/2012 Comments Off
articles tagged: photoshop
basic image edits in Photoshop
13/09/2012 4 Comments
A little break from the coding – and a quick brush up on some useful working methods in Photoshop. Let’s go through selections, layer masks and colour adjustments on the image of a glass marble. Download the file ↓ glass marble (source image, .psd file) and work through the PDF below.
Hop on a bus
19/01/2012 Comments Off
Today you will have a great session with the lovely Alejandra who wil be giving you lots to think about in regards to Photoshop, image optimisation and much more :)
And to give you something to work with for your newly learnt methods - here's a little project which we will soon expand upon.
'hop on a bus' project
image power
17/11/2011 9 Comments
Before you start working on your next project - let's take some time to work with images for dramatic effects. Download the sample photos and take some time to edit them for better quality. Your task is to edit the images to express the listed points. For each image, create an additional thumbnail at a size less than 100px in width or height.
continue reading ➤smooth workflow in Photoshop
20/10/2011 Comments Off
A quick look at some useful working techniques to establish a smooth workflow when creating your designs for the web.
headers with impact
07/10/2011 Comments Off
While you’re working on your current project – take some time to consider how you can make the header of your mini site into a meaningful and engaging visual. Depending on your chosen angle of the “box” – you are likely to have lots of imagery to choose from. As you’ve already started on a design – have look at the article below for inspiration :)
Note also how the header graphic can be carried through to other elements, such as the footer and sidebar.