Every project that comes across my desk gets a wireframe layout right before I hit Photoshop. These usually take moments and establish a quick plan in my notebook before I create a polished layout.
Posts Tagged ‘PhotoShop’
Wireframing to Keep the Ball Rolling
Thursday, August 25th, 2011
Designing On A Grid
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010
Before the invention of movable type and printing, simple grids based on optimal proportions had been used to arrange handwritten text on pages. One such system, known as the “Villiards Diagram,” was in use at least since medieval times. Interior designers arrange rooms based on a grid system, and city planners work on a grid too. It’s a wonder what took web designers and developers so long to show interest in a system that has been essential to the printed word since the ‘30s.
Use Vector Smart Objects
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
Using Vector Smart Objects in Photoshop can save a great deal of time. When a designer spends less time operating his technology, he has more time for his creative. Vector Smart Objects are embedded objects in a PhotoShop file that are edited elsewhere; they are representations of outside elements, used on your Photoshop canvas. Creative Suite has at once eliminated the lack of vector opportunities in previous PhotoShop versions, and integrated their powerhouse art applications.
