From SwissMiss:
Photographer and designer Trevor Morris has updated his terrific Photoshop keyboard shortcut cheatsheets for Adobe Photoshop CS3. Download this handy PDF cheatsheet, print it out, and keep it near your computer.
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Even as an instructor, I sometimes struggle to remember everything I ever read, especially some of the complex mathematical graphic design problems that can arise; so straightforward articles such as the one on Using Points and Picas by Creative Curio, are really appreciated.
Here’s to passing on the knowledge to the students! Enjoy, guys!
I think everybody’s a fan of Veerle, one of the web’s most honoured illustrators and designers. Her blog is simply gorgeous, and her design aesthetic is matched by her technical skills. But what makes this worth keeping in your favourites list is the wealth of tutorials buried in the archives. Browse by category or date to find a lot of great tips and tricks for design, Illustrator, Photoshop, and so much more.
I’ve found an excellent 8-part tutorial that shows, step-by-step, how to create a website based on CSS and the very content/sidebar/footer/header ID tags I’ve been teaching y’all. Go through and practice by following along, and then try to create your own design using the same techniques.
Very interesting breakdown of the types of advertisements one could create. Make sure to view the slideshow at the end of the short article.
12 Kinds of Ads –> [via swissmiss]
We’ve got 18 Exceptionally Useful Photoshop Shortcuts over here [via LifeHacker], and a smorgasbord of Photoshop shortcuts in PDF form, for every version from 5 up to CS3, over here.
Personally, I use CTRL+T to Transform (scale, rotate, skew); CTRL+SHIFT+ALT+S to save for web; CTRL+W to Close Document and CTRL+ALT+W to Close All, and the Spacebar for a temporary Hand tool.
I also use D to get to the Default black and white colours in the toolbar, and X will switch them (so the background becomes the foreground), plus B gives you a brush and the [ and ] keys will make the brush smaller and bigger.
CTRL+R gives you rulers, which gives you quick access to guides. CTRL+; shows and hides the guides and CTRL+’ shows and hides the grid.
And of course, the basics: CTRL+C for copy, CTRL+V for paste, CTRL+Z for undo, CTRL+S for save, CTRL+N for new, CTRL+H to hide or show display (like selection marquees). Oh, and CTRL+E will merge down the current or selected layers, plus I create an action set to F2 every time I install Photoshop that will flatten a layer.
I am stopping there although I know there are more that I use daily. What keyboard shortcuts do you use often?
“We need our lines to vary in what is known as “weight.” “Weight” of a line basically means how thick or thin your lines are. A lot of weight is thick a little weight is thin. Making your lines vary in weight adds a LOT of character (makes them look cool.)”
It’s a lot of reading but SO worth it. Lots of great graphics in the middle to explain line weights and such.
“This is not a free Photoshop tutorial about how to make your own logo. It’s a list of quality resources that can help you to learn more about everything related to logo design. From the start, why do you need a good logo; which software to use and why; how to use software, which format is used for what and why; how to choose colors; how to choose fonts; where to ask for help and direction; where to find inspirational help, what other logo designers know and you don’t… We have facts, history, tutorials, tips, designers, portfolios and everything you need to know about logo and logo design.”
Excellent article discussing the pen tool and its uses. Definitely worth the run-through.