Conference season is once again upon us, and this year I’ve got a few different places on my schedule. However, no place is as special as the Designer Developer Workflow Conference (D2WC) in Kansas City, Mo. D2W is my favorite conference because it brings together all of my favorite people and favorite topics. For those who don’t know, this conference is all about workflow. That means you’re going to get a ton of info on how to work more efficiently in your daily designer or developer routine.
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Photoshop CS6 Beta: What You Need To Know
Today Adobe announced the public beta for Photoshop CS6. If you haven’t already downloaded it, you can check it out on Adobe’s website. Photoshop CS6 introduces several new features and UI changes which will take some getting used to, so I decided to write this article detailing those which I believe are the most important. I’ll also give my thoughts on Photoshop CS6 as a whole, at the end. If you want more info on the new features of Photoshop CS6 and how to use them, check out Deke McClelland’s FREE Beta Preview Course at lynda.com.
Lightbulb Moments
As I was developing the branding for my website redesign (nice, isn’t it?) I wanted to incorporate something that I talk about all the time while I’m teaching, but I’ve never really shared here on the blog. As you can see, a prominent feature of my new logo is the lightbulb element in the middle. I created this icon because of my affection for what I call “lightbulb moments” in education. I’ve often said that these moments are what keep me coming back for more and when teaching a live class, they are the most rewarding part of my day. So, what are they exactly?
If You’re Using Photoshop for Everything… You’re Doing It Wrong.
Some of you are probably reading the title of this article and instantly laughing it off as blasphemy. For those of you curious enough to stick around and actually read it… Hear me out. I’ve been teaching Adobe applications now for about 6-7 years. In that time I’ve come across many people in my classes (whether it’s InDesign, Illustrator or whatever) who seem to use Photoshop as their one-stop-shop for desktop publishing. Each and every time I hear someone say that I want to scream at them and tell them that they’re doing it all wrong… I don’t, of course, but I feel like it sometimes! In this article I’ll explore a few tasks that we as creatives are forced to create and I’ll also discuss why you should NOT be using Photoshop to do them.
