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.
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Photoshop Quicktips: The End of an Era
In 2006 I started the Photoshop Quicktips Podcast from my living room in a small apartment in Murray, KY. Since then the show has grown to one of the most popular on the iTunes store, garnered nearly 10 million downloads, and been featured on several other shows and digital publications. To say the least, this was the “little show that could” and it’s been an amazing ride. Unfortunately, like all great roller coasters, the ride must eventually end. So, it’s with a heavy heart that I officially announce the end of the Photoshop Quicktips Podcast. Many of you will ask why I’m doing this, and the answer is simple… Since taking my new job here at lynda.com I simply don’t have the time to produce a weekly podcast on my own. There may come a time when I do my own weekly series here at lynda, but for now I’m focused on cranking out courses for the Online Training Library.
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.
The Game is Changing. You Should Be Too.
I’ve tried to write this article several different ways. In fact, this is probably the tenth revision so far. This time, however, I’m simply going to shoot from the hip and say what I feel. As many of you know the world of graphic design is something that is constantly evolving. Though some principles remain the same, the game is changing. Unfortunately, I don’t see a vast majority of designers changing with it. For decades the worlds of print and web design have resided safely in their own respective neighborhoods. Print lived in a high-rise penthouse, while web chilled out in a studio loft. Well, nowadays the web community is “movin’ on up” and the distinction between print design and web design is become increasingly difficult to discern. I’m of the opinion that we should no longer try to separate each other into categories like print or web, but merely call ourselves designers as a whole.
