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Re: Ask HN: Learning photoshop for web design

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Post by LarryA »

In case its a case of not 'getting' bitmap editing... You might consider a vector editor - like Illustrator or Inkscape. Works more like a programmer's mind; where you need to tweak elements and can always go back. Photoshop doesn't always give you that flexibility.

There are also tutorials on-line on doing buttons and such for inkscape/illustrator.

Re: Ask HN: Learning photoshop for web design

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Post by sambeau »

moozeek wrote: post #10

Before you put time in learning Photoshop maybe you can try Adobe Fireworks first, which is Adobes "web designer" product. It's much more intuitive than Photoshop, which I never managed to get around with, no layer stuff etc. Just draw, paint and put your objects on the canvas, it manages the layers automagically. Fireworks combines vector and bitmap graphics, you can open and save PSD files and for web design purpos…

If you are using Windows, an alternative cheaper option is Microsoft's Expression Design which is great for web and UI design and can often be picked up cheaply online (plus it has a rather generous 60-day trial).

http://www.microsoft.com/expression/products/Design_Overview...

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