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Re: Ask HN: Do you know Photoshop?

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Post by simplegeek »

oneplusone wrote: post #8

I have thought about making video tutorials on how to use Photoshop to create practical design elements. Ie, how to make a button or how to design a header. Something every programmer making their own webapp could use that doesn't really require much Photoshop knowledge. Would there be any interest?

Please do. This is one of the things I would really like to learn this year. Looking forward ;)

Re: Ask HN: Do you know Photoshop?

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Post by Groxx »

chaosmachine wrote: post #27
statictype wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes please. I recently discovered that I could create reasonably decent looking UI elements using only layer styles. I assume there are better ways to do it.

Layer styles are an incredibly underrated feature, IMO. I actually built a small business around them: http://photoshoplayerstyles.com/

Those are pretty good, nice work! /me bookmarks

Re: Ask HN: Do you know Photoshop?

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Post by TeMPOraL »

Played around with it for a while, but because I currently don't have a way ($$$) to get Photoshop (nor do I really need it), I use Paint.NET for most of the things I do. For the few things for which Paint.NET is not good enough I use GIMP ;). And of course Inkscape for vector graphics.

Re: Ask HN: Do you know Photoshop?

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Post by russell »

notphilatall wrote: post #6

No option for "I know the basics, and don't immediately see the need to learn more?"

I'm with you there. If I need any Photoshopping for personal projects, I have my GF do it. She's a painter, photographer, and Photoshop heavyweight. In return I do the dishes, which I find much more satisfying.

Re: Ask HN: Do you know Photoshop?

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Post by jdietrich »

I strongly dislike Photoshop for mockups and think that using it is indicative of poor practice. In my experience it leads to premature optimisation of styling over basic design, tends to lock down designs too soon and gives no real insight as to usability. A Photoshop mockup is inherently static and turning it into a clickable prototype generally requires a great deal of duplicated effort.

My preferred tool is Keynote using the Keynotopia templates[1], but there are an array of excellent options for quickly creating rich, interactive mockups.

[1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOiCdZYVpqM

Re: Ask HN: Do you know Photoshop?

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Post by michaeldhopkins »

jaxn wrote: post #32
flog wrote: post #15

Follow up question: who paid for it? (half joking)

I bought an OEM copy of CS3 for something like $200. I registered with Adobe and everything.

You might as well have pirated it because you are violating the agreement by installing OEM on a different computer.

Re: Ask HN: Do you know Photoshop?

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Post by tel »

Samuel_Michon wrote: post #33

"Ask HN: Do you know Photoshop?" Can anyone ever know Photoshop? I've been a Photoshop user since version 2.5.1 (1994), and even though I use Photoshop daily, I feel I've barely scratched the surface of its power. Photoshop is the main reason why I keep my Lynda.com subscription. Last week, Dan Benjamin and Jeffrey Zeldman interviewed Adobe's John Nack for 'The Big Web Show'. John Nack himself admitted to not knowing…

I interpret mastery not by knowing its complete bloated feature set, but instead by saying that for any effect or purpose that I turn to Photoshop to solve, the challenge is completely in the design of the effect, not ambiguity about the use of the tool.

But then, you never stop learning.

Re: Ask HN: Do you know Photoshop?

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Post by ghempton »

theoretical wrote: post #5

I use Fireworks. I find it so much easier for doing web design/photo editing/anything than Photoshop.

Firework's preference for objects over layers is what is key here. It drastically increases my productivity and allows graphics to be much more mutable than Photoshop.
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