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Dan Rose
November 05, 2013
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Photoshop's New Groove - Artifact East
a.k.a. "They Told Me I Couldn't Use Photoshop Anymore Is That True y/n kthx!"
Dan Rose
November 05, 2013
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Transcript
Photoshop’s New Groove DAN ROSE / ARTIFACT CONFERENCE 2013
@dblizzy
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Hi. I’m Dan and I use Photoshop.
Hi Dan.
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Pardon the Interruption This presentation is brought to you by
KEYNOTE 6 THE NEW HOTNESS
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PHOTOSHOPETIQUETTE.COM
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The fault doesn’t always lay in the Photoshop comp itself,
but the conversations around them.
Here’s what your site will look like on a desktop…
cmd+n W I D T H : 960 OK! P
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Here’s what your site will look like on a tablet…
cmd+n W I D T H : 768 OK! P
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Here’s what your site will look like on a phone…
cmd+n W I D T H : 320 OK! P
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Full-page Photoshop comps can be detail-laden, assumption-filled deliverables.
All along, we’ve just been making pictures of
websites
I should stop using Photoshop.
I should stop using Photoshop the way I used to.
I should stop using Photoshop to communicate “design”.
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“I’ve tried, goodness knows I’ve tried, but my designs end
up suffering, looking boxy, bland and uninspiring.” SARAH PARMENTER
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“I feel like responsive design has sucked the soul out
of website design. Everything is boxes and grids. Where has the creativity gone?” NOAH STOKES
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Soulful designs in Photoshop OR Usable designs in the browser
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“Design with the browser, but not in the browser.” PAUL
LLOYD
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T H E M E G A M A N
P R I N C I P L E Use the right tool, at the right time, for the right purpose
“When you’re struggling against your tools, you’re not being expressive.”
DAN MALL
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Solve Photoshop problems in Photoshop. Solve browser problems in the
browser.
what should i use? TYPOGRAPHY COLOR INTERACTIVITY LAYOUT
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Totes Not ‘Shopped
The environment for implementing design needn't be the one for
vetting creativity.
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Interactive Wireframe/Lo-Fi Prototype w/ Foundation
Headline Iteration 1 : about 2 minutes
Headline Iteration 2 : about 5 minutes
Headline Iteration 1 Headline Iteration 3 : under 1 minute
Headline Iteration 1 Headline Iteration 4 : about 4 minutes
Final-ish
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GUIDEGUIDE.ME
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WEBZAP.UIPARADE.COM
PIXELDROPR.UIPARADE.COM
JASONFORAL.COM/COMPOSER
FRAMERJS.COM
GETCOMPOSITE.COM
STANDIN.IO
BJANGO.COM/ARTICLES/ACTIONS
BLOG.KAM88.COM
PHOTOSHOPSECRETS.TUMBLR.COM
Use this today. I kid you not.
MAGIC
ADOBE EDGE REFLOW
WEBFLOW
MACAW
“We're not trying to replace Photoshop... Macaw works best alongside
Photoshop and Illustrator to help designers get their assets into an interactive medium.” T O M G I A N N A T T A S I O , T H E M A C A W D U D E
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“Why didn’t you mention (Illustrator, Fireworks, InDesign, Sketch, Spotify, Apple
Maps, PowerPoint, Excel)? It’s way better for web design. E V E R Y E V E N N U M B E R E D C O M M E N T O N E V E R Y A R T I C L E I ’ V E E V E R W R I T T E N #yolo
Photoshop sucks. E V E R Y O D D
N U M B E R E D C O M M E N T O N E V E R Y A R T I C L E I ’ V E E V E R W R I T T E N #micdrop
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Whatever works at the time.
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