Handy Photoshop website mockup habits
This is intended for experienced Photoshop users. For a better idea how to get started using Photoshop – read here.
As you can see – I like lists, so let’s get started:
1. Always group your layers into folders. Sounds mundane but saves you a ton of clicking around. This is especially true, when you want to show different alternatives to someone.
2. Agree upon common sizes for imagery, especially thumbnails and previews. Then – religiously re-use those. This will make your designer’s life a little harder maybe, but your programmer will thank you, as will the web standards. Consistency is key.
3. Save a file for each version, allowing you to trace back to earlier versions with ease. Yes I know Photoshop allows you to store all versions in one file. But did you ever open a 400MB Photoshop file? Not fun, let alone the fact that it becomes cumbersome if you want to take it home to work on it.
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