LSC 532 » Photoshop

Color Palettes and Background Textures

Tarah — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:15:45 +0000

This is a nice resource for finding color palettes if you’re creatively challenged (like me), or just need some inspiration:

ColourLovers.com

If you click the little “PS” icon beside the palette, it automatically opens into Photoshop’s Swatches, so you don’t have to do any sampling with the eyedropper tool. They have a great section for seamless patterns, if you’re looking to add texture to your site’s background.

There’s also a fun design section where artsy-fartsy weirdos build stuff like Jell-O cityscapes.

Redesign #2: Cat Prin

Tarah — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 04:58:20 +0000

Here’s a link to the original Cat Prin website.

My redesign:

Project 1 Final Versions

dtstanley — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 03:34:57 +0000

Here are the project 1 redesigns. We will critique these tomorrow in class. Please reply to this post with your 3 favorites. As you are looking at the designs, ask yourself what specifically what stands out (in a positive or negative way)? Which designs capture your attention? How do they capture your attention?, etc. So here they are:

Design 1

Design 2

Design 3

Design 4

Design 5

Design 6

Design 7

Design 8

Design 9

Design 10

Design 11

Design 12

Design 13

Design 14

Design 15

Design 16

Design 17

Learning Photoshop

Don — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 02:17:36 +0000

Are you new to Adobe Photoshop? This will be a key software for this class and will be using it right from the start to create interface designs. While I will offer some tech clinics in class, they will only be a starting point for you. You are responsible for building your skills outside of class and one great way to achieve this is use DoIT offers Software Training for Students.

As a part of your tuition, you have free access to some outstanding resources via STS. In addition to online tutorials, STS is offering a series of in-person Photoshop classes starting January 24th.