February 23, 2010 6:30 PM. 17 attended.
February Web Design Meetup - Website Mockups with Photoshop
Harbor Place at Cottesmore (map)
Anyone interested in web design, development, or running websites can attend: whether you're a website owner, a designer, developer, student, or just want to learn more.
Agenda
Leveraging Adobe Photoshop for website mockups
Demo will cover time-saving techniques for using Photoshop to create the visual design for a website from scratch, and then slice out images to later be used with HTML & CSS.
Some specific tricks will be covered including:
- Layer groups for better organization
- Keyboard shortcuts to quickly select and move layer elements without having to hunt them down in the layers pallet
- Using "copy merged" to grab selected areas for slicing out
- Using "Save For Web" for image optimization and transparency
We'll also discuss the differences between Photoshop, Fireworks, and the Gimp.
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Eric A.
Thanks for participating, Lisa! I'm glad you're enjoying the group and (I hope) learning a lot. :)
Posted January 27, 2010 at 4:13 PM -
John Taylor
Just what I need, but alas! still in Vietnam for another 6 weeks (but having fun).
Posted February 9, 2010 at 3:06 PM -
dan wade
I know I learned some new tricks. Thank you for taking the time to provide the in depth explanations.
Posted February 23, 2010 at 11:49 PM -
Eric A.
Great Job, Sean! I learned a lot even thought I'm not much of a Photoshop user. Great discussion too around slicing and markup.
Posted February 24, 2010 at 7:12 AM -
Anne
Thanks, Sean! Got some very useful tips, can't wait to try them out!
Posted February 24, 2010 at 7:37 AM -
Jacob Behunin
Great Meeting. I've been designing websites for 10 years, and even i learned a few things!
Posted February 24, 2010 at 8:04 AM -
Sean B.
I'm really glad I was able to share, and happy to hear everyone picked up a thing or two!
Posted February 24, 2010 at 8:50 AM -
Bill Garnett
This was my first Meetup with the Gig Harbor Web Design group. I was impressed by the sophistication and professionalism and I really enjoyed the questions, comments, and exchange of ideas. I learned some things and had a good time. Thanks Sean, Eric, and everyone.
Posted February 24, 2010 at 9:01 AM -
Eric A.
Really glad you were able to attend, Bill. I look forward to seeing you at the March Meetup!
Posted February 24, 2010 at 9:09 AM
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Eric A.Event HostOrganizer / Geek, OrganizerGreat tips on using Photoshop more efficiently for mockups and slicing including lots of time-saving shortcuts and alternate ways to accomplish design tasks for more flexibility.
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RichAssistant OrganizerAn impressive display of Photoshop and it's tentacle-like features that allow it to reach back to original jpegs and images for manipulation from the mock up page without leaving the workspace. Watching Sean do the demonstration was seeing a wizard at work. . .the demonstration was well rehearsed and thought out so that even a non-Photoshop user could follow along and understand the processes. An excellent meetup!
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Rose BergThis was a great meeting - valuable info on creating a web design mockup with photoshop and some good CSS tips thrown in.
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This will be fantastic! The meetups keep getting better and better. BIG thanks to everyone for being such a great group.