Clandestine Photoshop

First given at Smashing Conf NYC 2014

Transcript

1. Clandestine Photoshop
2. flickr.com/photos/chrisjones/2948043424
3. flickr.com/photos/chrisjones/2948043424
4. flickr.com/photos/n0wak/5948462884
5. flickr.com/photos/wareinholgado/84863494
6. flickr.com/photos/wareinholgado/84863494 flickr.com/photos/nannydaddy/106542919
8. wired.com THE AUDIOPHILE
9. flickr.com/photos/merlijnhoek/3071117314 THE DISC JOCKEY
10. Ps Fw
11. Can Photoshop survive this moment of unpopularity?
12. THIS IS A TALK A B O U T TOOLS* flickr.com/photos/75905404@N00/7126146307
13. HOW I DESIGNED A WEBSITE WITHOUT PHOTOSHOP (RE)ADOPTING THE DESIGN-IN-BROWSER APPROACH WHY ARE YOU DESIGNING SINGLE SCREENS? PSD-TO-HTML IS DEAD IS PHOTOSHOP DEAD? KILL PHOTOSHOP HAS RESPONSIVE WEB DESIGN KILLED PHOTOSHOP FOR WEB DESIGNERS? 8 REASONS TO STOP USING PHOTOSHOP FOR WEB DESIGN
14. PHOTOSHOPKILLER.COM
15. 63% of designers still use Photoshop 
 for web design* *ACCORDING TO A POORLY CONTRIVED TWITTER POLL
16. #HOTDRAMA
17. flickr.com/photos/djmatsuda/3829349834
18. flickr.com/photos/djmatsuda/3829349834 Vetting creativity becomes easier in mediums of direct manipulation.
19. PHOTOSHOP
20. HTML & CSS PHOTOSHOP
21. Photoshop =! Embellishment
23. Revisiting the Full Page Comp
24. DESIGNING FOR A SINGLE SCREEN LITTLE DIVERSITY IN TYPE RENDERING COMPLETE LACK OF INTERACTIVITY G O N N A H AV E T O MAKE IT TWICE OBSOLETE BECAUSE CSS IS CAPABLE CATERS TO PRESENTING THE BIG REVEAL
27. 69% of designers still make 
 full-page comps 70% 28%
28. Don’t fight wanting to comp altogether, just adjust the scope.
29. Clandestine Photoshop Adjusting Photoshop’s role from 
 the spotlight to behind the scenes
30. “All this time, we’ve been trying to use it like a fountain pen and totally missed how great it is as a paint roller. You can use it really well to make some broad strokes.” DAN MALL
31. Never has there been a more appropriate time to evaluate how you use your tools.
32. Element Collages GOAL: DESIGN THE FEEL, ASK QUESTIONS
35. I don’t know. It just feels sophisticated. IS SOPHISTICATION RELATED TO A BUSINESS GOAL? We need to come across as credible & established. WHAT DREW YOU TO THIS VERSION?
36. I like blue. WHAT DREW YOU TO THIS VERSION?
39. It feels too corporate. BOXED IN, COLD COLORS
47. High Fidelity Sketchpad GOAL: FIGHT BROWSER BLOCK
48. So go deeper. Squander loose time on expanding your ideas, even if you’re sure they’re perfect or useless. Look closely at decisions you think are trivial. I guarantee you’ll find better solutions around the corner. CENNYDD BOWLES, LETTER TO A JUNIOR DESIGNER | bit.ly/1tef6QZ
54. PAGELAYERS.COM
57. Systems > Pages but we still need to consider what ties components together
58. 4.bp.blogspot.com/
60. Our pieces will look like pieces unless we use broad strokes to connect them.
61. Responsive Design Sameness flickr.com/photos/e3000/556926269
62. PAUL LLOYD Design with the browser, but not in the browser.
63. flickr.com/photos/75905404@N00/7126146307 Are you fitting your workflow to your tools or your tools to your workflow?
64. flickr.com/photos/75905404@N00/7126146307 on adoption
65. dan.rose@smashingmagazine.com
66. thanks!