gabe-notes.md

To add: Why Adobe CC 2015? New features

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Outline - Day 1 (by slide #)

1. Welcome
2. "Rules"
3. Agenda
4. What to expect
5. Lingo
6. Why Photoshop?
7. Raster vs. Vector
8. PS alternatives
9. Units & settings

Tools Panels Layers Masks Effects Adjustments

Day 2

• Why Photoshop, anyway?
  • What's the deal with Photoshop, anyway?
  • Raster vs. vector
  • What are some alternatives?
• Setting up workspaces, settings, units, tools, etc.
  • Workspaces and saved settings
  • Units and measurements
  • Tools & shortcuts
  • Cool apps and add-ons
• Creating files for web design
  • Grid systems & templates
  • Tips and tricks for pixel-perfect files
  • Organizing your files and working with layers
• Layer organization
  • Group and group some more
  • Use clear names
  • Get rid of the cruft
  • Consolidate, within reason
  • Repeat yourself
• Slicing, saving and optimizing FTW!
  • Maintaining key file information
  • Whole pixels, pls
  • Web fonts, pls
  • Separate font styles, pls
  • Layer comps and other visual tricks
  • Slicing and saving for the web
  • Optimizing images & retina considerations