Creative Progression

Photoshop Save for Web: JPG, GIF, or PNG?

Paul Erdman — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 02:38:09 +0000

Toward the end of my Photoshop classes we cover saving images for web, and I tell a not-so-amusing anecdote of how someone lost a design gig because they did not know the proper uses of JPGs vs. GIFs and PNGs. In that particular case, the client needed a very small file size web graphic that …

Update to the CS5.5 Book Page Numbering Bug (Still no fix, but additional workarounds posted)

Paul Erdman — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 19:03:03 +0000

This post is a follow-up to my original article concerning the infamous Book Page Numbering Bug. It was recently brought to my attention that, while I had attempted to keep my post from 6 months ago up to date with updates and responses to many comments, it was becoming rather dated. So today I once again …

New Site Navigation, Search, Subscription

Paul Erdman — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:20:31 +0000

I’m happy to announce several improvements to the site today, including improved navigation, search, and subscription widgets! Category-based navigation: I’ve removed the old tag cloud widget and created a new category structure for all articles. The new category navigation widget shows only the important article categories and omits categories like “Administrative” (which would include posts …

IDUG meeting today

Paul Erdman — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 23:18:31 +0000

Today’s InDesign User Group Meeting today will be an open Q&A. It starts at 6:30 PM. We’ll have the online Connect room available for those who can’t attend at PSU in person. For more info visit http://indesignusergroup.com/chapters/portland. Also, I’m restructuring the site categories so that I can use them for navigation. I’ll soon be installing …

Fixing Dull Skies in Photoshop with Gradient & Color Overlays

Paul Erdman — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:44:54 +0000

This post began as a response to a post in the Linked In Adobe Software Users Group. Rich Harrington had posted a tutorial on fixing blown-out skies, in which he selected the sky using select by color range and then replaced the original sky with another image of sky. But what if you want to keep …