The document provides Photoshop best practices for web design, including using layers and organizing files so that multiple designers can work on the same file, employing a grid system with a 960 pixel width for rapid prototyping, keeping designs close to wireframes, using vector elements when possible for easy resizing and lower file sizes, taking advantage of layer styles for copying and pasting styles, always working in RGB color mode and turning on color proofing, and including related links for reference.

1. Photoshop Best Practices
for Web Design
Alex Ventpap

2. Some Photoshop Hints
• Preferences, units. History steps, etc.
• Auto-Select
• Keyboard shortcuts
• Prefer work with a wide canvas: 1400 /1600px wide. Good for
background treatments.

3. Some Photoshop Hints
• Use and organize layers. You might be not the only one designer
handling the file

4. Use Grid System
• Provides commonly used dimensions, based on a width of 960 pixels.
• Helps rapid prototyping
• Very good for CMS. Modular style in pre-sized width.

5. Keep a close relation to the wireframe
while designing

6. Try to use vector elements when possible
• Easy to resize
• Lower file size

7. Use the advantages of the layer style
• Easy to copy and paste the same style to many other layers, at once.

8. Color setup
• Always on RGB
• Remember to turn on the "Proof Colors"

9. Related links & articles
• How to Handle a Lack of Creativity Without Burning Billable Hours:
http://goo.gl/ZJK0B
• Photoshop vs. Fireworks: Which Is Best for Web Design?:
http://goo.gl/hHl7x
• Some recommended books: http://goo.gl/3xBrC
• Designing for Drupal: Photoshop Best Practices (Part 1 of 3):
http://goo.gl/nu7C2
• About Improving Performance in Photoshop: http://goo.gl/pGJYt
• Mastering Photoshop: Unknown Tricks and Time-Savers:
http://goo.gl/aE6VM
Thank you
Alex Ventpap - //all-x.ca

10. Related links & articles
• How to Handle a Lack of Creativity Without Burning Billable Hours:
http://goo.gl/ZJK0B
• Photoshop vs. Fireworks: Which Is Best for Web Design?:
http://goo.gl/hHl7x
• Some recommended books: http://goo.gl/3xBrC
• Designing for Drupal: Photoshop Best Practices (Part 1 of 3):
http://goo.gl/nu7C2
• About Improving Performance in Photoshop: http://goo.gl/pGJYt
• Mastering Photoshop: Unknown Tricks and Time-Savers:
http://goo.gl/aE6VM
Thank you
Alex Ventpap - //all-x.ca