Project 9 - Thomas Del Greco

1. What was your experience using Layer Comps? In what way will you continue using Layer Comps in future projects?

Layer Comps are a cool idea, but I struggled to get them to work. I will practice with them more because I like the idea of switching between different states.

2. Please describe which method you used to produce your slices. Did you experience challenges? After completing this part of the project, will you use slicing in future projects? Please review the Smashing Magazine link to see how Photoshop is being used to create web page layouts and assets. What are your thoughts about using Photoshop in your future web projects?

Slices are interesting, and not too hard to work with. It seemed to go well for rollover images, but personally I prefer the selection tools and coding in HTML myself for these kind of projects. I already use Photoshop for my web projects, it's such a richly featured program!

3. In Part 2, you added images to your CSS to create a rollover without the text added to your image. The text was added in the XHTML. Which method of adding buttons do you prefer in your web design, rollover buttons using Dreamweaver or adding the image to your CSS? Why?

Actually, I prefer Javascript since it's something I have studied. I don't have Dreamweaver, and I find the CSS solution to be confusing.

4. What web asset did you create for Part 3? Did you create any additional assets for your web site? Which ones?

I created a unique background image- a blue and green gradient, and it's the background for project 2-8

5. Did you complete the bonus? Tell us how you completed it.

No

6. What keyboard shortcuts are you using regularly now?
[ and ] for brush size, ctrl+d, and ctrl+z rule the day.

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Allan Wakefield Project 9

1. What was your experience using Layer Comps? In what way will you continue using Layer Comps in future projects?
I liked using comps, it made creating different states for buttons easier. I will use it for creating buttons for my web design business.
2. Please describe which method you used to produce your slices. Did you experience challenges? After completing this part of the project, will you use slicing in future projects? Please review the Smashing Magazine link to see how Photoshop is being used to create web page layouts and assets. What are your thoughts about using Photoshop in your future web projects?
I will use slices in the future, It’s a great way to evenly divide objects into separate entities.
3. In Part 2, you added images to your CSS to create a rollover without the text added to your image. The text was added in the XHTML. Which method of adding buttons do you prefer in your web design, rollover buttons using Dreamweaver or adding the image to your CSS? Why?
If I am already going to make the buttons I will place the text in the image rather then with css/html. I know this creates more images, but if you use an image map for your navbar, then you will only upload one image.
4. What web asset did you create for Part 3? Did you create any additional assets for your web site? Which ones?
I created a banner to go on all my pages.
5. Did you complete the bonus? Tell us how you completed it.
I just placed the markup in the content of my template, and then messed with height and spacing attributes till it looked acceptable.

6. What keyboard shortcuts are you using regularly now?
All of them!!! I love shortcuts, they speed up productivity and are always there to drive you to the airport. I use ctrl-t, v, ctrl-shift-I, ctrl-d, tab, and all of the tool shortcut keys.


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Project 8 - Richard Peterson

1.Discuss your experience using rulers and guides.
This was easy to use after following instructions once. This was also nice to know for future projects when wanting precise alignment.

2. What was your favorite filter combination? How did filters contribute to your results? Did they improve or distract from the result you desired?
My favorite filter combination was sketch and a little bit of blur. Filters add a little bit more artistic touch to plain or other awesome creations. Actually they kind of distracted and improved the result desired.
3. Describe your experience using Smart Objects and the editing process.
The smart object and editing was pretty cool because I could always go back and not mess with the entire project if needed.

4. In your second composite, please describe your favorite features you used to create this advanced composite. How did you challenge yourself in creating your results?
The features I liked were layer styles. I challenged myself by attempting to recreate album covers that I consistently see for artists.

5. What keyboard shortcuts are you using regularly now?
I still use ctrl d, ctrl j, ctrl z, ctrl+alt+z


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Alex Watson-Project 9

1. It took me a while to figure out the layer comps but once I did i found it very helpful in keeping my image and rollover image seperate and easy to access. I will continue to use this piece in future projects where I create rollover images because its easy and its saves a lot of time in the long run.

2. I selected the whole top row and divided it into fourths. I oonly had to use it once aned it was successful for both rows. I will use slicing in future projects because when I want to save the individual images I can do it all at once and still keep the whole composition. Photoshop has endless possibilities with web graphics and can take a website to a new level. I hope to gain more knowledge about the different tools as I continue to use Photoshop in the future.

3. I prefered the rollover images in Dreamweaver because I am able to see the outcome as I insert the images.

4. I didn't create anymore assets to my website because I was very confused by the description of that part.

5.No

6. I still use CTRL+ backspace to get rid of backgrounds and CTRL+d to deselect images

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Annie Church - Project 9

This Button is the OVER state.

This button is the Normal state.

1. What was your experience using Layer Comps? In what way will you continue using layer comps in future projects?

I was having a difficult time with the instructions. I did the best I could with the time I had.

2. Please describe which method you used to produce your slices. Did you experience challenges? After completing this part of the project, will you use slicing in future projects? Please review the Smashing Magazine link to see how Photoshop is being used to create web page layouts and assets. What are your thoughts about using Photoshop in future web projects?

I used the one from the video. This was very challenging. I have no real idea at this point what I will use them for. I will need to have a better understanding of them. I will need more classes in this to get a better understanding, but I did learn some new things.

3. In Part 2, you added images to your CSS to create a rollover without the text added to your image. The text was added in the XHTML. Which method of adding buttons do you prefer in your web design, rollover buttons using Dreamweaver or adding the image to your CSS? Why?

I did not complete the whole part 2. I could not figure it out. I was disappointed.

4. What web asset did you create for Part 3? Did you create any additional assets for your website? Which ones?

No. I did not have time. :(

5.Did you complete the bonus?

No. sorry.

6. What keyboard shortcuts are you using now?

I probably am still using the same ones....



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Jessica Gregoire-Project 9

1. What was your experience using Layer Comps? In what way will you continue using layer comps in future projects.

Working with layer comps was ok. I didn't have a hard time with it, but it definitely took some getting used to. I felt like the book description on this wasn't very informative or I just wasn't getting it. After I played around with this a bit, I started to get the hang of it (just barely). It might be helpful for web design in the future.

2. Please describe which method you used to produce your slices. Did you experience challenges? After completing this part of the project, will you use slicing in future projects? Please review the Smashing Magazine link to see how Photoshop is being used to create web page layouts and assets. What are your thoughts about using Photoshop in future web projects?

Slicing was a bit easier to figure out. I used the method described in the Lydia.com video to highlight all my button layers and then to slice all the layers at once.

Smashing Magazine has some really great looking layouts. I think I need to become more (much, much more) proficient with powerpoint and HTML/Dreamweaver before I am at the point where I could create something that tidy and cohesive without some kind of tutorial.

3. In Part 2, you added images to your CSS to create a rollover without the text added to your image. The text was added in the XHTML. Which method of adding buttons do you prefer in your web design, rollover buttons using Dreamweaver or adding the image to your CSS? Why?

I was having a really hard time with this project. I did all of my coding in HTML rather than Dreamweaver. I know I probably missed a big chunk of this project, but I became so confused I just wanted to get something published. I found CSS coding to be a bit difficult, but I tried my best. It's definitely not a very pretty site, though.

4. What web asset did you create for Part 3? Did you create any additional assets for your website? Which ones?

I changed the table heading color to compliment my background color.

5.Did you complete the bonus?

No

6. What keyboard shortcuts are you using now?

I haven't added any new shortcuts since last week.

7. Add the link to your webpage.

Of course, for the last time, here it is

Project 9 - Kasey Myers

1. What was your experience using Layer Comps? In what way will you continue using Layer Comps in future projects?


Layer Comps where great. It has been great this term to learn all of the tricks for saving designs and selections that make it easier for you to duplicate your work from image to image.

2. Please describe which method you used to produce your slices. Did you experience challenges? After completing this part of the project, will you use slicing in future projects? Please review the Smashing Magazine link to see how Photoshop is being used to create web page layouts and assets. What are your thoughts about using Photoshop in your future web projects?


I used the one that automatically sliced them. I can definitely see that I'm going to use the manual slice in the future. I can think of quite a few images that I'd love to turn into image maps of sort.

3. In Part 2, you added images to your CSS to create a rollover without the text added to your image. The text was added in the XHTML. Which method of adding buttons do you prefer in your web design, rollover buttons using Dreamweaver or adding the image to your CSS? Why?

I've worked with some really old design programs that didn't have the ability to remove the text decoration of the underline. If I didn't have that option, I would definitely prefer including the text with the image itself. That's the beauty of CSS and X/HTML though. You can make the text and image a seamless click.

4. What web asset did you create for Part 3? Did you create any additional assets for your web site? Which ones?

I have been coloring the top of my table all along. It's the green box with tan writing at the top of each of my tables/images - the .container .content table tr th tag.

5. Did you complete the bonus? Tell us how you completed it.

I did! I opened the page that was a full screen slide show within dreamweaver and then copied the head tags and the body content into the head tags and body content of the page I use as a template.

6. What keyboard shortcuts are you using regularly now?

ctrl alt shift s, ctrl alt i, ctrl alt c, ctrl d, shift c, I'm not sure what else. I use a lot now.

7. Add link of your completed web page to your blog

And here's my link!