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Photoshop CS3 Shortcuts Cheatsheet.

Photographer and designer Trevor Morris has updated his terrific Photoshop keyboard shortcut cheatsheets for Adobe Photoshop CS3. Download this handy PDF cheatsheet, print it out, and keep it near your computer: Photoshop CS2 Keyboard Shortcuts (Mac) Photoshop CS2 Keyboard Shortcuts (PC) The PDF’s include 4 pages. The first two pages are organized by function in […]
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Tim Pearson
December 17, 2007
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Make the Logo Bigger. Holiday Edition.

A classic designer’s lament updated for the holiday season. Every time a bell rings, that’s an agency’s account executive caving in to this client demand… Source: Thanks to Very Big Blog for the tip to this fun holiday video. Original video and song from World Wide Wadio. Of course don’t forget the original hard-rock edition. […]
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Tim Pearson
December 14, 2007
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Holiday 2007 Creative Gift Ideas.

This week we’re taking a slight break from our normal tips format. If you are looking for the right gift to bring a smile to the graphic designer on your holiday list, here are ideas in the $20-$80 range. Plus one extravagant gift idea you might want to reserve for yourself.

Creative Gift #1— Helvetica The Film. On DVD.

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Helvetica The Film (DVD)

Helvetica, a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture, is finally out on DVD. An essential addition to any graphic designer’s movie collection.

Update: Seattle-area designers can pick up a copy of Helvetica at Scarecrow Video in the U-District. Or you can order Helvetica from Scarecrow’s online store.

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Tim Pearson
December 9, 2007
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Holiday 2007 Tech Gift Ideas.

For those techie folk on your shopping list, here are some ideas in the $20-$80 range. To keep things interesting, we avoided the obvious list of Apple iPods and peripherals (although those never fail to please). The extravagant gift in this list includes a nice twist to spread your generous spirit a little further. Tech […]
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Tim Pearson
December 9, 2007
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Free Seattle Leopard Server Strategy Sessions.

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Last week, Creativetechs’ Jordan Bojar gave a terrific talk on the upcoming impact of Leopard Server for larger creative businesses. If you missed it, we’ve set aside time for a limited number of complimentary planning and strategy sessions. If you manage a creative team in the Seattle-area with at least 10 people, take advantage of this opportunity to help map out your team’s strategy for a Leopard Server upgrade in 2008.

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Tim Pearson
December 2, 2007
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Don’t crop. Use Photoshop’s Trim feature.

Sometimes after working with images on a transparent background, you’re left with extra space around your object. Cropping the image precisely can be tricky, especially if you have soft shadow edges. This is where Photoshop’s Trim command comes in so handy (choose Image > Trim in Photoshop’s menu). As long as the area you want to […]
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Tim Pearson
December 2, 2007
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Use Mouseposé for training presentations.

If you give Macintosh training presentations or demos, give Mouseposé ($14.95) a try. Your audience will appreciate it. Mouseposé 2 from Boinx Software With Mouseposé installed, press your defined hotkey, and it dims the screen and puts a spotlight around your mouse pointer, easily guiding the audience’s attention to an area of interest. Very useful […]
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Tim Pearson
December 2, 2007
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December 90-Minute Mini-Workshops

Join us at the Creativetechs office Wednesday mornings 9:30am to 11am. Pick up a couple new skills, and get back to work before lunch. You can put what you learn into use the same day.

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Tim Pearson
December 2, 2007
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Leopard Hack: Turn off Leopard’s 3D Dock.

For our first Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard tips, we’ve been collecting a variety of popular visual tweaks and most-requested adjustments to Apple’s updated interface. Because our readership includes a mix of users, we’ve presented each hack in a technical and non-technical format. If you’ve recently upgraded to Mac OS X Leopard, and find yourself disliking the new 3D  […]
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Tim Pearson
November 25, 2007
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Leopard Hack: Make Leopard’s menu bar opaque.

For our first Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard tips, we’ve been collecting a variety of popular visual tweaks and most-requested adjustments to Apple’s updated interface. Because our readership includes a mix o fusers, we’ve presented each hack in a technical and non-technical format. If you’ve recently upgraded to Mac OS X Leopard, and find yourself disliking the new translucent […]
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Tim Pearson
November 25, 2007
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