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Photoshop for Designers: Designing with Grids and Guides

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Overview

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Use the Photoshop guide and grid tools for better-looking designs, a more efficient workflow, and increased creativity.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
  • How to use the exercise files
1. Grid and Guide Tools
  • Basic guide options
  • Canvas guides and artboard rulers
  • Grid types
  • Smart Guides and Snap To options
  • Create guides from shapes
  • How to print a grid
  • Work with the GuideGuide plugin
2. Creating Layout Grids and Guides
  • Use the guide layout tool
  • Create a baseline grid
  • Create breakpoints
3. Crop Overlay Grids
  • The rule of thirds crop overlay
  • Grid crop overlay
  • Diagonal crop overlay
  • Triangle crop overlay
  • The Golden ratio crop overlay
  • The Golden spiral crop overlay
4. Grids in Action
  • Create a photo grid
  • Make a puzzle by slicing an image
  • Create a contact sheet
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Nigel French

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