{Interactive} Design Resources

December 9, 2008 • 4:13 pm • POSTED BY Brian Tennyson

Many of us have trouble getting a grasp on the differences in creating files between the comfortable print world, and the ever-moving target of successful web design. hopefully this page can become a resource to help educate in different theories, practices, and processes in designing for the web. I will keep posting new alerts here as a running dialog, and will ultimately get all this information into the Wiki (Search for “InteractiveResources”).

Step 1 : Getting Set Up

Newfangled Web Factory is a web development company that works with Advertising Agencies to handle the heavy lifting in bringing campaigns to the web. They have been at it for over ten years, and have a ton of good articles on their blog that provide information on what they have learned. I have highlighted a few stand-outs below.

What’s So Great About Photoshop?

-Good article on the difference in using Photoshop vs Illustrator (and what to expect as far as shortcomings)

Organizing Photoshop Files for Web Programming

-How to organize Photoshop files for web design.

Preparing Photoshop Files for Web Programming

-How to set up Photoshop files for web design.  Includes tips on working in pixels, screen sizes, etc. This one also includes some good links to examples of design and theory as well.

Preparing Photoshop Files for Web Production

-Tips on getting the file ready once the design is done.

Web Design Tips for the Print Designer : Part 1 | Part 2