UI Design with Photoshop from Beginner to Expert in 15 days

Do you think that UI Designers use Photoshop in the same way as other Designers? Do you know what are the basic concepts, settings and tools UI Designers know and you don’t? So if you want to le...

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Course Description

Do you think that UI Designers use Photoshop in the same way as other Designers? Do you know what are the basic concepts, settings and tools UI Designers know and you don’t? So if you want to learn UI Design with Photoshop and upgrade your confidence and Skill levels in Photoshop; this course is for YOU. This course is equally good for Beginners and Experts so don’t worry if you haven’t used...

Do you think that UI Designers use Photoshop in the same way as other Designers? Do you know what are the basic concepts, settings and tools UI Designers know and you don’t? So if you want to learn UI Design with Photoshop and upgrade your confidence and Skill levels in Photoshop; this course is for YOU. This course is equally good for Beginners and Experts so don’t worry if you haven’t used Photoshop before. Most of us don’t know the basic settings, shortcuts, tools and extension we need in Photoshop to become a UI Designer, we make same mistakes and keep on wasting time online searching for different settings and answers to common UI Design issues and problems.

What you’ll learn
  • Master basic tools of Photoshop specific to UI Design.
  • Apply your knowledge to Landing Page design, Web App or Mobile App Design
  • Use Common Shortcuts, tools and Secret Extensions to speed up your web design workflow
  • Learn about basics of Light and Shadow concepts in UI Design
  • How to use patterns and Gradients to improve your designs
  • Learn how User Interface Designers use Photoshop in their daily routines
  • Using & Creating Guides and Grids with Photoshop Extensions
  • Installing and using Photoshop Extensions for UI Design purpose
  • Using Gradients and Color overlays to create Modern Designs
  • Know about all the plugins and extensions used by UI Designers use all the time
  • Learn how to create and use GRIDS in Web Design
  • Designing Mobile app in Photoshop (Step by Step Exercise)
  • Image Editing techniques in Photoshop for removing background
  • Image color adjustment basics for UI Designers
  • What are Wireframes, how to create wireframes & tools to design wireframes?
  • Dribbble Shot re-design step by step exercises

Covering Topics

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Section 1 : Introductions

2
Section 2 : Setting Up Photoshop for UI Design

3
Section 3 : (Optional ? Can watch at the end) Color Calibration and Monitors for Designers

4
Section 4 : Basics of Photoshop for Beginners

5
Section 5 : Layer Styles Basics for UI Design

6
Section 6 : Gradients in Web and UI Design

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Section 7 : Using Patterns in Web and UI Design

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Section 7 : Using Patterns in Web and UI Design

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Section 5 : Layer Styles Basics for UI Design

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Section 8 : Basics of UI Design | Light, Shadows, Color schemes & Typography

11
Section 9 : UI Design Exercises & Challanges with Step by Step solutions

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Section 10 : Image Editing 101 for UI Designers

Curriculum

      Section 1 : Introductions
    1
    What this course will cover?
      Section 2 : Setting Up Photoshop for UI Design
    2
    Photoshop Preferences for UI Design & better performance - Updated
    3
    Color Proof Settings - Updated
    4
    Color Profile Settings for UI Design- Updated
    5
    Creating Custom Shortcuts for Photoshop - Updated Preview
    6
    Installing Photoshop Scripts and setting Keyboard Shortcuts for them - Updated
    7
    Installing Photoshop Scripts on MAC OS ? Student Request Lecture
    8
    Photoshop Extensions used by UI Designers - Updated
    9
    Super Powers of Photoshop Extensions (Demonstration) - NEW
    10
    How to Install Photoshop Extensions in CC2018 & CS6 (MAC and Windows)
    11
    Photoshop Workspace(Panels) setup for UI Design ? Updated
      Section 3 : (Optional ? Can watch at the end) Color Calibration and Monitors for Designers
    12
    What color calibration is and what tools are there to do calibration
    13
    How to perform Color Calibration on Windows or MAC Preview
    14
    Which monitor is good for designers (TFT, TN, IPS or PLS)
      Section 4 : Basics of Photoshop for Beginners
    15
    How Photoshop Interface Works
    16
    Customizing Photoshop Toolbar? Student Request Lecture
    17
    New Document Setup for UI Design
    18
    What are artboards and how to use them? Preview
    19
    How layers works and Basics of Layer panel controls
    20
    Layers Panel ? Filtering and finding layers
    21
    Type Tool
    22
    Character Panel
    23
    Paragraph Panel
    24
    Shape Tool for UI Design (Combine and Subtract Shapes)
    25
    How to use Pen Tool for UI Design
    26
    Student Request: How to use pen tool in Icon Design?
    27
    Using Selections in different ways (Selection + Lasso Tool)
    28
    Alignments Preview
    29
    Using Clipping Masks in UI Design
    30
    Exercise Challenge : Clipping Mask
    31
    Layer Masks
    32
    Smart Objects
    33
    Linked Smart Objects
    34
    Layer Comps usage in Photoshop
    35
    Commonly used Keyboard Shortcuts Preview
    36
    Smart Guides and Smart Snapping in Photoshop
      Section 5 : Layer Styles Basics for UI Design
    37
    Using Multiple Layer Shadow Effects in UI Design (PSD Excercise File Included)
    38
    Using Inner Shadow Effect
    39
    Using Layer Stroke Effect
    40
    Re-using Layer Styles
      Section 6 : Gradients in Web and UI Design
    41
    What are Gradients? Preview
    42
    Examples of Gradients usage in Web and UI Design
    43
    3 ways to create gradients in Photoshop
    44
    Using Gradient Overlay Layer Style
    45
    Gradient Editor Deep Dive
      Section 7 : Using Patterns in Web and UI Design
    46
    What are Patterns and their Usage in UI Web Design?
    47
    Methods of applying Patterns In Photoshop
    48
    How to create patterns from an image file in Photoshop
    49
    Installing and using .PAT pattern files in Photoshop
      Section 8 : Basics of UI Design | Light, Shadows, Color schemes & Typography
    50
    Light and Shadow (Important Concept) Preview
    51
    Example usage of Light and Shadow in UI Design
    52
    Color Schemes in UI Design for Beginners
    53
    Getting Color Schemes from Logo and using HSL Basics
    54
    Using Online Tools for creating Color Schemes
    55
    Typography or Font Selection for Beginners
    56
    What are Grids in Web and UI Design and how to use Grids
    57
    How to create Grids in Photoshop (Two methods)
      Section 9 : UI Design Exercises & Challanges with Step by Step solutions
    58
    Exercise Challenge : Soft Button Preview
    59
    Challange SOLUTION: Soft Button (Step by Step)
    60
    Exercise Challenge : 3D Button
    61
    Exercise Mastering Pressed or Inset Effect in UI Design
    62
    Exercise Modern Header/Hero area Design (PART 1)
    63
    Exercise Modern Header/Hero area Design (Part 2)
    64
    Exercise Modern Hero Area Design (Variation 2nd)
    65
    Exercise Modern Header/Hero Design with Color Overlay Technique
    66
    Modern Header Design: Masked Gradient Effect
    67
    Tabbed navigation Design Introduction
    68
    Tabbed navigation Design ? Part 1 Preview
    69
    Tabbed navigation Design ? Part 2
      Section 10 : Image Editing 101 for UI Designers
    70
    Removing white background from image with blending options
    71
    Removing any background quickly with Magnetic Lasso and Refine Edge
    72
    UPDATE: Removing background with Select and Mask
    73
    Removing specific parts of an image using Spot Healing Brush
    74
    Enhancing Pop effect of your images using Adjustment layers

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