Helpful Shortcuts i have learnt - OUGD504

SHORTCUTS

Throughout this module i have found lots of different tools that have helped me a lot when designing and when doing my work here are some of the most beneficial ...

• CSS sprite

I used this specific code to help me make my roll over images one. image instead of two i found a realy helpful website that talked you through it step by step.

a.imagesprite {
display: block;
width: 125px;
height: 60px;
background: url(location-of-your-image.jpg) no-repeat 0 0;
overflow: hidden;
text-indent: -15000px;
font-size: 0px;
line-height: 0px;
}

a:hover.imagesprite {
background-position: 0 -60px;
}

a:active.imagesprite {
background-position: 0 -120px;
}

• Vinyl sticker

Learning how to use a vinyl stickers has been extremely helpful not so much how to actually make them but how to stick them down neatly and in a straight line. I did this by cutting a section of vinyl and sticking masking tape over i then peeled off the access and rubbed the masking tape where i wanted it and when peeling the masking tape off my vinyl was then in a straight line all equally spaced its a really affective way and will definitely use it in the future.

• Laser cutter - re cut

When using the laser cutter i found a way then when i wanted to repeat the same action i had done i could press enter under material twice and press recut to get the exact same job twice in a row. This was really affective when i was engraving some wood and needed the engrave to be deeper, You can repeat this process till you get the look you need to achieve.

• Illustrator - paste in place

I think i have learnt to make my work more accurate over this module and knowing when i have something on one document and want to have it on the same place on a similar document i just have to click on the document and go to edit>paste in place this makes sure everything is equal and all my documents are the same its good to keep a consistency it makes your work produced at a higher standard.

• Photoshop I - eye drop tool & G fill colours.

When i was using photoshop to create my roll over images some of the images were smaller than i required so i filled in the top space and the bottom space with the same colour as the background image. I pressed 'I' to get the eye drop tool selected the colour i needed i then pressed g which filled colour into the spaces i need this was really affective and quick and you couldn't tell that the image was smaller to begin with because the outside colour was exactly the same as the background.