I’m heading off on a new adventure and have turned in my Adobe badge. But more on that later. Deciding to say goodbye to a place you have been working for seven years requires stepping back and really taking stock. If you are reading this, I’m speaking to you as though you are a good friend… … a good friend that keeps dating complete narcissistic assholes…

Time is precious while designing a giant product such as Photoshop. How do the two (now three!) product designers on Photoshop stay sane? We practice Design Judo. We try to harness momentum and translate it into the maximum amount of action while using the least amount of personal energy required…

A couple of quick pointers Yes. This happened. It’s the first release of Artboards in Photoshop. We have more to do, but here’s some interesting stuff about our implementation so far. Artboards — for those of you who, like first-time seatbelt users on airplanes, may be new to the concept : It’s like having as…

Reuse, “stateful” design, and screen-flow using Layer Comps and Place Linked Smart Objects — I’m kind of a process nerd. I like to find the most efficient way(s) to do something. We (the whole Photoshop team) have been working on trying to make Photoshop better for screen designers (like myself). Some of these screen-design-er-ish features may have gotten lost in the waves of media…