Sometimes designers just don’t have their thinking caps on. Unfortunately, this can lead to design that makes people cringe. I’ve included an example that speaks for itself. Thanks to Saudade for the use of her photo.

Have you seen crummy design that you just need to get out of your system? Email me!

My PhotoShop print screen function works intermittently. The only way to “fix” the problem is to reboot, which is not convenient while working. Most of my online searches for fixes to this problem directed me to CS3 fixes, but I found a blog that explains the CS2 fix as well.

This is really easy.

1. Open Notepad and type:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Photoshop\10.0]
“AlwaysImportClipboard”=dword:00000001

(Version 10.0 in the string above is Photoshop CS3. If you have CS2, use 9.0; for CS, 8.0; and for Photoshop 7, 7.0.)

2. Save the file as AlwaysImportClipbd_ON.reg (I saved it on my desktop so it is always handy.

3. Double-click on it. That’s it!

Thanks for this info at: 

 http://microsoft.blognewschannel.com/archives/2007/09/05/how-to-fix-the-photoshop-clipboard/

You’ve been busy creating a beautiful illustration using all the colors in your favorite blanket from when you were a kid.  When you mom finally sends it to you in the mail you realize the shade of purple that you were remembering was was actually brown!  It would take you hours to go back and change all the little details you made in the wrong color.  Here is an easy way to select multiple object that share common characteristics, such as color.

We start with a simple design with a few colors used repeatedly throughout the design.

Choose one color that you would like to change.  I am going to update the purple dots in the design above and make them brown.  Select any object that has the fill color that you want to update.  Once it appears as the fill color in your toolbox, go to Select > Same > Fill Color.

Now all of the object that are your chosen fill color should be selected.

 Now all you have to do is select a new fill color from your Color Palette and, VIOLA….all of the selected objects will be updated!

You can use this simple methond for selecting objects with the same fill color, stroke color, stroke width and even opacity.  A very handy tool indeed!