Photoshop for Designers: Designing with Grids and Guides

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Free Online Course: Photoshop for Designers: Designing with Grids and Guides provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 1-2 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. Photoshop for Designers: Designing with Grids and Guides is taught by Nigel French.

Overview
  • Use the Photoshop guide and grid tools for better-looking designs, a more efficient workflow, and increased creativity.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Welcome
    • How to use the exercise files
    1. Grid and Guide Tools
    • Basic guide options
    • Canvas guides and artboard rulers
    • Grid types
    • Smart Guides and Snap To options
    • Create guides from shapes
    • How to print a grid
    • Work with the GuideGuide plugin
    2. Creating Layout Grids and Guides
    • Use the guide layout tool
    • Create a baseline grid
    • Create breakpoints
    3. Crop Overlay Grids
    • The rule of thirds crop overlay
    • Grid crop overlay
    • Diagonal crop overlay
    • Triangle crop overlay
    • The Golden ratio crop overlay
    • The Golden spiral crop overlay
    4. Grids in Action
    • Create a photo grid
    • Make a puzzle by slicing an image
    • Create a contact sheet
    Conclusion
    • Next steps