Layer Comps in Web Design
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- grafiske
Using layer comps in web design.
For or against?
I've come across some serious organizational issues when using complex PSD's (IE the amount of layers triples to compensate for the comps)
Anyone have any tricks/tips/opinions?
- PonyBoy0
I'm all for it if it's a 5-10 page site that has about 3 unique pages...
... anything larger I usually switch to multiple PSDs to keep the file sizes down primarily because I can't stand waiting for shit to upload or populate the dropbox... I got shit to do, damnit
- aaux0
Why would using comps increase the number of layers? I thought the point of using comps was so that you didn't have to make several copies of the same layer for different instances.
- aaux0
One thing that's pretty nifty also is using variables within PSDs so that you can have external header/footer/background files separate from the content layouts.
- grafiske0
Well layer comps can only handle so much change...
The walls I run into are when I want to change overlays / object placement / layer order...
The way my brain works with photoshop - I rely on all those "Tricks" but sometimes layer comps don't work because of it.
- yurimon0
axure for comps but its more wireframe style to nail down the features first with content stratemegy. depends also on type of site.
IF your looking for a finish look then psd. if you want to do a working comp from that then fireworks. works for me.
- cannonball19780
I only do this if I'm given the shit job of blowing out visual comps.
Give that shit to a mid or junior. Redlining FTL.
- animatedgif0
Photoshop for web design is awful.
Use Fireworks, it supports pages for starters. Files are smaller and load faster too.
- liveforever0
def use layer comps - they are the best for save so much file size.