Design & photography
Photoshop editing habits that preserve your original
Build a Photoshop workflow that keeps the original image recoverable, with editable adjustments, clear layer names and separate delivery exports.
Software guides
Practical ideas for everyday work and ambitious projects. Clear steps, useful checks and official publisher references.
Design & photography
Export an Illustrator SVG that fits its intended use
Prepare an Illustrator SVG with deliberate artboard bounds, suitable text handling and a browser check before handing it to a developer.
Design & photography
Use Illustrator artboards to organise a small asset set
Organise related Illustrator assets with named artboards, deliberate dimensions and a simple export check for every required deliverable.
Design & photography
Make technical callouts clear before adding more detail
Plan readable technical illustration callouts with consistent labels, clear leader lines and a check against the source component list.
Design & photography
CorelDRAW font handover: preserve appearance and check permissions
Prepare a CorelDRAW handover by checking font availability, embedding permissions and the appearance of the file on the receiving computer.
Design & photography
Vector or bitmap? Choose the right artwork for the job
Understand when to use vector shapes or bitmap images in CorelDRAW, and check the final output at its intended size.
CAD & 3D
3ds Max workstation planning: test a representative scene
Plan a 3ds Max workstation around the installed release, required components and a representative scene rather than a single headline specification.
CAD & 3D
Set a Maya project before organising scene assets
Organise a Maya project so scenes and supporting assets stay understandable when work moves between computers or collaborators.
CAD & 3D
Civil 3D surface handover: check more than the file extension
Prepare a Civil 3D surface exchange by agreeing units, coordinates and format, then checking the imported result against known control data.
CAD & 3D
Choose Revit families with a clear purpose
Find suitable Revit families, distinguish online and local loading, and test the content before adding it to a working model.