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Photoshop Wish List

I guess the fact that I write this blog makes it obvious how much I love Photoshop. It’s my tool of choice for designing icons and complex UI.

The new Photoshop CC will bring one new amazing feature, editable rounded rectangles! But there are a few more features that would make Photoshop even better for UI and Graphic Designers:

prostheticknowledge

Prototype Real / Digital Info Interface System

Using projection and gestures to create interactive relationship with information - video embedded below:

Fujitsu Laboratories has developed a next generation user interface which can accurately detect the users finger and what it is touching, creating an interactive touchscreen-like system, using objects in the real word.

“We think paper and many other objects could be manipulated by touching them, as with a touchscreen. This system doesn’t use any special hardware; it consists of just a device like an ordinary webcam, plus a commercial projector. Its capabilities are achieved by image processing technology.”

Using this technology, information can be imported from a document as data, by selecting the necessary parts with your finger.

More at DigInfo here

RELATED: This is very similar to a concept developed in 1991 called ‘The Digital Desk’ [link]

#inspiration

over the past year and a half, I've curated and kept my inspirations in the cloud on the web for the most part in these two places. pinterest

dropmark

#inspiration

met with ryan today (after a month of scheduling in advance). i thought i was ready for a presentation somewhat...but looks like i'm hitting the ground and sprinting faster. nauseous, but i'm confident that i can impress the committee. back to after effects. EARLY PRESENTATIONS ARE JUST NOT FAIR. NOT. FAIR.

#final review

working on my written thesis PDF. 50 pages out of a possible 100+ done.

#written thesis #final review

status bar inspiration.

#inspiration

raw footage from my trip to verducci entertainment in berkeley, ca. observing DJ LA (lawrence arevalo) in set up/turntable action.

possible footage needed for concept video:

walking in to room

turning on light

computer turning on

turntable start

digging through crates/software

searching for song

map DJ using surface

add tracks to surface, animate transition change

#directed studies

think about: legibility

test text

unify actions

two icons

social module - should we limit it to just tweets?

capitalize on the fact that green = active

circles in social module may clash too much, unless we unify things.

#directed studies

the first possible date for review. crunch time, NOW.

#final review

today, i brought my paper prototype in for a pilot test with the UX Lab. Because it's such an abstract concept, I came out of testing with a few design changes and some tips on how to make a cleaner paper prototype.

takeaway:

move search to the bottom, closer to the DJ so they have one main area to really manipulate.

brainstormed an area for social notifications, will think that over.

#directed studies #ux test

IxD Diagrams

Global Menu (functions that will be always accessible):

import workspace

add tools

choose workspace

social notifications

To do: (week 5)

startmotion wireframing and improving timing.