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Photoshop and Illustrator: Creating Retina Graphics

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Provider

LinkedIn Learning
Pricing

Free Trial Available
Languages

English
Certificate

Certificate Available
Duration & workload

1 hour 11 minutes
Sessions

On-Demand
Level

Intermediate

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Overview

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Learn to create beautiful, HiDPI (aka retina) graphics for a variety of screen sizes, using the tools in Photoshop and Illustrator.

Syllabus

Introduction

Welcome
How to use exercise files
Understanding challenges
How to send feedback

1. Core Concepts

Understanding the need for HiDPI graphics
Understanding platform guidelines for HiDPI graphics
Examining Justin's "rules for retina"

2. Designing for High-Resolution Screens

Scaling artwork in Illustrator
Scaling artwork in Photoshop
Challenge: Creating your own retina images
Solution: Creating your own retina images

3. Saving Your Graphics

Understanding retina naming conventions
Saving retina graphics in Illustrator
Saving retina graphics in Photoshop
Challenge: Saving your retina graphics
Solution: Saving your retina graphics

4. Automating Your Workflow

Generating @2x assets in Photoshop
Extracting @2x assets in Photoshop
Using Smart Layer Export in Illustrator

5. Conclusion

Where to go from here

Taught by

Justin Seeley

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