This month's challenge is a makeover.
Photoshop's splash screen, to be exact. It's pathetic and probably designed by a committee. What's this blue feather stuff, anyways? I understand the "signature" is supposed to co-ordinate with sister products in a nature theme--Illustrator has a flower, InDesign uses a butterfly, and GoLive is a cow pattie. And Photoshop's feather not only color-clashes with their corporate color scheme of red, black, and white, but it looks like it was done in Illustrator and not Photoshop.
The scrolling patents are superfluous, and probably cause PS to load slower, the drop-shadow is overused, and the rounded corners are a design clich?.
Here's my idea of a splash screen; I'm sure you folks can top it. A black background is stately and classic, the framed painting of John Knoll pays respect to Photoshop's creator, and as you can see, I've included the Clone Stamp tool, highlighting one of PS's powerful tools. It's simple, elegant, and to the point, me thinks. And I'd add an option in General Preferences to play Karioke music during startup, to do something while you wait.
Join in and let's create a PS splash screen we'd all enjoy (please don't use photos of Brad Pitt or Jenifer Lopez),
My Best,
Gare
Photoshop's splash screen, to be exact. It's pathetic and probably designed by a committee. What's this blue feather stuff, anyways? I understand the "signature" is supposed to co-ordinate with sister products in a nature theme--Illustrator has a flower, InDesign uses a butterfly, and GoLive is a cow pattie. And Photoshop's feather not only color-clashes with their corporate color scheme of red, black, and white, but it looks like it was done in Illustrator and not Photoshop.
The scrolling patents are superfluous, and probably cause PS to load slower, the drop-shadow is overused, and the rounded corners are a design clich?.
Here's my idea of a splash screen; I'm sure you folks can top it. A black background is stately and classic, the framed painting of John Knoll pays respect to Photoshop's creator, and as you can see, I've included the Clone Stamp tool, highlighting one of PS's powerful tools. It's simple, elegant, and to the point, me thinks. And I'd add an option in General Preferences to play Karioke music during startup, to do something while you wait.
Join in and let's create a PS splash screen we'd all enjoy (please don't use photos of Brad Pitt or Jenifer Lopez),
My Best,
Gare
) fingers is grotesque, right out of Monster Chiller Theater on Saturday afternoons. The pink skin is ghastly, and the art looks like it was done in Coreldraw by a 5-year old ("my five year old can do better than that", right?). Below is the former splash screen, and the present one for refernce while you improve upon it.
