Photoshop for Designers: Designing with Grids and Guides

Use the Photoshop guide and grid tools for better-looking designs, a more efficient workflow, and increased creativity.

Introduction

• Welcome
• How to use the exercise files

1. Grid and Guide Tools

• Basic guide options
• Canvas guides and artboard rulers
• Grid types
• Smart Guides and Snap To options
• Create guides from shapes
• How to print a grid
• Work with the GuideGuide plugin

2. Creating Layout Grids and Guides

• Use the guide layout tool
• Create a baseline grid
• Create breakpoints

3. Crop Overlay Grids

• The rule of thirds crop overlay
• Grid crop overlay
• Diagonal crop overlay
• Triangle crop overlay
• The Golden ratio crop overlay
• The Golden spiral crop overlay

4. Grids in Action

• Create a photo grid
• Make a puzzle by slicing an image
• Create a contact sheet

Conclusion

• Next steps