Comments on: How to Effectively Organize your Photoshop Layers

By: Faraz

Faraz — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 10:41:30 +0000

great article for both developers and designers.That is been a usual problem that creates misscommunication between designer and developer that in the end leads to wastage of time and frustration for both.So this articles is solving a major problem.

By: Russell

Russell — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 16:22:07 +0000

Finally! Been searching for an hour on this subject. Great article. Thanks for publishing it.

Now, can we expand upon this to include localizing graphics and layer management?

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 12:20:19 +0000

There are company’s at te moment who can do it for you.

Like : PSDcleanup.com

By: Gemma

Gemma — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 23:46:10 +0000

Actually layers do exist in Fireworks, although they’re not quite the same as what people are accustomed to in Photoshop. The layers in Fireworks need to be appropriately named and organised so it’s still relevant to some degree.

By: Gemma

Gemma — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 23:40:50 +0000

Fireworks has wireframing and mockup capabilities and it is included in at least three versions of Creative Suite AFAIK, so there is no real need to use expensive wireframing/prototyping tools. Sketching should always be done before going on the computer IMO anyway.

By: Pete Karabetis

Pete Karabetis — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 14:50:35 +0000

I organize my layers similar to this, but with a few exceptions. One of them is, if I’m using stock photography, I’ll label the folder this way: “istock – #1234567″ so the developer knows where the image is from and how to easily find it.

Great tut! I’m going to pass it on to my designer friend who’s just learning design for the web.

By: Example

Example — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 11:29:35 +0000

I’m used to organizing my layers like this, but this takes it to a whole new level I didn’t even think about. Especially the grouping of the fonts into it’s own layer folder.

Thanks for the wonderful explanation, and the sample .psd file! )

By: TechRista

TechRista — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:24:34 +0000

This could be a great help to those who have starting their photoshop designs. Professional designers should keep these in their mind.

By: Josh

Josh — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:25:37 +0000

Personally I understood exactly what he meant. Some people organize on the fly, as they create, while others get a bit messy until they decide to organize at the end of the process.

By: some guy

some guy — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:53:06 +0000

“My files are always messy until I organize them.” -DUH