As a graphic designer you are very much accustomed to using a variety of design software on a daily basis, some of the more popular include the Adobe Design Premium CS5 Creative Suite which includes Photoshop, InDesign, DreamWeaver, Illustrator, Flash, etc, and an unlucky few are also forced to use an aging dinosaur called Quark. Most of these programs were designed to streamline the process and make working as a designer simpler, which they ultimately do very well. All of these graphic design programs also include a ton of useful shortcuts that speed the process even further. In order to use graphic design software in the most efficient manner it is crucial that you begin to utilize these shortcuts. Below you will find links to several irreplaceable shortcut guides. Print them out, keep them by your computer, and get used to using them, because trust me they will help you get things done faster than ever before. Head on over to Noble Desktop for a great collection of design software shortcuts.
- Adobe DreamWeaver keyboard shortcuts
- Adobe Flash keyboard shortcuts
- Adobe Illustrator keyboard shortcuts
- Adobe InDesign keyboard shortcuts
- Adobe Photoshop keyboard shortcuts
- Quark keyboard shortcuts
In addition to the countless design programs web designers have an even longer list of items to stay on top of. Each day jumping back and forth between CSS, PHP, JavaScript, HTML, and a long list of others can get rather time consuming. Google, as always, is a vital resource, but a few of these web design cheat sheets are also very useful. Below you will find a few links to my favorites or check out the full list over at ProBlogDesign.com in their web design cheat sheets article.
Enjoy this list and if you come across any that you feel I have left out, or if you find one to rival another on this list give me a shout in the comments and let me know.