Make the Most of Your Time
By Greg | Category: Business Management, Designer Tips |Well it’s me again… Greg. I’m back with a another thought or two to share. This one I think is an oldie, but a goodie. Time is money. Yes even in the digi-art business.
Do you find yourself doing similar things in your work sometimes? Like creating the same size pages - using similar shapes, brush patterns, or lettering options? Maybe you follow the same steps in a creative process for layouts? Whatever it is you do often, can be made easier by creating your own digi-die-cuts or templates. Consider making some upfront investments in time and create templates, actions, overlays, and other tools to help lighten the load later down the line.
Take this tip from the professionals and after you’ve created something you know you just love and will probably use again in the future - before you forget… turn it into a tool for yourself. It’ll save you time later!
Mini-Tasker: Think about the last 3 projects you created for your business. Using the one that was your favorite… find a way to tool-it-up, and create that tool this weekend. Why? So the next time you go to do the same thing, your job is easier and you can delight in the results sooner.
Have a great weekend everyone! BTW - Cindy will be back in the hot seat tomorrow here at DSD-Pro. It’s been fun doing the 30-day challenge with you all. I’m sure I’ll be back for more fun in the future too! I think I might be hooked on this blogging thing. 
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Tip for Day 21: You can record actions in Photoshop too. If you have a series of actions that you repeat, such as a resize, then convert to jpeg, rename and finally save, this series can then be assigned to a key, and all that work can be reduced to one touch.
Thanks Greg for jumping in and helping out with the 30-Day Challenge. You’ve given us some terrific tips and mini-taskers to consider for our businesses! You just jumped in and filled the gap for me so smoothly and I really do appreciate that. Now, we REALLY should do a propper introduction of you here at DSD-Pro. Don’t you think?
David, those PS action are very handy and such a time saver. Do you use them often for time saving purposes? I use them primarily for special affects. They sure are easier than performing each of the steps individually though!