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Posted by troy beckett
troy beckett
12,035 Points

slicing in photoshop..

Can someone please explain the point and benefits of slicing images in photoshop. I can't really understand the need..

1 Answer

Geert-Jan Hendriks
Geert-Jan Hendriks
23,126 Points
Geert-Jan Hendriks
Geert-Jan Hendriks
23,126 Points

In a workflow where you create your design or mockup of a website or app in photoshop, you can slice your images. Those images you can use as a background for your footer, header, etc. The main benefit is that you can export all your sliced images at once (via save for web).

However a more modern approach is to create your design directly in the browser. See also this blogpost: http://blog.teamtreehouse.com/psd-to-html-is-dead