Design Problem
How may we help first time users address their most common problem: understanding how layers work.
Role and Responsibilities
While working as a product designer for Creative Pro products around the CS4 time, I designed a concept that shows how we might leverage computer’s graphics processing units to quickly render layers in 3D.
Design Work
I created a rough concept showing a 3D view mode in Photoshop, that would allow the user have a three dimensional view and management of layers, showing exactly how layers are organized.
Outcome
While the team deemed that the solution was too costly and didn’t get implemented, the concept became an inspirational piece, that circulated in different teams internally for years to come as an example of blue sky, out of the box design.