Read this earlier today and asked myself two questions: Is this the time to start redesigning dialer formats given that dialing is probably at an all time low frequency (and declining) for the average person? And, what's to gain from a little efficiency in dialing if I'm dialing one number per day or less often than that?

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This + set up your mask as a smart object (likely a few smart objects) so you can create new versions easily without repeating all of the hard work. The initial setup will take longer but it should pay off.

It seems to me that the natural path is to move towards strategy/operations as you get older. These are two things that young designers don't do as well as more experienced designers – frankly, they don't seem interested in this stuff.

I think a working knowledge of engineering technology is always helpful but there really is no need to be proficient; leave it up to the pros. Learn just enough to have a good conversation about engineering.

Looks like you exported images at 800px but you're rendering them at 760px which is causing them to look blurrier than they should. I'd adjust that so your export equals your max display width.

Am I crazy to think they're using the alternate definition of Abstract for this?

noun ˈabˌstrakt/ a summary of the contents of a book, article, or formal speech. "an abstract of his inaugural address" synonyms: summary, synopsis, précis, résumé, outline, abridgment, digest, summation; wrap-up "an abstract of her speech"

All research I've seen agrees with you. Any content within a carousel, accordion, or likewise is rarely seen. Users fly through pages and sites and don't fixate long enough to even notice these interactions.

Great rendering