Add and style text layers

Add and style text layers in Adobe Photoshop — with the four heights of help laid out: do it now, make it easier for the next person to accept, work out the right move when you are stuck, and learn the pattern so it stops coming back.

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The four heights

The same task, four distances: today's deadline, the next reviewer, the stuck moment, the pattern.

Execute — do the immediate task

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Add the campaign headline and a short subhead to the hero portrait for the brochure and export two…
Add the campaign headline and a short subhead to the hero portrait for the brochure and export two assets: one for print at 300 dpi and one for the website at 72 dpi. Place the headline at the top-left in white with a drop shadow and align the subhead under it, then send both files to Priya in brand along with the editable layered file for e-signature approval by Wednesday.

Improve — make it easier to accept

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Before I hand this to brand, make the text layers approval-ready: surface the headline's contrast…
Before I hand this to brand, make the text layers approval-ready: surface the headline's contrast ratio against the background, show the type scale so Priya can see legibility at thumbnail size, and flag any kerning or line-height choices that will make localization into German or Spanish fail. Suggest two alternate placements that keep the subject's face clear.

Decide — diagnose the stuck moment

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Priya in brand asked for larger headline on the hero portrait but when I increase size the…

Brand asked for bigger type but image gets covered.

Priya in brand asked for larger headline on the hero portrait but when I increase size the subject's face is obscured and she won't tell which element can be sacrificed. I'm afraid to move the face or reduce impact. What compromise will satisfy legibility rules and keep the portrait usable, and how do I explain the constraint so Priya can decide quickly?

Become — change the pattern

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I keep losing time on back-and-forths about headline size and placement; each round requires new…

Repeated text-placement battles with brand slow finalization.

I keep losing time on back-and-forths about headline size and placement; each round requires new exports and approvals. What guardrail or template should I introduce so typography decisions are resolved during brief rather than at the handoff, reducing revision cycles and preserving the portrait's composition?

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