How often do you work with PSD files?

[Sharon]

Sometimes people out there offer their work for free and provide their PSD file so you can have a foundation to work with when it comes to designing. Do you do this sometimes? ...or do you prefer to work from scratch every time?

 

[Stalin]

I start from scratch 100% of the time. nothing says your talented like creating something of your own without the use of someone else's base design.

 

[Netscaux]

I use photoshop to mock up my own design but I never use anybody else's work because it would not be structured they way I wanted it. Also, you don't learn anything from using someone's else's work.

 

[FallenShadow]

I've looked at PSDs to study settings and see how certain effects and things were done, but not to use as a base for my own design.

 

[Cosmic]

I occasionally use a PSD stock image of a MacBook to put screenshots onto. Generally that's the only time I've worked with templates like that before though.