OS X Workflow: Batch Editing – Renaming a Long List of Files

by Jay Hilgert
on July 18, 2008

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I’m not sure if this will apply to everyone in the design world, but renaming a huge list of files can be a real pain, and I’ve found myself in need of batch editing countless times. It’s so much faster and easier to do a “Batch Rename” to save a ton of time, and a ton of clicks. OS X has a built-in utility called Automator that can do just that, among many other things. I’ll keep it simple for now, but depending on the reaction I get, maybe I can go into more detail about Automator in future posts.

OS X Workflow: Batch Editing - Renaming a Long List of Files
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OS X: Convert Any Application Icon to 512 x 512 Image File

by Jay Hilgert
on July 10, 2008

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This might be a tip that is more useful for bloggers or tech writers than designers, but I’ve found myself in this situation plenty of times. I need an application icon to use as an image for one reason or another, I can’t find a decent one online, and all of the crappy conversion shareware software is just wasting my time. I came across a very neat trick over at Macosxhints that was super simple and no 3rd party software is required. If you have OS X you can use the Terminal App (Applications > Utilities) to convert any ICNS file to an image format that can be used in whatever Photoshop.

OS X: Convert Any ICNS Icon to 512 x 512 Image File

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