poll

A few months ago, I began polling members of this site about what video series you'd like me to do next for lynda.com. Thus far, more than 1,500 of you have responded! (See Decide Deke's Fate.) At first, Blend Modes was the more popular topic. But then Smart Objects slowly and inevitably rose to the top. Now Smart Objects leads by a 9 percent margin.

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