Photoshop: The order of the layer effects don’t match the true compositing order, BradEllis has provided us with a handy diagram explaining the confusion. Why can’t we reorder the compositing order? Why can’t we stack effects? Why isn’t Gaussian Blur a layer effect considering its the most used filter ever and Smart Objects is a clunky hacky solution.

I couldn’t have said it better. Adobe UI Gripes is a blog all about epic Adobe failures, and just started making all posts about CS5. It’s the little things that count…