Photoshop Text Effects Round-Up: 51 Text Effect Tutorials Every Designer Should See
Posted on Dec 15, 2006 06:09:30 AM
Text and the way it looks is a major part of any design. A great design can be cheapened if the text on the page looks wrong. Any logo is almost entirely text. From water to fire, these 51 tutorials will show you how to create any style of text you want.
Aqua Text Re-create the font style that Mac OSX is famous for.
3D Cliff Text Make text that looks like it’s a part of the land.
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Tags: Designer, Effect, Effects, Every, Photoshop, Round, Should, Text, TutorialsBetter Font Management
Posted on Oct 4, 2006 01:19:39 AM
If your font collection is out of hand, it’s time to learn how to manage it.
Whether you are a graphic designer, typographer, or a hobbyist, you’ll benefit from better management of your fonts. Experimenting with fonts, downloading free fonts, and purchasing new fonts all contribute to a growing collection and, before you know it, you have more fonts than you know what to do with. Even without the potential for confusion, Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Better, Font, Management18 Excellent Sources for Free Photoshop Patterns
Posted on Sep 3, 2006 03:06:28 PM
Now that fixed width layouts are all the craze, what are we to do with all that blank background space? You could go the tried-and-true route with a gradient, but it doesn’t always add much to the background. Why not add some beauty and texture by having a pattern take up some space?
Using this collection of links you should be able to find the perfect background to fill the void in your design!
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Tags: Excellent, Free, Patterns, Photoshop, Sources