Understanding: Adobe Photoshop

12. Using the Type Tool As more people start and finish their designs right inside of Photoshop, the need for better type tools has grown. While Photoshop initially had very primitive type tools, it has now grown significantly and become the...

Role of Type While many people rely on pictures to tell a story, there's just no getting around the use of type. Sure, a picture of a bus on a street sign would clue most into realizing they were at a bus stop, but you couldn't stop there. Without...

Choosing Fonts Font choice is a very tough decision for a lot of new designers. You are likely overwhelmed with a landslide of options. To simplify the process, approach it with a triage mentality: Readability: Is the font clear to ...

Using Vector Type Now that you have a clear understanding of the basics, you can start to use text in Photoshop. Your goal should be to keep your fonts as vector type as much as possible. Type will be created as a vector if you use the Horizontal ...

Character Palette The bulk of your control over type comes from the Character palette. This palette gives you access to control over the characters in your text block including basics such as font, size, and weight, as well as important advanced c...

Paragraph Palette To finish out your control over text, you'll need to visit the Paragraph palette. While there are not as many choices, you will still need these controls. If it wasn't clear from its name, the Paragraph palette works best with ...

Modifying Text If you need to tweak your text a little more, you're in luck. Photoshop has even more options for typographic effects. These five options can take your typographic treatments even further. Free Transform Because our text is vect...