Overview
The ultimate rich resource for amazing type design with Photoshop. Nothing can ruin a stunning piece of art quicker than finishing it off with poorly executed type effects. The Photoshop Type Effects Encyclopedia is a non-linear tutorial and a visual reference walking users step-by-step through complete details for designing professional level type effects. The book is organized into two general parts: a contextualizing introduction; and the actual encyclopedia, with rich illustrations of what each effect looks like, how to create the effect (including screenshots and other illustrations showing the step-by-step progress of each effect), and how to do your own variations of the effect. Each page is easy to read and follow, yet is packed with information.
Synopsis
The ultimate rich resource for amazing type design with Photoshop. Nothing can ruin a stunning piece of art quicker than finishing it off with poorly executed type effects. The Photoshop Type Effects Encyclopedia is a non-linear tutorial and a visual reference walking users step-by-step through complete details for designing professional level type effects. The book is organized into two general parts: a contextualizing introduction; and the actual encyclopedia, with rich illustrations of what each effect looks like, how to create the effect (including screenshots and other illustrations showing the step-by-step progress of each effect), and how to do your own variations of the effect. Each page is easy to read and follow, yet is packed with information.
Editorials
From Barnes & Noble
The Barnes & Noble ReviewSick of all those lame, clichéd, 20th-century Photoshop type effects? Want to create effects you’ve never seen before? Have we got a book for you.
Photoshop Type Effects Visual Encyclopedia brings together well over 100 spectacular new effects for nearly every imaginable mood and medium. Superb reflective effects like realistic shaped glass and “fish scale” decorative metal. Etched glass. Water vapor condensation. Soft, translucent plastic. Street number plates. Erosion. Quicksilver. Goth-style band name type. Skywriting. Routed wood. LCD displays. Weathering. Stone masonry. Sausage letters. Letterpress impressions. Ice. And, OK, a few effects you have seen but need in your repertoire anyway (like Apple-style Aqua type).
There’s also an expert overview of Photoshop 7’s extensive type-handling capabilities, which make type every bit as powerful a design resource as images always have been. For those times when Photoshop’s built-in filters aren’t enough, there’s even coverage of filters from KPT and Alien Skin.
With glorious full-color printing throughout, every single step of every step-by-step procedure contains its own visual. You never have to guess -- and it’s hard to imagine how you could go astray. Bill Camarda
Bill Camarda is a consultant, writer, and web/multimedia content developer. His 15 books include Special Edition Using Word 2000 and Upgrading & Fixing Networks For Dummies®, Second Edition.