Design 101: Type Along Paths and Shapes

February 8, 2009 at 9:29 pm | Design, Design 101, Tutorials | No comments

Here’s an easy one. Ever wonder how to curve your text without warping it? The answer is actually quite simple. Typing along paths! We can also type along shapes. Here is an example of what we can do:

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Design 101: Reflection Effect

January 25, 2009 at 6:29 pm | Design, Design 101, Tutorials | 10 comments

This is a great technique that gives us a nice reflection effect. It doesn’t have to be applied to text, but for the purpose of this tutorial, we’ll use text. This is another nice and short tutorial also, only seven steps! Here’s the final result of the tutorial:

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Design 101: 3D Shadow Effect

January 18, 2009 at 2:25 am | Design, Design 101, Tutorials | 3 comments

In light of my last tutorial on giving text weight, here’s another text effect tutorial. This one will create a nice 3D-looking shadow, and it will probably take less than a few minutes to do. A really simple technique, but it looks nice. Here’s what the final result will look like:

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Design 101: Giving Text Weight

January 14, 2009 at 9:53 pm | Design, Design 101, Tutorials | 4 comments

This is the first in a series I plan on doing called “Design 101.” It will consist of tutorials aimed at designers who are more at a beginner skill level. Steps will be in great detail, explanations will be given, screenshots will be added, and source graphics will be provided (Note: I will be using Adobe Photoshop mostly, but the walkthroughs can be applicable to any design software. Source downloads are always at the very end of the tutorial). (more…)

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