Lynda.com Photoshop for Designers: Type Essentials
Date: 21 June 2011 | Posted by: bubbagump
Lynda.com - Photoshop for Designers: Type Essentials
Introduction
Welcome 00m 56s
Using the exercise files 00m 35s
06m 12s
1. Introducing Type in Photoshop
The pros and cons of setting type in Photoshop 01m 27s
Exploring type anatomy and terminology 01m 08s
Setting type preferences 03m 37s
34m 28s
2. Entering and Editing Text
Interacting with type layers 01m 53s
Entering and selecting point type 06m 27s
Copying a type layer 03m 06s
Choosing fonts 03m 15s
Sizing type 02m 20s
Understanding pixel/point size and resolution 01m 49s
Entering and selecting paragraph type 02m 42s
Finding and replacing text 02m 20s
Spell-checking your type 00m 55s
Converting point type to paragraph type and vice versa 01m 23s
Creating returns and non-breaking spaces in paragraph type 01m 18s
Entering glyphs and special characters 04m 28s
Applying anti-aliasing to type 02m 32s
39m 35s
3. Character Formatting
Changing fonts across multiple layers 00m 38s
Changing type color 04m 05s
Sampling color 03m 19s
Working with transparency 01m 46s
Applying a gradient 04m 22s
Setting leading 03m 56s
Tracking type 03m 07s
Kerning type 03m 44s
Using horizontal and vertical scale options 01m 39s
Using Baseline Shift 02m 39s
Casing and underlining options 02m 36s
Giving emphasis 00m 41s
Using smart quotes 01m 03s
Working with OpenType fonts 05m 09s
Resetting the Character panel 00m 51s
28m 31s
4. Paragraph Formatting
Aligning paragraphs left, right, and center 02m 17s
Setting justified paragraph alignment 06m 01s
Aligning type on an axis 02m 51s
Setting forced justified paragraph alignment 03m 04s
Evenly spacing type elements with unique lengths 02m 29s
Aligning type with guides and Smart Guides 02m 20s
Aligning type along a radial axis 02m 32s
Grouping layers 01m 29s
Adding space between paragraphs and paragraph indents 02m 09s
Creating a bulleted list 01m 46s
Setting the hanging punctuation option 00m 42s
Resetting the Paragraph panel 00m 51s
09m 19s
5. Masking Type
Using type mask tools 03m 10s
Creating masks from type layers 02m 36s
Masking with a clipping mask 01m 41s
Masking with Pattern Overlay 01m 52s
37m 24s
6. Path Type, Rotated Type, and Vertical Type
Setting type around a circle 05m 55s
Setting type along a pen path 03m 42s
Setting type around a shape 04m 29s
Create a work path from type 05m 59s
Rotating type with Free Transform 01m 15s
Working with vertical type 01m 54s
Working with stacked type 01m 44s
Transforming type using the Warp tool 04m 09s
Distorting type 03m 50s
Converting type to shape layers 04m 27s
00m 17s
Conclusion
Final thoughts 00m 17s
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