Introduction to Typography
Typography is the art of arranging type, designing type, and modifying type glyphs. The arrangement of type involves the selection of typefaces, point size, line length, line spacing (leading), adjustment of space between groups of letters (tracking) and adjustment of space between pairs of letters (kerning).
Here are some resources to give you further insight:
- Brief introduction to typography
- Five simple steps to better typography
- More about vertical metrics for true typography lovers
- 10 common typography mistakes
The Wisest Mind Has Something Yet to Learn
And we, too, never stop being inspired, learning and creating:
- 21 stunning typography artworks, from DeviantArt
- 30 inspiring type treatments
- Breathtaking typographic posters
- Typography is sexy
- 70 minimalist typography examples
How to Choose the Right Type
Guess if you can, choose if you dare. Typeface can make or break your design. Let the type speak for itself: its dimensions, curves, strength and space should define your purpose.
- On choosing type, from iLoveTypography
- 15 tips to choose a good text type
- From kerning to hierarchy: this is one resource you will surely bookmark
Resources to Live by
Finding quality fonts can be overwhelming because there are literally millions out there and finding the right one is a painful process. Here are a few resources I use to find a font for a project I am working on.
- 50 incredible fonts for professional Web and print design
- Fonts: the skinny, thin and beautiful
- 40+ excellent freefonts for Professional design
- How to create a font
Here Come the Tutorials
Now that you understand the importance of typography, let’s move on to the awesome Photoshop tutorials we were talking about. The above resources on type were pretty general, whereas these tutorials deal mainly with text effects that you could use in posters, magazines or whatever you wish. The basics of typography apply to most of the work you will do with the tutorials below.
Go Crazy with 3D
3D texture
Create amazing 3D-textured text with Illustrator and Photoshop in this in-depth tutorial.
Create a spectacular flaming meteor effect on text
Take typography one step further by having text falling from the sky in a burning inferno. Yes, this is the text-on-fire tutorial to end all text-on-fire tutorials. It uses a little Illustrator for the text and a lot of Photoshop to burn up the screen!
Funky 3D-style letters
A straightforward guide to creating funky 3D-style letters.
How to create high-quality metal 3D text in Photoshop
This tutorial shows you how to create 3D text and give it a high-quality metal look using only Photoshop.
Light and shade
In this tutorial we are going to take some very basic principles of light and shade to make a rather impressive-looking text effect.
Create Destructive Black and White Lettering with a Dramatic Splash Effect
Learn how to make some expressive lettering, which includes thoughts connected with a central word. You’ll turn standard text into a stunning, destructive illustration, and give it a final unique look.
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