Photoshop for Designers – Type Essentials 2018

On August 23, 2018

Author:Nigel French

Duration:01:49:00

Actual Duration:1h 49m

Release date:2018, October 5

Skill level:Beginner

Language:English

Exercise files:Yes

Course URL:https://www.lynda.com/Photoshop-tutorials/Photoshop-Designers-Type-Essentials/696876-2.html

Learn the fundamentals of working with type in Adobe Photoshop. In this course, instructor Nigel French distinguishes when it is appropriate to set type in Photoshop rather than InDesign or Illustrator and what makes Photoshop unique for certain type treatments. He demonstrates essential techniques, such as entering and editing text; interacting with type layers; and adjusting the color, transparency, and character formatting of type. Plus, he discusses some evolving technologies in type, including the new frontier of color fonts.

Topics include:
The pros and cons of setting type in Photoshop
Choosing fonts
Sizing type
Entering glyphs
Selecting and formatting multiple type layers
Creating, applying, and editing paragraph styles
OpenType features
Aligning elements as a group
Masking multiple type layers
Creating warped text
Variable type and color fonts

Curriculum

Introduction
Welcome 1m 1s
1. Getting Set Up
Setting type in Photoshop 1m 39s
Missing fonts 1m 50s
Create workspace 2m 19s
2. Choosing and Entering Text in Photoshop
Type anatomy 1m 14s
Entering, selecting, and moving type 4m 57s
Choosing fonts 2m 33s
Point type and paragraph type 1m 54s
Returns and breaks 1m 18s
Sizing type 2m 41s
3. Working with Text
Working with dummy text and copy and pasting 2m 50s
Find and replace 1m 32s
Spell-checking 56s
Text and anti-aliasing 1m 53s
The Glyphs panel 1m 44s
Match Font 2 m 44s
Filtering type layers 1m 17s
4. Formatting Text in Photoshop
Adding color to your type 1m 33s
Spacing type: Leading, kerning, and tracking 3m 30s
OpenType features 5m 31s
Shaping paragraphs 45s
Alignment options 5m 59s
Hanging punctuation and bullets 3m 18s
Aligning as a group 2m 33s
Distributing type layers 3m 32s
Paragraph styles and character styles 5m 27s
5. Simple Photoshop Type Treatments
Type and texture 6m 1s
Type and transparency 5m 13s
Masking type 1m 25s
Applying a gradient 3m 52s
Type and layer effects 4m 45s
Setting type on a path 5m 12s
Create warped text 5m
6. Evolving Technologies in Type
Variable type 2m 31s
Color fonts 2m 2s
Conclusion
Goodbye 23s