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Thoroughly illustrated, this typology reference book provides an overview of letterforms and a brief review of Photoshop's tools. The bulk of the book is devoted to instructions for creating specific effects. Reflective effects, solid effects, lighting effects, atmospheric effects, typographic effects, simulations, and mood effects are all covered. The accompanying CD features all the effects represented in the book. Prong is a graphic designer. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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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.
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