No Deke's Techniques Today, But I Have Some Ideas

Deke's Techniques celebrates the Forth of July by not showing up, but here are some other amusements.

Create Candy Cane Type in Photoshop

Deke takes some everyday Myriad Pro-set type and turns in into a sweet treat in Photoshop by applying a candy cane pattern.

Make Coloring Book-Style Placecards in Illustrator

Deke does a final riff on his Thanksgiving placecard project, by making coloring-book style generic people your guests can customize.

Create Place Cards for Your Holiday Dinner Guests in Illustrator

Deke celebrates Thanksgiving (or any dinner party, really) by creating custom place cards in Adobe Illustrator.

Deke's Techniques 179: Creating a Shiny Button with Inset Text in Photoshop

This week, I take the shimmering, glowing jewel that I created last week and turn it into a shimmering, glowing Panic button. Just in time for the crazy, kooky holidays.

Martin Hour (Takes a) Holiday 2010