Aligning to Point Type in Adobe Illustrator

Deke demonstrates the immense usefulness of Adobe Illustrator's new Align to Glyph features, which give you better control when aligning to point or area type.

Quick and Chalky Chalkboard Type

Deke turns regular text into a chalkboard effect thanks to some filters, blend modes, and an adjustment layer.

Creating Embroidered Type in Photoshop

Deke applies a series of layer and brush effects to turn ordinary type into extraordinary embroidery.

Friday Fundamentals: Setting Text in InDesign

Magically Inverting Text in Photoshop

Deke's Techniques 183: Creating a Hobbit Movie Logo Effect in Adobe AI and Photoshop

In this week's installment, I show you how to create text that looks just like the logo for The Hobbit movie poster. Which is great, even if the movie is kinda lame.

Deke's Techniques 086: Designing an Indiana Jones Logo

If you're craving real Photoshop adventure, this week's video is just what you seek. Deke creates a classic Indiana Jones-style logo, complete with a bending gradient.

I've Finally Begun Work on Photoshop Extended One-on-One: 3D Type Effects

Deke's Techniques 046: Adding Stereo-3D Text and Shapes

This week, I show you how to take a stereoscopic photograph (fit for viewing with 3D glasses) and add text and shapes at different planes of depth.

Photoshop Top 40, Feature #20: Free Transform

How do you rotate a layer? Right-click it and select Rotate? Choose Rotate from the Layer menu? Click the rotate tool? The answer is no, no, and no. Fortunately, there

Blurring Live Text with a Drop Shadow