Lesson 4 - Objectives 6-8 (Wednesday)
B04-06 Using the character and paragraph panels
The Character and Paragraph panels are found in Photoshop's Window menu. They provide a broad range of type adjustments that give you nearly total control over how type looks in your document. Read the following:
Image by Nathan Smith ©2015
Image by Nathan Smith ©2015
B04-07 Skill: Use grids for design layouts
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To help with alignment, designers often use grids. Grids provide one way to design a document that will provide a consistent alignment throughout. In Photoshop, you can pull guides out from the rulers. Go to the view menu and choose Rulers. (Or press Command-R) When you have a document open, you can drag horizontal guides from the top ruler, and vertical guides from the side ruler. The newer versions of Photoshop have a New Guide Layout function in the VIEW menu.
The next two videos teach design principles. watch them. A few other grid resources are available in the resources section of this site. |
Video: Creating Custom Guide Layouts (Photoshop Tutorial) - Sean Frangella (5:55)
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Video: Proper Width for Text Columns - Stuff Designers Do, Episode 002 (3:24)
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Video: Layout Grid Rules - Stuff Designers Do, Episode 003 (3:46)
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B04-08 Skill: Installing, uninstalling, and managing fonts
First of all, are you needing a font? Check the Resources Section for links to many free fonts sites. Watch the video(s) below that pertain to your operating system.
Video: How to Install Fonts on Mac (3:09)
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Video: How-to Install New Fonts in Windows 10 - Updated (1:57)
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