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DT&G: Vol. 14, Number 9, September, 2004 ~ The eZine for Design, Typography, & Graphics   (since 1990)  

September: Fonts & Typography

All through September and October the topic is all about fonts and typography! Share your favorites with DTG readers and ... WIN prizes

Fall Fonts Festival

I took a ride to surf for fonts and found literally hundreds. Unfortunately I can't report on or show them all to you, but I've selected a handful of foundries that you'll like! All the others you'll have to check out for yourself
* P22 Foundry Anniversary, and TypeCo Foundry
* the fabulous sights of the Letterheads and Chank foundries
* The DTP Jumpstation and the Publishers' Warehouse have over 300 new font links and downloads awaiting you! They've been too busy gathering all the most fun stuff and have dozens and dozens of great fonts to download. Ah, don't forget to go to the PDF Pig Out too, it's a real challenge! (If you don't know the address, ask for it.

Interview: Leslie Cabarga

fontsFrequent questions about type, typography, fonts and lettering in email, the Design Cafe and classrooms prompted us to contact the logo, font and lettering wizard himself...
Leslie Cabarga chats about fonts and lettering

Feature: Type in your face

Al WardAl Ward, author of "Photoshop for Right Brainers" walks you through an extensive tutorial using layers and layer masks for a rather striking image. More than 30 illustrations and Al's competent guidance will show you how to put type in your face!

Kenn Munk: Alternate Fonts

Kenn MunkKenn Munk designs wonderfully different fonts and dingbats that allow the user to "build" words, or in the case of dingbats - images. This obsesion is probably due to the hours and hours spent playing with LEGO bricks in his childhood. Shhhhh... be quiet!

Editors Choice: Photoshop for Right Brainers

photoshopWant to expand beyond typical tips and techniques? Tired of those "hot" tricks without a reason or purpose? Al Ward's technical expertise gives you precision training and a creative jolt in the arm that won't quit... Photoshop for Right Brainers

Photoshop: Rusty Type

TOTAL Author Joyce Evans uses Photoshop style techniques in Fireworks to fashion some old-fashioned typography covered with rust you can almost feel... in the Photoshop department: Rusty Type

Field Trip: Nature Photo Shoot

critters Andy Williams, noted nature photographer and a director at CritterZone.com shares his experience and takes us along on a nature shoot to capture some rather striking photos of wildlife... The Price of Admission to Goosedom.

LA Art Scene: Snap to Grid

Mix the LA art scene with an open show where every entry will be shown, and what do you get? An amazing show of digital art from some of the best -- in the Creative Net department see: Snap To Grid.

August Web Site Critique Briefs

This month, Debbie does a pretty thorough critique of the Galvez Family Web site; we get a critique of the Mountain Monarch Adventures site that the Web Review disagrees with; Then we take a look at the NomadLink web site with jerry tamburro; and finally, Linda Rosario gives brief views of Google Yahoo Msn Positioning. See these Critique Briefs sent in by readers

FALL FONTS FESTIVAL for OCTOBER

YES, we continue our festival all through October! You can WIN some of our valuable prizes, including the highly collectable "International Type Founders" fonts book by sharing with DT&G readers... we're turning to YOU to share your comments about type and typography! Just REGISTER FOR PRIZES here with your comments about:

  • Favorite fonts, and where to download them
  • Most thrilling typography layout
  • Unique and creative use of type
  • Pros and Cons of different type faces
  • Typography that sucks... the Good, Bad and Ugly

Identity Theft: Bad people on the web...

There's a new style of "phishing" in your email box, alerting you that someone has inquired about you... beware of this New Email Threat

&ELSE News & Views

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New Photoshop Tutorials

Fake Circular Text for PS 6/7 * Save for Web * Image Viewing & Navigating * Painting Basics * Choosing Color * Using Texturizer Filter * Using Sharpen and Gaussian Blur Filters * Using History palette in Photoshop * How to minimize overexposed areas from electronic flash too close to subject * Weighted Optimization * Save As in Actions * Optimizing Image in ImageReady * Equalizing Tone * Unsharp Mask * Replace Color * Color Corrections with Hue/Saturation by Andrei Doubrovski and others... all in the Photoshop 911 Resource Department

Got Photoshop Questions? Who do you call?

Last month we opened the doors of Photoshop 911's new blog. Now you can comment on posts, and even lend a helping hand where needed... who do you call? Photoshop 911

Recent Photoshop FAQs

&Else News & Reviews

... including: watch for the newsletter next week, along with all the news and happenings in the wonderful world of graphic design, typography and graphics.

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Photoshop 911 Call Reports

Here comes this month's batch of reports from the Photoshop 911 call line. The most interesting is how one user solves the problem of removing the background from multiple shots of a rotating product for a 3D video... there are seven others, and you'll want to read them all:
In the Photoshop 911 FAQ department

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