In this Photoshop tutorial we'll be creating a unique text effect that would suit an arcade website nicely. It's a simple, glossy text effect that can be achieved easily by using mostly layer styles.

Editor's Pick of November, 2008
Transparent web design elements may help you to use limited visible space of your site more efficiently and keep attention of you visitors focused on a few things simultaneously.

Learn how to create a simple Logo text for your web, in a couple of minutes. Just 5 steps tutorial.

3D text doesn't have to be created with a 3d-program. You can creat your own 3d text in just a few simple steps using Photoshop. A really easy tutorial that will teach you the basics of evocative dimensions. A must-see for beginners!

This tutorial teaches you how to use Photoshop to add realistic-looking fire to any stock or text (I used a rabbit).

It seems that this type of text is becoming more and more popular on the web. Not just with text, either - images are being displayed in a similar way. Being reflected as though they were set upon a shiny glass surface. This article will show how we can replicate this effect using text.

In this article, we will see how we can create a realistic-looking metal effect on text, without the use of those fancy plugins that do it all for us.

Text effects are a lot of fun in PhotoShop, but the built-in effects and styles are somewhat limited and rather dated-looking. However, PhotoShop of course provides the tools to let your creativity run wild. This article will show how we can create text that looks like crystal or glass.

PhotoShop offers a drop shadow Layer Style, but a cool effect is to have a projected shadow to images and text. To do this though, needs a little bit more work than choosing a few settings. However, this article will show how it can be done.

Editor's Pick if October, 2008
Holistic approach to web design implies creating of an appropriate font. Read a few tips about changing text style in Photoshop and apply them suitably.