Make Photoshop better with even more Free Fonts

Last week I provided a video on how fonts and typography all got started.
Your bonus for this week is even more free fonts.
Enjoy!
http://www.google.com/fonts

The History of typography and explanation of font terminology - And some Free Fonts for you!

Photoshop allows you to be very creative using a variety of fonts for text. But, how did these fonts all get started and what does, serif, modern, and old style mean?

Enjoy this fascinating 5 minute video that explain how these fonts all got started and what these terms mean.


Nothing is better than free so, enjoy some fonts for free!
http://leonaruth.blogspot.com/2008/11/fun-and-free-fonts-ive-never-been.html

Quick Photoshop tips to save you time

I wanted to share a few Photoshop tips to help make you more productive. Hopefully there is at least one here that you didn't know about.
Enjoy!

• Hitting Tab hides all of your palettes. Hitting Tab again brings them back.
• Shift+Tab hides all the pallets except your toolbar.
• Hitting the "D" key resets your color pallets to Black foreground, White Background.
• The "X" key will toggle your foreground and background colors.
• Use CMD+Delete to fill your layer or selection with the current background color.
• Option+Delete fills your layer or selection with the foreground color.
• Change your paintbrush circle into a crosshair for precise control by pressing the Caps Lock key. 
• Zoom back to 100% by double clicking the magnifier icon 
• When zoomed in pressing the space bar will temporarily switch you to the hand tool for panning
• Ctrl-D to quickly Deselect a selection
• The square bracket keys [ and ] are used to increase or decrease brush size. By adding the Shift key, you can adjust brush hardness. 
• CMD + Shift - Do this a lot :-)

What's the deal with this Adobe Cloud?

There's a new way to purchase Adobe software. Now you will "lease" Photoshop.

When you buy a car it's your to use as long as you want. It requires a large initial investment.
When you lease a car, the monthly payments are relatively small and it's easy to upgrade when a newer version comes out.
The lease or subscription in this case, option might sound good. Your lease license gives you the right to run the software for a specific time and the right to the latest version that is available. So, updates will be no additional cost. But, if you let the subscription lapse, you no longer have the right to own the subscription or in my example, your car is taken away.
With a subscription you will get access to some of Adobe's online services which include, file storage online, ability to host websites, and a few others (whether you want them or not).

Is Adobe Creative Cloud a good thing? Here are some things to consider.

• How often to you need to upgrade?
• Is it important to have access to the latest technology?
• Are the additional applications or services found on the cloud important to you?

As for me, the jury is still out on this new option but as I gather more information, I'll share my thoughts in a later post. However, my initial reaction is I prefer to be able to buy something up front and have the right to use it until I am compelled by features or changes in the platform to update it.
However, here is the worst part. Starting in June, new versions of Adobe's CS software will be available only online, and only as part of a Creative Cloud subscription. No more admiring my Photoshop box on my office shelf.

For now, check out these sites for more information:

http://www.adobe.com/products/creativecloud.html

http://venturebeat.com/2013/05/06/rip-cs/

http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/6/4305300/adobe-announces-creative-suite-update-and-rebranding-focus-on-cloud