Blocky Text

Blocky Text

Blocky Text Programs Used: Photoshop 6 Skill Level: Basic
I recently had to design a logo and was looking for a different style to the normal photoshop fonts. I found that this particular design was eye catching and had something different which made the logo stand out better. 1. Create a canvas 150x150 pixels.
2. Using the ROUNDED RECTANGLE tool draw a rectangle in blue as shown below.
3. Now select the LASSO tool and make a selection as shown.
4. Press delete to detete the selected area and repeat step 3 for the other side of the rectangle and delete that selection.
5. Go to the menu bar located at the top and click LAYER and LAYER PROPERTIES. Click BEVEL AND EMBOSS and CONTOUR, set the bevel SIZE to 16 pixels and set SOFTEN to 7 pixels.
6. Create a new layer and using the TYPE tool type in one character.
7. Position the character using the MOVE tool so that it is in the middle of the cutout rectangle.
8. Press CTR + left click the layer with the character to obtain a perfect selection..
9. Click the layer with the blue box and press delete to delete the character shape from the box.
There you have it! Experiment with different shapes and angles to maximise the effect.