Talking Type

What a treat! Trygg used a series of tools -- including the Pen and Warp tools -- masks and layer styles to create his name using a variety of cookie images.

Nick created a "Stars Wars"-inspired typeface using a series of layer styles -- including the Bevel and Emboss -- to create this polished look.

Laila created this paint effect of her name by using several clipping paths and the Liquify tool in Adobe Photoshop.

Chris' use of color gradients in the Gradient Editor panel in Adobe Photoshop led to this Technicolor presentation.

Caleb's disintegrating text came courtesy of using the Blend-If tools in Adobe Photoshop, where he blends light and shadows to produce this effect.

Brandon's underwater take on his name came by using a series of smart filters on each letter in his name to create a transparent effect in Adobe Photoshop.

Abby's use of the Liquify tool and a mixture of smart filters and smart objects in Adobe Photoshop created this hard water type effect.

Trifun created this London graffiti-inspired typeface in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, using the Pen and Blend tools to create this striated look.

Jade's take on creating a neon sign of her name involved a variety of smart objects, clipping masks and filters in Adobe Photoshop.

Sean created this 3D, glowing retro text with a series of layer styles that he recorded using the Actions panel in Adobe Photoshop.

Romy created this Elton John-inspired typeface using a combination of clipping masks, clipping paths and layer styles in Adobe Photoshop.

Will used a combination of layer styles, smart objects, the Smudge tool and painted highlights to create this lava text effect in Adobe Photoshop.

Kelyn created this computer/ice mixture type effect using a variety of layer styles and creating multiple layers in Adobe Photoshop.

India created this typeface from scratch, using the Pen tool in Adobe Photoshop to draw the text and the Ellipse tool to create the stars.

Finnegan created this 1970s-inspired retro text in Adobe Photoshop using a variety of layer styles and clipping paths on three different typefaces.

Harrison used a mixture of blending modes and the Polygonal Lasso tool to create this broken glass text effect in Adobe Photoshop.

Max created a chrome effect on Blackletter text by mixing together a variety of layer styles -- primarily Bevel and Emboss -- in Adobe Photoshop.

Melissa's cosmic-inspired typeface is the result of a mixture of custom-created brushes and advanced layer styles created in Adobe Photoshop.

Golden! Avery's text is the result of advanced Burn and Dodge tools, lens flares and sparkle brushes in Adobe Photoshop.

Your eyes are not deceiving you -- Taylor's text is a glitching GIF, courtesy of different color channels and the Timeline panel in Adobe Photoshop.

Gracie used a combination of advanced blending modes, adjustment layers and layer styles to create this chocolate/liquid typeface in Adobe Photoshop.

Sarah used a combination of layer styles and blending modes to create the neon text and the Pen tool to create the cables for this blown glass effect.

Anayah created this candy-inspired typeface by using a combination of layer style adjustments and the Pattern Overlay feature in Adobe Photoshop.

Nora created a plastic texture on her text effect by using a series of gloss contours on each letter with layer styles in Adobe Photoshop.

Inspired by the TV series "Stranger Things." Preston used a combination of layer styles, smart objects and rectangles to create this typeface.

This superhero-inspired typeface uses a combination of blending modes, smart objects, clipping paths and painting with light to create the final effect.