Type effect question

[MarieMeyer]

I was font shopping today and this caught my eye:

I don't know if I like the fuzzy black shadow in the upper half, but I definitely like the sharp white outline on the bottom half. Any thoughts on how to do this in InDesign?

[Mike Witherell]

Imagine two type objects stacked on top of each other, each dressed differently. Select the top object and apply a gradient feather to it. It would fade to transparency and thus reveal the lower object.