Chapter 10: Flow Text


Overview

In Chapter 8 you learned to use Illustrator s text editing tools, and in Chapter 9 you learned to apply pretty intense levels of formatting to text. But the real fun comes next , when you use Illustrator to control the flow of type around objects, to fill objects with text, and to create text that runs vertically or along the path of an object.

Flowing text around objects allows detailed control over layout for brochures , white papers, print ads, and other text-heavy illustrations. Filling an object with text can be an effective technique for combining media and message, as illustrated in Figure 10-1.

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Figure 10-1: Text is used both to outline and to fill this illustration.

In this chapter, you ll also learn to flow vertical text along a path for effect, as shown in Figure 10-2 .

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Figure 10-2: Flowing vertical text along an arc
Tip  

The text warp in Figure 10-2 was created by selecting the type, choosing Object Envelope Distort Make with Warp, and then applying a vertical arc warp.




How to Do Everything with Illustrator CS
How to Do Everything with Adobe Illustrator CS
ISBN: 0072230924
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2002
Pages: 175
Authors: David Karlins

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