Typography Effects

Create File in Illustrator

Save as A Creative Cloud File

Type in a Shape

Create 3 Text Boxes

Use Envelope Distort

Make 3 More Shapes

Use Type on a Path Tool

Create 3 Text Boxes

Save Your Poster

Check & Submit Google Drive

Create File in Illustrator

Open Adobe Illustrator
Click "New file"
Go to the "Print tab" and click "View All Presets"
Click "Tabloid"
Adjust "Points" to "Inches"
Click "Create"

Save as A Creative Cloud File

Go to "File" > "Save As..."
Click "Save to Creative Cloud"
Name it "Last Name, Type Effects"
Click "Save"

Type in a Shape

Create 3 Text Boxes

Use the Type Tool to create 3 text boxes.
Select all 3 text boxes (hold shift on your keyboard and click all 3)
Choose a cool font.
Under the "Properties" tab, under "Character" click the "..." then select the "TT" icon for "All Caps"

Make 3 Shapes

Create 3 different shapes
You can use your pen or curvature tools to create the shapes or the shape tools.

Use Envelope Distort

Select your first text box and your first shape.
Go to "Object" > "Envelope Distort" > "Make with Top Object"
Repeat for all three text boxes and shapes.

Type on a Path

Make 3 More Shapes

Create 3 more different shapes
You can use your pen or curvature tools to create the shapes or the shape tools.

Use Type on a Path Tool

Right-click on the Type Tool "T" icon on the left toolbar
Select "Type on a Path Tool"
Click on one of your new shapes and text should appear around the edges.
Type a sentence.
Adjust the font/size/all caps as needed.
Repeat for the other 2 shapes.

3D Effects

Create 3 Text Boxes

Use the Type Tool to create 3 text boxes.

Plane

Select a text box and go to "Effect" > "3D and Materials" > "Extrude and Bevel..."
Choose "Plane"
Play around with the rotation options (X, Y, Z, Perspective)

Extrude

Select a text box and go to "Effect" > "3D and Materials" > "Extrude and Bevel..."
"Extrude" should be automatically selected.
Play around with the various options (Depth, Twst, Taper, Bevel, Rotation, etc.)

Inflate

Select a text box and go to "Effect" > "3D and Materials" > "Extrude and Bevel..."
Choose "Inflate"
Play around with the various options (Depth, Twst, Taper, Volume etc.)

Save Your Poster

Because your file is saved on Creative Cloud, it will be a ".aic" file - this means Illustrator saves your file every 5 minutes.

If you see an asterisk (*), that means there are unsaved changes.
To save, in the top menu, click "File" > "Save"
- If "Save" is grayed out, it means your file has already been automatically saved.

Save As PDF

In top menu, click "File" > "Save As..."
Choose "Save on your computer" this time.
Save it to your "My Drive"> "Graphic Design" > "6 - Tech" > "Formatives"
For"Format:" choose "Adobe PDF (pdf)" from the drop-down
Click "Save"
Click "Save PDF"

Check & Submit Google Drive

Right-click on your "Graphic Design" folder
Click "Copy link to clipboard"
Paste this link in Canvas to submit.

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