Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
TOM
Moving Your Type
Setting Type on a Curve and Warping Type
Overview:
Create banners that will go behind curved labels; type label text on a
curved path and adjust its alignment on the path; warp text and adjust its tracking;
modify the kerning of the space between words.
Greater Bridgeport Transit hired Jack Tom to design a T-shirt supporting its
new campaign to raise public awareness of the local bus system. Tom's design
combined the campaign's taglines—“Go Green,” “Go GBT.com,” and “Go
Public”—with artwork illustrating birds, butterflies, and flowery vines.
1 Creating the background art and the two banners.
After drawing the floral, bird,
and butterfly figures, Tom created the banners that would serve as back-
grounds for the curved “Go Green” and “Go Public” labels. You can make a
symmetrical banner by first selecting the Ellipse tool and drawing an ellipse.
Then cut the ellipse with the Scissors tool to make the curved path that will
form the banner. Using the grid (View> Show Grid) and positioning the
ellipse over a horizontal grid line will help you cut the ellipse at the same
verti-cal position on its left and right sides, keeping the curve symmetrical.
