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CancelIllustrating with Type: Typographic Posters & Word Clouds
Introduction
01:23
This course will give you a comprehensive understanding of how to use Adobe Illustrator's powerful type tools. In the first chapter, Gary Simon will show you how to use a variety of basic type tools, along with other lessons that include working with paths and type, warping type, and using strokes and colors on type. After that you’ll put your new knowledge into practice with two hands-on creative projects in Adobe Illustrator: a word cloud, and a typographic poster.
1.Introduction1 lesson, 01:23
1 lesson, 01:23
1.1Introduction01:23
1.1
Introduction
01:23
2.Adobe Illustrator Type Tools4 lessons, 33:28
4 lessons, 33:28
2.1Basic Type Tools12:09
2.1
Basic Type Tools
12:09
2.2Working With Paths and Type07:16
2.2
Working With Paths and Type
07:16
2.3Warping Type With the Envelope and Free Transform Tools06:06
2.3
Warping Type With the Envelope and Free Transform Tools
06:06
2.4Strokes and Color07:57
2.4
Strokes and Color
07:57
3.Project 01: Create a Word Cloud in Adobe Illustrator5 lessons, 29:14
5 lessons, 29:14
3.1Preparing Your Adobe Illustrator Document05:26
3.1
Preparing Your Adobe Illustrator Document
05:26
3.2Applying the Type (Part 1)09:54
3.2
Applying the Type (Part 1)
09:54
3.3Applying the Type (Part 2)06:38
3.3
Applying the Type (Part 2)
06:38
3.4Applying Type to Path Elements06:32
3.4
Applying Type to Path Elements
06:32
3.5Optional Assignment: Word Cloud00:44
3.5
Optional Assignment: Word Cloud
00:44
4.Project 2: Quote Poster5 lessons, 46:44
5 lessons, 46:44
4.1Document Setup & Applying the Type11:32
4.1
Document Setup & Applying the Type
11:32
4.2Designing the Cloud12:27
4.2
Designing the Cloud
12:27
4.3Highlights and Shadows11:27
4.3
Highlights and Shadows
11:27
4.4Finishing the Poster10:28
4.4
Finishing the Poster
10:28
4.5Optional Assignment: Quote Poster00:50
4.5
Optional Assignment: Quote Poster
00:50
5.Closing1 lesson, 02:39
1 lesson, 02:39
5.1Course Overview02:39
5.1
Course Overview
02:39
Gary Simon has a 1 year old daughter named Natalie, and a beautiful wife Stephanie. He has two other interests aside from his internet business, which are fitness/lifting and being a hobby musician.