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Menu Project

Menu Project Overview

Mistakes:

  • None reported

Content:

  • Look at overview in Canvas

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Working with Text:

Working with Text #1

  • Creating Point Text
  • Editing Point Text
  • Creating Area Text
  • Editing Area Text
  • Verifying that has not been stretched (Text Panel)
  • Area Type Options
    • Size of the Text Area
    • Inserting columns
  • Creating Area Text from a circle or other shape

Working with Text #2

  • Pasting text in Illustrator
  • Placing text in Illustrator
  • Applying basic character setting (Character Panel)
  • Applying basic paragraph settings (Paragraph Panel)

Working with Text #3

  • Applying basic paragraph settings (Paragraph Panel)(continued)
  • Showing invisible characters
  • Text Threads

Working with Text #4

  • Text Threads (continued)
  • Setting text along an open path
  • Setting text along a closed path

Working with Text #5

  • Good shortcuts
  • Converting text into paths (Create Outlines)
  • Avoiding Typographic Clichés

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Setting Type for a Menu #1

Mistakes:

  • None reported

Content:

  • Watch the other required videos first
  • 0:51 Do not use Point Text for a menu, use Area Text
    • Past your text in to Ai
    • 2:39 Get rid of all hard returns because we will use Leading to create our spacing
    • 3:50 Make a good guess at the size and leading of you menu items size

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Setting Type for a Menu #2

Mistakes:

  • None reported

Content:

  • What size to set text (body copy) (Demo)
  • 7:30 Set all the descriptions to that size
  • 9:16 Main categories
  • 10:12 Setting Tabs in Ai (for the prices)
    • Select the Area Text, Windows>Type>Tab
    • Magnet icon re-attaches the Tab panel
    • Click “Left Justified Tab” then click where you want the TabThen Tab your item in place
    • 13:25 To move all Tabbed items
      • Select all text
      • Then drag the Tab

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Setting Type for a Menu #3

Mistakes:

  • None reported

Content:

  • Creating a system of consistent Leading
  • 7:53 Adjusting the length of the text, avoiding Widows, and soft returns
  • 10:25 Show hidden character
  • 11:43 Make notes about your system
  • 14:14 Resizing Area Text and Threading

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