Typography Practical Session

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Typography Practical Session

• Font Files
• Text Integrity
• Handling text in Freehand
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Typography Sites

• www.fontfont.com (free previews good for 72 dpi
  work)
• www.fontshop.com
• www.fonts.com
• FreeSiteswww.1001freefonts.com/
• www.acidfonts.com

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Typography

• Your computer has certain fonts installed on it.
• Some are standard arial, times, verdana etc.
  Others though, need handling with care
• Software only displays fonts which are installed
  on the client computer.
• Ways round it convert text to paths/embed the
  font.

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Freehand

• Powerful Text features puts you in control
• Text is resolution independent
• Text as text, and text as paths
• BUT REMEMBER
• The designer has designed the typeface for a
  purpose. Subvert the text only for good reason.

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Text Techniques - Freehand

• Stroking combination of line and fill
• Reverse Type White on Black
• Text as Graphic (no longer editable as text)
• Text Convert to PathsModify-SplitModify-Join