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Introduction
In this episode of the typography module, we'll master the difference between point text for titles and area text for paragraphs, including how to handle text that doesn't fit. Let's get started. Hello, welcome back to the complete Adobe Illustrator series from Cerdas Inovasi Digital. We're entering the text and typography module. Illustrator has two basic text types. Choosing the right type makes layout easier to manage. Select the Type Tool with the T key, then click once on the Artboard and type the title 'Kopi Nusantara'. This is point text, text that stretches sideways without limits and doesn't wrap automatically. Press Enter to finish.
Step 2: Changing Point Type Size
Select the title with the Selection Tool and then drag its corner handle. The letters scale up or flatten accordingly. With point text, the bounding box changes the font size, suitable for short titles. With the Type Tool, drag the box below the title, then type the paragraph description.
Step 3: Area Type
Text automatically moves to a new line when it reaches the edge of the box. This is area text, ideal for paragraphs.
Step 4: Overset Text
Reduce the text box by dragging its bottom handle. A small red box with a plus sign appears in the bottom-right corner. This is the text overset indicator, meaning there is text that doesn't fit and is hidden. Enlarge the box again until the red indicator disappears.
Step 5: Adjusting the Box Size
Unlike point text, changing the area text box doesn't change the font size, only the line length.
Step 6: Color and Save
Give the title a dark brown color and the paragraph a dark gray color. Save and export the menu page.
Done!
Done. We've created point text by clicking, area text by dragging, recognized overset text, and adjusted the text box size. In the next episode, we'll adjust fonts, sizes, leading, and tracking in the Character panel. Need a logo design, brand identity, vector illustration, infographics, or print materials and social media content? Cerdas Inovasi Digital provides vector graphic design services and offers Illustrator courses from beginner to advanced levels. Want to master all of these series? 106 episodes from the interface to the final project? All episodes, complete with step-by-step PDF guides, practice files, and vector project files, are available to premium tutorial subscribers. Subscribe starting at Rp69.000 per month, save 28% with the 12-month package, or pay once Rp999.000 for lifetime access. Want just one class? Buy a single class with lifetime access. Subscribe now at the premium page cerdasinovasidigital.com Contact us via WhatsApp or visit cerdasinovasidigital.com Thank you for watching, see you in the next episode.
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