![]() ![]() 3) Try curving your words, rotate them around an arc, bend and warp them for great results. This extra height (most prominently on bold lettering) counteracts the optical illusion of rounded letters naturally appearing smaller than the rest. Example: a rounded capital letter 'O' extends slightly beyond the lines at both the top and bottom, and a rounded capital letter 'U' extends below the line at the bottom only. 2) If you've positioned individual vector letters before, you probably know that letters with rounded tops or bottoms need to extend a little bit below the baseline and above the cap height line. If it looks too tight or too loose, then it is. Bottom line: Don't use math or rulers to kern the letters, use your eyes. Open it up a bit when dense letters want to dovetail too tightly together. Close up the big wide gaps like you might see between an 'L' and an 'A'. Look at it from across the room if it helps. After you've positioned the lettering on a straight baseline, give it careful look. TIPS FOR GETTING A PERFECT RESULT 1) Don't forget the kerning! This is often the difference between a good lettering design and a great one. And yes, it goes more quickly than you might think. ![]() In a matter of just a few minutes, you can copy and paste the letters to spell out a customized headline or product name, apply beautiful curves and contours if desired (using Adobe Illustrator's Object Envelope Distort commands), and presto, you have a lovely, unique, and custom-lettered branding system or headline. Drag and drop onto PhotoShop application icon to open in PhotoShop This is a set of vector letters that can be pasted together to create a custom headline for your graphic piece.eps format, compatible with AI 10 and up. ttf version of this alphabet in a separate listing. Important Note: This is custom vector art, not an installable font.This new alphabet design is in the grand tradition of classic psychedelia, but has a slightly more eye-friendly and legible take than many of the classics, for more at-a-glance readability without losing any of the essential 'vibe.' For maximum authenticity, curve and warp your lettering design to your heart's content using the Envelope Distort function in Adobe Illustrator. HIPPIE MOJO ALPHABET This hippie Summer Of Love 1960s alphabet is in the vintage style of psychedelic album covers, and posters for the Fillmore Auditorium & Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco, or the original Woodstock in the summer of 1969.
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