Illustrator Ch 2 Flashcards
to change text features
character panel
is the best program for creating typography
illustrator
graduated been between 2 or more colors used to fill an object or multiple objects
gradient
path on which type in positioned with the type tool
baseline
vertical space between baselines
leading
inserts uniform spaces between characters to affect the width of selected words or blocks of text
tracking
used to affect the space between any 2 characters
kerning
moves characters farther apart
positive
move characters closer together
negative
art of designing letterforms
typography
contains various type characters that aren’t necessarily available on your keyboard. - trademarks, copyrights
Glyphs panel
used to flow text into a shape
area type tool & vertical area type tool
allows you to exempt an object from selection and affix it to artboard
lock selection command
group of formatting attributes, such as font, size, color
style
on a path tool to type along a straight or curved path
type on a path tool or vertical type