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