Repeat this with “DESI”, “DES” and so on until the text is tightened up evenly. Since we want the “N” of “DESIGN” and the “T” of “TEXT” to stay lined up, move the slected letters in towards the right by a space or two. To fix the kerning of “DESIGN”, we want to drag a box around “DESIG” - excluding “N”, the last letter - with the Selection Tool (V). This will make it so we can click on each letter on its own.Ĭlick and drag a box around “TEXT” with the Selection Tool (V) to select just that word, and then move it up closer to “DESIGN”. First, we need to ungroup the text, so go to Object > Ungroup (Shift + Ctrl/Cmd + G). The kerning (space in between the letters) and leading (space in between the top word and bottom word) of the text should be adjusted to make everything fit tighter. Step 3: Adjusting the Kerning and Leading Using your Selection Tool (V), click on the text and then go to Type > Create Outlines (Shift + Ctrl/Cmd + O).

Now we are going to covert the text to shapes so it will be easier to work with. The font I am using is Adelle Basic Bold, but you can use another similar font if you prefer. You can adjust the size of the text by opening up the Character Panel (Window > Type > Character or press Ctrl/Cmd + T).

This will give us the shape we are looking for. We are going to start off by typing out some text.Ĭlick on your Type Tool (T), click and drag a box on the artboard for your text, then type out “DESIGN TEXT” in two lines. Click on the image below to see it in full scale. Here is what we’ll be constructing in this tutorial.

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