From the course: Type Tips
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Working with OpenType alternates
From the course: Type Tips
Working with OpenType alternates
- [Instructor] In this week's type tip I'm going to show you some things that we can do with an open type font that has an extended range of alternate characters. Specifically the typeface I'll be using is called Paris Pro. This typeface is available at moshik.net. It's from Moshik Nadav Typography, and it is notable for the number of different permutations that you have with each of these characters. I'm going to create my treatment in Adobe Illustrator. I could also do it in InDesign or Photoshop, both of which have support for open type alternates. The reason I'm doing it in Illustrator is because I'd like to take it a step further, and once I have my composition, then fill in the negative shapes with color, and for that I'll be using the live paint bucket. Let's now move over to a second art board where I have my type. I'll select this and change the typeface to Paris Pro Regular. You'll see that begin with each of the letters unadorned, I can now switch to my type tool and select…
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