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Illustrator CC Designing Type With Graphic Styles

by Laura Coyle

If you've ever wanted to create your own customized type for a project, this is the course for you. You'll learn how to use graphic styles to customize type, covering styling strokes, gradients, and more. Software required: Illustrator CC.

What you'll learn

Creating your own personalized fonts and type can really take your project or brand to the next level. This course, Illustrator CC Designing Type With Graphic Styles, will walk you through the benefits of working with graphic styles in order to easily make your own type. In this short project, you'll master the Appearance Panel in Adobe Illustrator CC and create custom graphic styles for type and objects. You'll also learn about styling strokes and gradients along the way. Finally, you'll cover border styles, glyphs, alignment, and more to complete your project. By the end of this course, you'll have all the skills you need to create your own graphic styles for future projects. Software required: Illustrator CC.

About the author

Laura Coyle creates distinctive art with wide appeal. Her clients include major brands like Target, Amazon.com, Disney and publications including Better Homes and Gardens and The Wall Street Journal.

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