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Adobe Illustrator for Creative Professionals
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Selecting the right font is a crucial element in designing quality work that communicates the intended mood or meaning to the viewer. Although nothing is a substitute for experience, adding additional knowledge related to the art of typography will empower you to make wise design choices as you continue to hone your skills with fonts. Let's look at some terms used for describing the anatomy of a font, and then move on to suggest some methods for utilizing type and its options. To understand the components of a font, I recommend an excellent online resource called Fontshop which has an excellent glossary page (you can view this here: https://www.fontshop.com/glossary/).
The key point to remember is that fonts are designed with different characteristics to elicit a response from the viewer. Each design when applied to the text gives it a certain personality. In this section, we will look at how you can make a choice of font and add any...
Change the font size
Change margin width
Change background colour