Creating Type Spirals

August 26, 2011 at 9:32 pm

I was help­ing some­one under­stand type on a path and how to arch, warp, & bend text when I thought of this real­ly cool idea. The fol­low­ing tuto­r­i­al will show you how to build inter­est­ing spi­ral shapes with a sim­ple string of let­ters using Adobe Illustrator and the Warp Effect Arc.

Example of the Final Product

Type Spiral Tutorial Final Example

Tutorial Details

Program: Adobe Illustrator CS3
Difficulty: Beginner
Topics Covered: Warp Effect, Smart Guides, Rotate Tool
Estimated Completion Time: 15–20 minutes
Required Files: None

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