In this 8th and final installment of the Illustrator series , we'll be discussing the most glamorous part of graphic design: typography design and custom calligraphy . If you're looking to work on t-shirt design or branding, these tips today will be most useful to you.
Adobe Illustrator (Part 8): Custom Typography and Calligraphy Art
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In the previous 7 episodes of the Illustrator series, we talked about tools, logos, and income guides. In today's final episode, we'll learn how to turn ordinary text into art. Custom typography is one of the hottest design trends for 2026.
Chapter 36: What is the difference between typography and font?
Many people think that just writing a font is enough to create a design. In fact, a font is what you type on the keyboard, and typography is the process of modifying that font in your own way and transforming it into art.
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| Example of converting a simple font into typography. |
Chapter 37: Width Tool—Controlling Line Thickness
The Width Tool (Shift+W) is a magical tool for calligraphy or stylish drawing . With it, you can make a specific part of any line thicker or thinner.
- How to: Draw a line with the Pen Tool. Now select the Width Tool and drag the mouse at any point on the line to move it in or out. You will see that the shape of the line has changed.
- Why : It's easy to create custom signatures or modern calligraphy.
Chapter 38: Envelope Distort (Envelope Distort) Bending the text
If you want to fit your text perfectly inside a mug, a circle, or any curved shape, use this tool.
- Method : First write your text. Draw a shape on top of it. Now select both and go to Object > Envelope Distort > Make with Top Object. You will see that the text has taken the shape of that shape.
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| It is possible to fit text into any shape using Envelope Distort. |
Chapter 39: Calligraphy Brush Settings
If you want to write beautifully with a mouse or graphics tablet, you need to create a custom brush.
1. Go to the Brushes Panel and select New Brush .
2. Select Calligraphic Brush .
3. Set the brush angle to 45° and reduce the roundness.
4. Now, when you write with this brush, it will look stylish, much like writing with a bamboo pen.
Chapter 40: Summary of the entire series and the next destination
What we learned in this 8-part mega series:
Your job now is to practice each of these topics at least 3 times. If you don't understand something, you can comment directly on the blog.
With this successful journey with Adobe Illustrator, you have laid a solid foundation to build yourself as a skilled graphic designer. Daily Tech News wants you to become a technology creator rather than just a technology user. Thank you so much for staying with us in this long series.
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