Font Fun
November 19th, 2007 @ 1:56 pm by Mrs. Licorice
The Thanksgiving holiday…. the perfect time to catch up on wedding related projects, no? A long time ago, I promised a nifty Illustrator trick. I think it’s time for me to deliver.If you happen to be a quiz kid on Illustrator, this probably won’t interest you. (Just a fair warning!)
When I received my wedding invitations, I immediately fell in love with the font. Due to budgeting reasons I had decided to DIY the rest of my paper projects, and I just had to know the name of the font that was used. I wanted everything to coordinate! (Turns out the scripty font is Bickham Script Pro as identified by a helpful former knottie!)
When I used the font, however, the characters did not appear in their full, curvy glory.
Although it is a lovely script, it didn’t have the same pizzaz as my wedding invitations. How the heck did the designer make those beautiful curves? Turns out, it’s much easier than I could have imagined:
In Illustrator (or InDesign) one can access glyphs of certain fonts. Glyphs are variations of each character within a font. To access them in either program, choose the type command and then your font. On the main tool bar go to Type>Glyphs. A separate window filled with characters should pop up. You can then choose whatever variation you want!
(For a free trial version of Illustrator click here. For InDesign, click here.)
I thought this was a nifty trick for customizing your stationery. Hope it helps someone!
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13 Responses to “Font Fun”
Ohhh, I’m gonna have to go home and try it too!! Although I don’t have much need for it anymore, hehehe =)
That font is beautiful, Mrs. Licorice! Aren’t glyphs great, once you discover them? Thanks for sharing the tip!
thanks for sharing the tip.. i’m trying it out as we speak! love cool tricks!
WOW! This is such a great tip. I’ll try it out today…I dont think I can even stand to sit here and work knowing that this bit of info is out there 
yes, i’m leaving another comment. coolest tip ever!!!!!!!!!!
What font is the original font? I love the glyphs, but I actually like the original font too. Thanks!
omg i have used illustrator for almost 2 yrs and never knew this! I love finding this stuff out!!! thanksssss!!
thank you!!! and i love that font
thanks for the tips
i had so much fun playing with this…
thanks for a great tip!
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Mrs. Licorice, Atlanta
Age and Occupation: 25, Full-time Interior Design Student
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 25, Pilot
Engagement Date: February 6, 2006
Wedding Date: September 1, 2007
Blogging Since: July 18, 2007
Venue: John Oliver Michael, a historic farm house and barn replica
About Me: I love artistic pursuits of all sorts! I'm creative and organized, but my downfall is obsessing over details. I enjoy running outdoors, trying new restaurants, and staring at décor and wedding magazines for hours on end. I hope to one day design a hotel in a foreign country, preferably France, Greece, Japan, or Australia. I am elated to marry Mr. Licorice and experience life’s adventures with him!
Wow, that is, indeed extremely cool! Thanks for sharing! I’m going to go home and try it.