Create a Custom Text Box Using Type and InDesign
160Learn how to use text characters to create a custom text frame in InDesign. Break out of the boring rectangle frame and use the power of InDesign to add visual interest to your text.
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In this video, Erica Gamet will walk you through the process of creating the frame from a single character, and then filling that new frame with text, color, and even an image. Erica will wrap up by assigning color to those frames by sampling the color from a placed image.
Assets Used in This Video:
• Namizou Magazine Template: https://elements.envato.com/namizou-magazine-template-indesign-8SN65P8?utm_campaign=yt_tutsplus_Mm_nc4XNzF4&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=youtube.com&utm_content=description
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• Underwater View of Bubbles In Deep Blue Ocean: https://elements.envato.com/underwater-view-of-bubbles-in-deep-blue-ocean-clos-BFUD6SX?utm_campaign=yt_tutsplus_Mm_nc4XNzF4&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=youtube.com&utm_content=description
• Motivating Corporate Piano Music: https://elements.envato.com/motivating-corporate-piano-3E45KBQ?utm_campaign=yt_tutsplus_Mm_nc4XNzF4&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=youtube.com&utm_content=description
• Sample Text From Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_conservation
Here's what you'll learn:
00:00 Introduction
00:46 Create the text frame from a character
01:27 Put text into the frame
01:57 Adjust the text
02:23 Adjust the frame’s points
03:03 Place an image in a character
03:31 Change the fill colors
04:11 Final text changes
04:20 Final look
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