When the designer clicked on the girl’s coat, the chosen color showed, as well as a place to select other colors The chosen blue color populated beside the eyedropper and showed a Hex color code. The code will be used to print the chosen words in the headline.
Select the desired type face, size and style (bold, italic or underline). In this instance, the designer wants to use Times New Roman in size 10-point. Confidential and Proprietary Information. Property of Lifetouch.
Choosing and editing fonts
On your design, select the type you want to adjust for type face and size. Click on the “gear” and drag to “Font & Size.”
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5 Add a light, tight drop shadow to make your headline “pop” off the page. Go to the “gear” and drag down to “Drop Shadow.” Change the opacity to 30 percent. Keep the horizontal and vertical offset settings at 2 each. Set the blur to 7. Your shadow will be subtle and will add dimension to your design and emphasis to the headline’s key words.
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To choose a color for your type, select the type, go to the “gear” and choose “Font Color.” This designer chose to “echo” the blue in the jacket the girl in the dominant photo is wearing. The designer selected the eyedropper tool and clicked on her coat.
It’s easy to change type sizes and styles. Be sure to establish “style rules” for all aspects of your yearbook and maintain consistency for copy, captions, headlines and other typographical elements within your book. Follow the steps below to adjust type faces, colors, alignments and sizes:
