Putting text inside of a vector word

[tiffanydavidson]

I'm really wanting to put my client's slogan inside of their business name. I found a couple of tutorials on YouTube but neither of them worked. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.

I have a vector file which has their name written out. Ideally, I'd like to have their slogan repeating inside of the name, removing the letter outlines so that the small repeating text forms the name. Hopefully I'm explaining this accurately...

[tiffanydavidson]

I'm going to try this method, too! I'll let you know how it goes >__>

Thanks so much for the generosity of your time and knowledge.

x Tiffany

[tiffanydavidson]

Side question: I'm curious if my file is too small. It's possible that my client will want to use this design for apparel and posters in the future. Should I start from scratch making the letters larger or is there something to EPS files that I don't yet understand as a newbie that makes them able to be enlarged while maintaining quality? I hope that question isn't too confusing.

[creativejake]

The beauty of using vector files (adobe illustrator/ .AI or .EPS files) is that they are completely scalable. The exception to this is if you have placed a raster (.jpg, .bmp, .tif, .png) file into the document. That will not scale easily. Keeping it all vector graphics will be scalable. Hope that makes sense.

[tiffanydavidson]

Thank you for clarifying this (and not making fun of me!). Vectors are amazing!

[Jacob Bugge]

Tiffany,

Just out of curiosity: did you consider the first post with the dual suggestion, using the word as the clipping path of a Clipping Mask where the repeated slogan is clipped, either just using Live Type or outlining the letters, in the latter case turning the word into a Compound Path first (so it can be used for a Clipping Mask)?

As far as I can see, posts #13/18 correspond quite accurately to the first post.

[tiffanydavidson]

Hey Jacob,

You're correct - I believe the very first post and post 13 and 18 are explaining the same action. So far, I believe post 4 (and the followup about releasing compound paths) has actually been the most helpful for me to achieve what I have in mind. But I'm still not certain because this is a work in progress and a side-side-side-side project.

I'm opening AI now to work on some things, so let's hope for the best! I

Appreciating all of the assistance as always

x Tiffany

[tiffanydavidson]

Does everything look okay in my layers panel? Before I start following new instructions I want to be sure my foundation is accurate...

[Jacob Bugge]

Tiffany,

It looks as if you have the inner A path of the A separate on top and then a(n incomplete) Clipping Mask made from the outer A path and the image.

You need to first create the Compound Path from both A paths, then select that along with the image, as already mentioned by Larry, so you have to release the incomplete Clipping Mask, as mentioned by Monika.

Apart from that, it is always better to have the relevant artwork selected in order to get the full advantage of looking at the Layers palette.

[tiffanydavidson]

Thank you all so so so SO much for your help and patience with me as I learn to navigate AI.

I've now run into an issue regarding hyphenation and awkward line breaks that I've been trying to troubleshoot for the past couple of hours to no avail.

I'm going to start a new thread on that since this particular question has been solved.

Thanks again Cheers!

[Jacob Bugge]

For my part you are welcome, Tiffany.