Type to fill a spiral shape

[oliverr33352402]

I am trying to make my type fit into an odd shape (a kind of turbo shape) and I've tried everything I can think of: envelope distort, type on path, manually going in there and manipulating the paths to try to get it to look right, etc. So far nothing has worked!

If anyone has any ideas, please let me know.

The shape:

[Jacob Bugge]

Oliver,

How about an Art Brush made from the letters to fit the height and length, then applied to the midway path?

This will give distortion of the letter shapes, widening outwards.

Path Type will give undistorted letters but with rather wide gaps at the top of the letters, of course.

[Monika Gause]

I doubt that you can get the controlled distortion you need by using envelopes or the like.

Draw guidelines and then do a proper construction. There arent so many letters, so this won't take forever.

[mjbelt]

Try a few options:

Option 1

Creating type on a Path to start.

Use The Touch Type Tool to Rotate and change character spacing

Type>Convert to outline

Manually manipulate Type with the selection and transformation tools to fine tune.

Option 2

File>Place rough sketch of art in as Template  (template option), and recreate each letter

with the pen tool.

[lambiloon]

Hi why type on path is not working ? i think it can be done with that.

[DaveJCummings]

I was wondering if they tried that,  it would be the easiest solution for me

[Monika Gause]

lambiloon  schrieb

Hi why type on path is not working ? i think it can be done with that.

Because this is a custom type design.

[lambiloon]

Please see type on custom path its working.

[Monika Gause]

Custom path, yeah of course. But this is custom typedesign

[lambiloon]

Yes dear mam i understand its custom design but telling path can help also..thanks

[Myra Ferguson · Accepted solution]

If it's the case that you want to try out different fonts to see what makes it more readable, I would recommend the Text on a Path approach. To make the baseline path, you could start with a circle.

Use the Scissors tool to cut it between the top and the right anchor points.

Use the Direct Selection Tool to move the bottom part of the cut to right to align with the right point

and the top part of the cut to the right and align with the top point.

Use the Anchor Point Tool (Shift + C) to click on the ends to reset the handles to straighten the ends.

Use the Text on a Path Tool to click on the vertical part to start the text there.

Then you can try out other fonts to see what fits and is readable.

Then you can adjust the kerning to get the letter spacing you want.

And if you wanted custom letters, you could then convert to outlines (Type > Create Outlines or Shift + Ctrl + O) and modify the shapes of the letters.

[ceyhun_akgun]

It's a special typography. Because; special space, you have to make changes on the anatomy of typography. The bottom line of the fonts is very narrow in the "baseline" area. Made nice suggestions and shares in previous posts.

[oliverr33352402]

Thanks for the responses guys and sorry for the lack of replies, I've used the type on path tool and fiddled around with different fonts and horizontal and vertical scaling for said fonts and made something that kind of works. I'm still going to try to get the lettering to fill the negative space of the shape, but for now I think this will work. I'll post a photo later.

[ceyhun_akgun]

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