How can I wrap text inside a path, with an angle?

[orkhon]

Hi humans. I am trying to recreate the picture below. Now I need to put the text in its place, but I couldn't find a good way to do so. Let me explain with screenshots:

This is what I am trying to recreate. 

I made the shapes with the pen and curvature tools:

I am not happy with how the text looks, I think fitting the text inside of the shapes would look nicer.

But when I try to do that using the area type tool:

Since I want this artwork to be an extruded acrylic object in real life, I want it to be as visually pleasing as possible. How would you do it?

[Mylenium]

Use an object based warp and text on paths rather than area text inside objects. Lay out the text as a regular straight line, then bend it into shape, create duplicate paths of the warp shape to create the text.

Mylenium

[Jacob Bugge]

orkhon,

You can (from the beginning, and you can work on a locked copy of the original 日本語 version):

1) Create one long path for each of the set of boxes, corresponding to the midline, then create a copy on top, and lock the copy;

2) Cut the original path at the ends of the 日本語 boxes, then create a copy of it and lock the copy;

3) Delete the intermediary paths, then select the box paths and set the Stroke Weight and the Stroke colour to fit, if you must, you can outline their stroke, preferably later; lock the box parts;

4) Unlock the copy paths from 2) and create the text centred in each box as Type on a Path (Paragraph>Align center), set the Baseline shift as desired; here you can use the locked copy path from 1) as a guide, and then unlock and hide it;

5) Select the intermediary paths and Object>Path>Add Anchor Points, then hide the rightmost part and add arrowheads to the leftmost ones (in the Stroke palette or Effect>Stylize>Add Arrowheads depending on version), adjusting their position and the Stroke Weight, then Object>Expand Appearance and hide the path parts.

Now you should have everything as desired, and you can delete the hidden bits.

It may be worth keeping a copy of the full artwork.

[kphotopage · Accepted solution]

orkhon, Hi.

As mentioned by Mylenium, clearly the best approach here is to use Type on a Path.

Now trying to modify a given/purchased file to now fit your needs???

Thank you for providing a screen shot.

It’s very nicely constructed Info Graphics as an inspiration piece.

Illustrator is good for this one.

Reverse engineering:

It’s a radial (concentric circles) with shapes and live text, all rotated from center.

Copy and then move, over.

Fill and/or Strokes, Scissor cut, Transform, Smart Guides, Type on a Path>Center Align text were my friend.

Not hard, just a process.  (Fun to do)

Here are a few screen shots with my process.

K

[orkhon]

Thank you so much for taking the time to help (and teach) a stranger! I am working on it now, and it all finally makes sense. Thank you!!!!

[kphotopage]

Glad I could help.

K