Apologies if this is already posted, couldn't find it but struggled to think of exact search terms that might work.
I'm looking to create a striped text effect, like the title font for Netflix's Maniac (below).
The best way I can think to achieve this is in Photoshop as an image/path but I'm really keen to keep it in an Indesign text box so that it's easy to edit. Does anyone have any suggestions?
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It is possible in InDesign, and fairly practical too -- in the sense that it's tricky to set up, but it has the obvious bonus that the text will still be freely editable.
The exact steps are from https://indesignsecrets.com/creating-see-through-text.php , so if my explanation is too concise, please check that.
A is the background image -- it can be anything you want.
B is a plain [Paper] rectangle
C is a regular transparent text frame (I made it black so you can see it), and with regular black text,
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Thanks for the reply 
Ideally was hoping to keep it all in Indesign, but if that's the easiest way then I'll settle for that!
Well,
alternatively, you could do it in Indesign by creating a custom stroke style and apply it to your text as a strikethrough (same color than background).
Limitation is: this will work only if you have a single-color background: [paper], [black] or whatever color. But won't work if you place your text over a picture or a gradient. Strikethrough just fakes the striped out effect.
See example below.
It is possible in InDesign, and fairly practical too -- in the sense that it's tricky to set up, but it has the obvious bonus that the text will still be freely editable.
The exact steps are from https://indesignsecrets.com/creating-see-through-text.php , so if my explanation is too concise, please check that.
A is the background image -- it can be anything you want.
B is a plain [Paper] rectangle
C is a regular transparent text frame (I made it black so you can see it), and with regular black text, but the Text Opacity has been set to 0% in the Effects panel. (So NOT for the 'entire object', the default selection in the Effects panel. Just the text.)
Then B and C are grouped together, and the last step is to select "Knockout Group" for this group.
One of the cool things about InDesign (and the other Adobe applications for that matter), is the number of ways to achieve the same result. So I'll throw my had in the ring with another option.
- Draw several frames (I used gridify to make it easy).
- Apply the Add option in the Pathfinder panel to merge them together
- Set your type, position it over the frames, then cut it, select the frames, and choose Edit > Paste Into
You'll need to apply color and tweak as needed but it'll get you there. You can even apply a glow effect if you want to soften the edges of the art.
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