The document discusses using text outlines in design. Text outlines allow designers to use text as more than just words, such as turning text into images, patterns, or boxes. To create a text outline, designers select text, convert it to outlines which makes it an image rather than editable text, and then ungroup the letters if they want them separated. This allows the text to be manipulated as an object rather than just words.

1. Elements of Design
Unit 11: Designing with Type
Module 1: Text Outlines
Designing with Type
Sometimes type can be more than
text. Text outlines are used to
assist designers when using text as
something other than simple copy.
Type can be used in the following
ways:

2. Elements of Design
Unit 11: Designing with Type
Module 1: Text Outlines
Text as an image

3. Elements of Design
Unit 11: Designing with Type
Module 1: Text Outlines
Text as a text box

4. Elements of Design
Unit 11: Designing with Type
Module 1: Text Outlines
Weighted text as an image

5. Elements of Design
Unit 11: Designing with Type
Module 1: Text Outlines
Text as an image

6. Elements of Design
Unit 11: Designing with Type
Module 1: Text Outlines
Text as a pattern

7. Elements of Design
Unit 11: Designing with Type
Module 1: Text Outlines
To turn text into an outline:
• Select the word or letters
• Under the type menu choose create outlines. The text is now an image made up
of letters.
• To separate the letters: under the object menu choose ungroup.

8. Elements of Design
Unit 11: Designing with Type
Module 1: Text Outlines
In the above example the work “the” is still editable text. The word “edge” has been
turned into outlines and can no longer be edited with the type tool, however it can
now be used as a text box, an image box or turned into a pattern.