Esben is a long time reader of Creative Curio and he approached me a few months ago asking if he could write an Illustrator guide for you readers. I thought this was a great idea and a wonderful learning experience for me, too! You all know I’m a huge fan of Photoshop, but I’m one [...]
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Don’t Stroke Your Type!
September 14, 2007 – 9:00 am
The Problem
One thing I’ve noticed designers do to make text stand out from the background is to give it a stroke. This does help, but stroking type is like giving it a faux bold in Photoshop! Please don’t!
Most type designers have worked quite hard to make the proportions of their fonts perfect. When you add [...]

