The document provides instructions for constructing a front cover in Adobe Illustrator. It describes opening a new document and selecting the page size. Rectangles and text boxes can then be added and formatted. Text and images can be inserted into the boxes. Multiple elements can be arranged and layered until the designer is satisfied with the final front cover design.
2. First you have to open a new Adobe Illustrator document and select ok on how big you
would like the box to be. You can then start to create your piece.
3. You can then add boxes to your work by clicking on the rectangle tool and then dragging it to
however big you would like the box to be and then you are able to change the colour of it if
you wish.
4. When you have added boxes you can then add text to the boxes if you wish and you are
then able to change the size and font.
After this step you are able After this step you are then able
to just click on your rectangle to change the font and size of the
and add text to it. text by clicking the right side of the mouse.
5. You can then change the font and size of your text if you wish to.
6. Here I have placed a rectangle and added the text that I am wishing to use, I am
them able to warp my text in order to make it stand out more.
7. My text now looks like this which I believe looks better as it is bigger and stands out a lot
more.
8. I can now copy and paste my title again (ctrl + c and ctrl + v) then I am able to change the colour
of it and prepare to send it behind the coloured writing that I had before in order to make it
stand out a lot more.
9. This is my front page title after I
have added red writing put clicked
on ‘send backward’ and then you
are able to rearrange the text in
order to make it look more
effective.
I can then add images to my work,
you simply click open, open the
image, hold down the ‘alt’ key to
keep the image in proportion and
then you are able to resize the
image in order to make it more of a
suitable size for your work.
Then you can just keep adding
rectangle boxes, text boxes and
images to your font cover until you
feel as if you are satisfied by the
results. Your finished front cover
should look like this.