SLOW Record Fair

A word that pours

Intermediate · Vector · 7 steps · Free · The replay takes 1:11

Text, Create Outlines, Envelope, Blend

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The steps

1
Type the word
Press T, click the page and type SLOW. Set the size and the font on the bar, and the colour in the Color panel.
2
Make it shapes, then bend it
Type, Create Outlines turns the letters into shapes. Object, Envelope Distort, Make with Warp bends them: Wave, a small bend.
3
An ink edge
Press X to switch to the stroke, give it the ink colour and a weight.
4
A copy at the foot
Copy, then Edit, Paste in Place. Give the copy another colour and drag it straight down with Shift held.
5
Pour one into the other
Select both. Blend Options set to 26 steps, then Object, Blend, Make fills the space between them.
6
The title
Type it, then make it big and give it the ink colour. It keeps the last font you used.
7
That is the poster
Every step stays editable: the word, the bend and the number of steps.