![]() We particularly love its typography structure - designed in a way to show off its simplicity in either small or large sizes. We are loving this font in 2021 at the minute as it screams modern and bold. Now on to our list of trendy fonts we've carefully picked for 2021. I think it's safe to say these types of fonts will always remain on the 'yes list'. Sans-Serif fonts such as Proxima Nova and Avenir are still on our popular list - the kind of fonts that we always seem to resort back to when we need something that is clear, bold and simple. There are lots of exciting, new fonts out there that we'd like to mention but of course it goes without saying there are many others that deserve a shout out such as Helvetica Neue - The classic Helvetica font of course being the old favourite, however this font is a more reformed version with a more unified structure of widths and heights. If you have any questions about embedding fonts, you can get in touch with us for free.Here at Instant Print, we are welcoming in the New Year with some interesting and modern fonts that we've chosen after carrying out our research and exploring different ways of bringing our designs to life! ![]() Other design software may ask if you’d like to embed the fonts when saving. If you’re using Adobe Creative Suite, make sure the PDF pre-set is set to PDF/X1a to ensure all fonts are embedded.įor Microsoft Office, go to Options > Save, and tick ‘Embed Fonts in the File’. This normally happens when you save your file as a PDF. Once outlined, text is uneditable – so remember to keep a copy of the original design in case you want to make any changes in the future.Įmbedding a font means to save the font information within the document. Alternatively, you can select create outlines from the type menu at the top of your screen. To outline your font in Illustrator and InDesign you will need to right click your text and select create outlines. To outline your image in Photoshop, right click the text layer and select create outlines or convert to shape. This will convert your font into pixels to be printed. How to outline your image in Adobe Creative Suite Outlining is also known as converting to curves this means changing text to shapes for print. Always keep a copy of the original design file (by clicking ‘Save as’) in case you want to change it in the future. You can also save the whole artwork file as an image file such as jpeg, PNG or tiffĮxtra tip: Once you’ve flattened artwork, it can’t be edited or amended in the future.If you’re using Adobe Photoshop, there’s a ‘Flatten Image’ command under the Layer menu (or in the layer palette on newer versions). ![]() To flatten, or condense, all your image layers down into one layer, there are a couple of options: Flattening is also referred to as saving as an image. If your design uses lots of different layers, you can ‘flatten’ them down into one single layer. Image Flattening What is Image Flattening? ![]() Here are three ways to make sure your fonts are printed exactly how you see them on your screen every time! This means the letters could appear totally different, affecting the text’s size, and throwing off the whole design. If you save your artwork in a format where fonts are present, when the same artwork file is opened on a different computer that does not have access to the original font, the font will most likely be substituted. That’s because they might have automatically changed if you hadn’t embedded them. One of the things you should always check your proofs for before you approve your artwork for print is the fonts. I’m the Studio Team Leader and I wanted to help you understand the way fonts work when it comes to setting up your artwork for print.
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