How to Make Deconstructed Type with Adobe Illustrator | Adobe Creative Cloud

Slice, dice, and duplicate text, and then add a wave to create a stylish typographic poster. Featured Artist: Erica Larson. Check out more of her work here: Start from scratch, or download practice files [] for a head start. Steps below. Prepare the text: 1. Choose the Selection tool (V) and click the word SOUNDWAVE. 2. Right-click and choose Create Outlines. Click on the black background to deselect the word. 3. Swap the Fill and Stroke (Set Fill to none and Stroke to white). 4. Choose the Rectangle tool and draw a rectangle around SOUNDWAVE. 5. Select Object – Path – Split Into Grid. Set the grid to 10 rows and 1 column. Click OK. 6. Choose the Selection tool and drag to select SOUNDWAVE and the grid. 7. From the Pathfinders section of the Properties panel, click More Options (icon with 3 dots), then Divide. 8. Use the Selection tool to select the text and grid. Choose Object – Ungroup. 9. Choose the