Materials Needed:
Step 1. Creating Word in Illustrator
Open up your Illustrator. Create new document (File|New) with Document Profile: Print, size: A4.
Create word LAYOUT using tool type.
Step 2.
Select the word. Click Object|Expand. Click OK.
Click Object|Compoundd Path|Release.
Step 3.
With tool select arrange every character until align nicely.
With the direct selection tool, move some points within the U to give it more room.
Here's what i come up with.
Step 4.
Select all the characters. Then from the toolbox, click the switch icon to switch the fill and stroke color.
Step 5.
Above the L character create a box.
To make sure it aligns perfectly with the L, click Edit|preferences. Make sure you select Snap to Point. This small step will save you lots of time when arranging objects.
Step 6.
Create a box behind the Y.
Another box behind O.
Another box behind T.
Step 7. Start Adding Text - L
Activate the typetool. Hove r the cursor over the L. You will see a circle around the cursor. Now click to insert some text inside the L shape. I used the famous lorem ipsum text generated from lipsum.
I'm using Helvetica Neue Lt Std here because it's simply the best font ever and works in every style. For L i use Bold Condensed style. If you dont have this font feel free to use other similar font.
Step 8.
Double click the text to select all. From the paragraph panel select alignment justify.
Click on the small arrow to open the panel menu and select Hypenation. Move slider to Better Spacing.
Here's what i have so far.
Step 9.
Paste some more text inside the box above L. Change the style to Light Condensed.
Step 10. Y.
Lets move on to the Y now. This one is much more complex and take more time doing it. Paste some text into the box, not the Y shape. Use style Light Condensed.
Select characters inside the Y shape and change its style to bold condensed.
Repeat this process with all the text found within the outline of the Y. As I said before this takes lots of time.
After the required characters have been changed to bold, you can then click the eye icon in front of the Y shape layer to hide it. Here's what i have so far.
Step 11. O.
Select the outer circle of O. Resize it until it is taller than its box.
Step 12.
Select the outer circle and box. Open the pathfinder panel and click Exclude. Right click and ungroup.
Step 13.
Select top and bottom path then hit delete.
Step 14.
Add text to each path. Use align justify for right and left path. Use align center for circle path.
Step 15. U.
Select the U shape. Using tool move rotate it 90 degrees.
Step 16.
Add another load of text. Use style bold condensed.
Step 17.
Using the rotate tool, rotate the U shape back to its previous place.
