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INFOGRAPHIC SERIES - Zipper

8/27/2017

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This is one of the simple yet effective tutorials. It uses type for the zipper teeth, along a path to create the effect. It is surprisingly simple yet really cool when it's done.
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Draw an Arc, hold down SHIFT to make a perfect arc. 
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Draw a straight line, hold SHIFT to make it vertical. 
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Select both the Arc and the Line and then join them, COMMAND + J. Object>Path>Join.
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Select the Type on a Path Tool from the Tool bar. 
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Select a font that has a square cap T, Playbill is what I used for a font. 

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Type along the path. I extended the width of the T to 150% in the Character panel as the T was a bit narrow. 
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Select the Type with the selection Tool and Outline it. Type>Create Outlines or SHIFT+COMMAND+O
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Select a portion of the type with the Direct Selection Tool. You can only select portion of the type, if you select all the corner widgets won't show up. 
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Set the corners to the same amount, with this font 1 PX worked well. This forms the teeth of the zipper.
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Select the rounded type on a path, RIGHT + CLICK and call up the Transform>Reflect Menu. 

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Reflect it on the vertical axis and click COPY.
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Move the paths into position so the teeth fit together. 
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This is how it looks when it begins to open up. 
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Now for the Zipper. Start with a rectangle. 

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Use the Direct Selection Tool to select the top two corner widgets.
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Hold OPTION and click through  the corners to get to flat corners. 
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Use the Free Transform Tool to narrow the bottom of the shape. 
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Bring the bottom ends in slightly less than the top edges. 

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Shorten the height to get the zipper section. 
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Flip the stroke and the fill. Beef up the stroke. Draw a rectangle inside. 
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Draw another rectangle, stroke and not fill.
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Use the Free Transform Tool to narrow the top edge. 

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Use the Direct Selection Tool to select all the corners and bring the corners in to the max amount. 
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Draw 2 circles top and bottom. I added orange here just for demonstration purposes. 
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Select all 3 shapes and use the Exclude pathfinder mode. 
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This will knock out the hole in the zipper handle. You can swap out the orange fill for white fill.

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Place the handle on the catch and bring the small rectangle to the top. Select all the parts and group them. 
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Place the zipper/catch on the zipper where the teeth begin to join. 
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And you are done. Nice job, you just created a zipper. Now that was fun!!
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