Thursday 5 October 2017

Natural text randomisation (some free InDesign scripts by me) [x/post graphic_design/typography]

These are some simple scripts I patched together from various sources. They're not very complex, but have saved me a shedload of time when trying to get a "natural" randomisation in InDesign in lieu of fonts that can do the job for me (many of which I've made, too).

Use them to randomise:

  • baseline shift
  • rotation
  • scaling
  • stroke thickness

Have fun, ask questions, you know the drill. Full info at rrry.me/random.

A few disclaimers:

  • Save your stuff first.
  • This isn’t really undo-able (or you’ll be undoing one letter at a time). Save your work first, and use the reset tools to clean up text if you need to.
  • Don’t try and apply the effect to too much text at a time, or be prepared to wait.
  • Some of these effects may play havoc with kerning.
  • If you add new text, you’ll need to select it and apply an effect again.
  • Feel free to poke around in the scripts. It’s inherently pretty simple stuff to extend and expand.
  • You may have to apply a stroke colour before stroke thickness can be randomised.

More info and examples at rrry.me/random!



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