Curving Text in Design Space

The Curve tool can be found in the Text Edit bar at the top of the Canvas, between the Alignment and Advanced tools.

1. Click the Text tool in the design panel to the left of the Canvas.
   
   
   
   
2. Enter text into the text box, choose your font and font style, and use the Letter Space tool to adjust letter spacing as needed. If you have multiple lines of text to curve, enter each line of text in a separate text box, or use the “Ungroup to Lines” tool under Advanced to separate your lines of text into separate text boxes.
   
   
   
   
3. Click on the Curve tool. Design Space will take a few moments to analyze your text for size and spacing, then display a slider and a number field.
   
   
   
   
4. Drag the slider to the right to curve the text downward. Note the number in the Curve field as you drag the slider. Design Space uses an imaginary circle to determine the curvature of the text. The size of that circle decreases the further the slider is moved to the right. The number in the Curve field will change to reflect this as the slider is moved.
   
   The smallest curve possible will change based on the size, length, and spacing of your text. Smaller font sizes and shorter words or phrases can achieve a smaller circumference than larger font sizes and longer words or phrases.
   
   
   
   
5. Drag the slider to the left to curve the text upward. You will notice that a “-“ is added to the number in the Curve field as an indication of the upward curve.
   
   
   
   
6. When curving multiples lines of text, quickly match the curvature of previously curved text by manually entering the same number in the Curve field. If you wish to curve the text in the opposite direction, add or remove a dash (-) in front of the number as needed to tell Design Space which way to curve the text.
   
   

The Curve tool is found in the Text Edit menu, next to Alignment. 

1. Select the Text tool at the bottom of the Canvas. 
   
   
   
   
2. Type text into the text box, choose your font and font style, and use the Letter Space tool to adjust letter spacing as needed. If you have multiple lines of text to curve, enter each line of text in a separate text box, or use the “Ungroup to Lines” function in the Actions > Advanced menu to separate your lines of text into separate text boxes.
   
   
   
   
3. Select the Curve tool (Edit > Curve). Design Space will take a few moments to analyze your text for size and spacing, then display a slider and a number field.
   
        
   
   
4. Drag the slider to the right to curve the text downward. Note the number in the Curve field as you drag the slider. Design Space uses an imaginary circle to determine the curvature of the text. The size of that circle decreases the further the slider is moved to the right. The number in the Curve field will change to reflect this as the slider is moved.
   
   The smallest curve possible will change based on the size, length, and spacing of your text. Smaller font sizes and shorter words or phrases can achieve a smaller circumference than larger font sizes and longer words or phrases. 
   
   
   
   
5. Drag the slider to the left to curve the text upward. You will notice that a “-“ is added to the number in the Curve field as an indication of the upward curve.
   
   
   
   
6. When curving multiple lines of text, quickly match the curvature of previously curved text by manually entering the same number in the Curve field. If you wish to curve the text in the opposite direction, add or remove a dash (-) in front of the number as needed to tell Design Space which way to curve the text.