How to Make a Book Cover with InDesign CC and Typekit | Adobe Creative Cloud

Learn how to sync a Typekit font, then use contextual alternates to finesse your typography. Start from scratch, or download practice files [] for a head start. Steps below. Prep your project All you need is some text to typeset. In InDesign CC, choose the type tool, and then click and drag on your page to draw a text frame. Type your text, and then press Esc to exit the frame and automatically switch to the Selection tool. 1. Open . 2. Choose the Type tool, then open the Font menu from the Control Panel. Click Add Fonts from Typekit to launch Typekit in your browser. 3. Type a few words from the book title in the preview field, then use filters to browse by classification, recommendation, and properties. 4. Click the thumbnail of a font you like. Then, click Sync All to use the entire family, or sync individual fonts as needed. Tip: We chose Bookmania because it has a multitude of alternate glyphs. 5. Back in InDesign, c