Split-Face Type Portrait

Half man–half letters

The Brief

Combine word and image in a symmetrical type portrait

Trim Size

US Letter/A4

Learning Points

  • Using Photoshop clipping masks

  • Setting type in Photoshop

Tools

Photoshop

Fonts Used

FF Good Pro

Inspiration

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Every good layout needs a portrait that is half face, half type. What better way to make a boring photo more interesting? We’ve all seen a photo of a handsome face. What about a photo of a handsome face that is peering out at us through a wall of type? Now there’s a layout idea.

Happily, this effect is easy to execute. All you need is a good portrait, shot head on, so that it’s as symmetrical as possible.

I (Nigel) started by cropping the image as necessary, and then I drew ...

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