Submitting Artwork: Live Fonts
The term “live font” refers to text in an art file that is able to edited with the the text editing tools. The problem comes when you open an art file with live fonts on a computer that does not have that particular font. Often time design programs like Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and Corel Draw will give you a warning it will replace missing when opening a file that contains a font not currently loaded on a computer.
To avoid this problem we recommend that you convert all fonts in your artwork to outlines (Adobe Illustrator), curves (Corel Draw) or Raster (Photoshop). These to interchangeable terms simply mean that the text is now an object or a shape and no longer a font that can be edited. This allows you to open the file on any computer without altering your artwork. Before your send your artwork to be printed make sure you convert all fonts to outlines or curves.
Here’s how:
Adobe Illustrator
Select all and then go to TYPE > Create Outlines
Mac Shortcut = Shift+Command+O
Corel Draw
Select Font > Right click > Convert to Curves
PC Short Cut = Control +Q
Photoshop
Select font layer > Layer > Rasterize > Type
