B O R D E R SAt left are just a few of the thousands of border designs that you can construct using the fonts in the collection. The character/keystroke information needed to duplicate them is provided in the PDF type showings that ship with each font.
S P A C I N G
To help you use the fonts as borders or repeat patterns, the shift-space bar is set to produce an em space (a square of the point size). To mix characters more easily with other text faces, use the unmodified space bar.
S I M P L E
B O R D E R S
To make a simple border, select the desired character, find its position on the keyboard and then type it repeatedly across a line, ending with a return. At the beginning of the second line, type one character and fill out that line with Shift spaces and finally another single character at the right side, and another return. Repeat the process for the depth needed, then fill in the characters on the bottom line.
C O M P L E X
B O R D E R S
Most
complex borders consist of eight characters, four corners and four sides,
such as the filmstrip border (right). To start, just type the top left-hand
corner "OS", followed by the top center designs "OT",
then the top right-hand corner "OV", then a return at the end
of the line. To continue constructing the border, type the matching left-side
character "OW", followed by as many spaces as needed, ending with
a right-side character, in this instance the same "OW" character,
and another return. Repeat this process to fill the depth desired (copying
and pasting entire lines is a useful shortcut). To complete the bottom of
the border, repeat the original steps, but using the "OX" bottom
left "OT" center, and "OY" bottom right character.Some complex series, like the snapshot borders from Altemus Borders 2 (top left), can contain up to 20 separate characters. It consists of three alternate characters for each side and two alternate characters for the corners, in order to give the border a more organic look and the designer more flexibility.
C H E C K B O R D E R S
With either of the Altemus Checks fonts, checkered borders are easily created by repeating one, or alternating two companion characters. Checkered rules or checkered borders with two designs stacked and those with three designs stacked, can easily be constructed with these fonts.
To
make a check border, alternate any two companion characters, such as "OG"
and "OSG" (left). Fill out the lines with as many spaces as needed,
ending with a right-side character and another return. Other individual
characters within the Altemus Checks fonts produce repeat patterns when
used in succession.