Comp How-To: Image and Text Rotation

Grids are great, but sometimes your work needs a tweak. Turn headlines and visuals upside-down with this quick trick.

jordan kushins
Adobe Comp CC
2 min readJul 12, 2016

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You’ve been doing this one for years on your desktop apps, but moving things around is a teensy bit different with a touchscreen.

Remember when our Comp Quality Engineer Aygyun (June) Khaydarova was testing out image and text rotation in her own creative case study?

June is dreaming of a lunar vacation.

Here’s how to make your own text and images break free from right angles on your smartphone or tablet. (It’s super simple!)

→ Highlight your text or image box with a single tap. To rotate, place two fingers within the box and turn left or right to your desired angle (exact degrees will be shown in a pop up in the middle of the box).

Hot Dog by Orlie Kapitulnik, orliek.com

And: Dunzo! Easy, right? We’ve got more tips and tricks coming soon — plus, we’ll share some great projects by great people working with Comp.

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jordan kushins
Adobe Comp CC

writer (words); rider (bikes); maker (jewelry, ceramics, prints, stuff). jordankushins.com