Graphic design tutorial: How to create and apply a repetitive text effect in your design.

Projector Tutorial: How to create a quick repetitive text design for social media and more

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2 min readJul 6, 2021

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You already have the ideas, now you just need more fun ways to express them. In this series, explore quick tutorials to learn how to use Projector like a pro and turn that dream into a reality.

Repetitive Text gets your point across with eye-catching bold imagery, without adding extraneous visuals, text, or photographic elements. It’s a simple style that doesn’t read all that simple. Perfect for social media posts, playing with text in this way is not only eye-catching, but it actually makes you slow down and read — every social media manager’s goal.

Social media post designed with a repetitive text effect and colorful gradient.

You may want to use repetitive text effects when….

You’re designing a poster that needs to attract the attention of someone walking by, but doesn’t have a ton of copy associated with it.

You’re designing an Instagram post or story with a brand phrase, an inspirational word or sentence, or a quote. Repetitive text will tell your story without any extraneous imagery or details.

You’re designing a celebratory social media post — like our International Women’s Day post in the video below!

Learn how

In this video, Philadelphia-based Designer and Illustrator Justine Kelley shows how easy it is to create this seemingly complicated repetitive text illustration.

Come for the instant inspiration, stay for the group elements and shift key + arrow keyboard tricks that will have you executing flawless social media posts in record time.

Video tutorial on how to create and apply a repetitive text effect to make your design stand out.

To start using Projector, sign up for free at projector.com. We have professionally designed templates for you to edit and use for free, or start from your heart with a blank canvas.

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