- Open Stroke Window & Appearance Window/Panel
- Stroke adjust to 2 pts
- Change “Cap & Corner” of stroke to Round
- Draw a Rectangle as the main part of the banner “Part A”
- Make a much smaller rectangle, but the same height as the previous one to act as the corner-part of the banner “Part B”
- With the pen tool,
add an anchor point on the side of the “Part B”, half way up
Then with direct selection tool & holding shift
drag the anchor point towards the centre:
- Send “Part B” to the back – Object>Arrange>Send to Back
- Arrange Part B so that the ‘Mouth’ is just above the bottom line of the rectangle
- Draw a straight line from the bottom left corner of Part A, to the bottom right of Part B
- Replicate Part B / The corner part by grouping – CMD + G
- Then paste – CMD + C, CMD + F to paste in front
- Then move across – selection tool and drag and hold shift
- Then right click >Transform>Vertical
- Align the corner up properly and that’s it! Basic banner done
Make sure you select every piece / element of the banner and press CMD + G to group it together and use the selection tool to move it around
Use the align panel to put it horizontally in the centre of your design
To make a banner with a curve, select the banner and the text to go on the banner
Go to Effect>Warp>Arc
For an asymmetrical banner go to Effect>Warp>Play