Another easy way to add some style to the text you cut with your laser is to curve the text or put it on a slight arc.

1. Type out your text.
2. Right click on the text and choose, "Outline."
3. Go to Pathfinder > Unite to make all of the text shapes connect as one shape.
4. Go to Effects > Warp > Arc and choose the amount of curve you'd like. There are many other effects here you can play with as well.
5. Object > Expand Appearance converts your newly shaped text to a shape you can then save as an SVG or PDF to cut on your Glowforge or other laser.