Creating Your Own Font
I have for many years now, tried to find out how to design my own font. I’ve utilized libraries, the internet, and even talked with people to find good answers, and have been very disappointed. There doesn’t seem to be a book out there that gives a how-to approach to designing fonts. All too often, they describe typography, which is useful, but I want to know the actual step-by-step approach. I have FontLab and Adobe Illustrator… What next?
I’ve discovered a handy source that has fulfilled these questions for me, at least in part. Typophile has user boards where professional designers will critique your work and several tutorials exist that give serious help to those trying to make a go at professional type design. However, my favorite section is the Wiki How-To, which, as of yet, is the only legitimate place that gives professional instructions. (All too often, folks just tell you how to turn your handwriting into a font, which is way too amateur for my aims and what I’m discussing here.)
So, thank you to Typophile. I hope to have more interesting stuff to post here in the coming months regarding typeface design.
