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Semi-related, I recently got into type design as a hobby. I've primarily been using an app called Glyphs https://glyphsapp.com/ https://glyphsapp.com/ as well
by dhotson 9y ago
Semi-related, I recently got into type design as a hobby.
I've primarily been using an app called Glyphs https://glyphsapp.com/ https://glyphsapp.com/ as well as FontLab VI https://www.fontlab.com/font-editor/fontlab-vi/ https://www.fontlab.com/font-editor/fontlab-vi/
Both are excellent. FontForge is pretty good but I found it slightly overwhelming. I found it's great if you need to fix parts of existing fonts though.
There are some excellent guides out there on how to use FontForge. I really liked this guide about adjusting for optical illusions: http://designwithfontforge.com/en-US/Trusting_Your_Eyes.html http://designwithfontforge.com/en-US/Trusting_Your_Eyes.html .. I found it kind of mind blowing.
For those interested, I'm currently working on a 19th century French Didot style font, here's my progress: http://dn.ht/didhot/test.html http://dn.ht/didhot/test.html .. feedback welcome. :)
- akx 9y agoAN and BW kern a little loosely, it looks like? :) Good work!
- dhotson 9y agoThanks! Yeah heh.. it turns out the spacing and kerning is probably more work than the lettering. I've also been looking at this long enough now that I often can't tell what looks "normal" anymore.
- evolve2k 9y agoI'm wanting to get into type design also. Any recommendations for good beginner resources/ philosophies / courses to get started on the right track?
- dhotson 9y agoThe fontforge guide is a really good start: http://designwithfontforge.com/en-US/index.html http://designwithfontforge.com/en-US/index.html Also, there are some great tutorials on the Glyphs website: https://glyphsapp.com/tutorials/drawing-good-paths https://glyphsapp.com/tutorials/drawing-good-paths Sometimes I've asked for advice on type design forums such as http://typedrawers.com/ http://typedrawers.com/ .. be prepared for possibly blunt but honest and useful feedback. ;-)