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I was looking for a font for a children's literacy app last week and it was amazingly hard to find one where it was nice and clear with the letters in shapes re

I was looking for a font for a children's literacy app last week and it was amazingly hard to find one where it was nice and clear with the letters in shapes recognizable to normal handwriting. 'a' without the extended line across the top, 't' with the curve at the bottom and 'g' in plain form without a loopy squiggle were quite hard to find together in a non-italic form. In the end the font I found was Andika [1] which is available under the Open Font License (although I'm not that keen on the 'a' and might attempt to tweak it if I get chance). Does anybody know of a site that lets you search for fonts by the shapes of particular letters? [1] http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=nrsi&id=andika&_sc=1 http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=nrsi&#38...

Samuel_Michon 14y ago
If you can draw a few characters or if you can find a specimen, you can take a photo of it and run it through WhatTheFont [1]. In the case of your last search, you would've taken a photo of a single-storey 'a', and then WhatTheFont would've provided you with several geometric sans-serifs to choose from. If you're still looking for a nice free font with a single storey 'a', try Aaargh. [2] You can also use Identifont to search for fonts with a single storey 'a': http://www.identifont.com/identify?12+%20+2F+8E+6X4+53K+8B+6X8+79+1KI+1QY+7G+9Z http://www.identifont.com/identify?12+%20+2F+8E+6X4+53K+8B+6... [1] http://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/ http://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/ [2] http://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/Aaargh http://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/Aaargh
- 3JPLW 14y ago
  AG Schoolbook Two BQ?[1] Found by simply looking for fonts similar to Futura. [1] http://www.identifont.com/list?3+futura+16+M2+1+3R8+2+4B7+2+HD7+2+1N2+2+284+2+621+2+HVQ+2+2BI+2+9WW+2+2444+2+2ZCX+3+2TA+3+N6+3+L0+3+FY+3+HG6+3+2WM+3+FRF+3+OFY+3+29Z0+3+FRN+3+GB0+3+SC+3+2CV+3+688+3+2GRR+3+2DUQ+3+FRB+3+N10+3 http://www.identifont.com/list?3+futura+16+M2+1+3R8+2+4B7+2+...
Avshalom 14y ago
You could use Identifont and just keep picking features you want. Though no guarantee such a font would exist.
j_s 14y ago
Back in the day, I created a font on a Tablet PC using 'My Font Tool for Tablet PC' (http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/onenote-help/powertoys-for-microsoft-office-onenote-2003-HA001140896.aspx http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/onenote-help/powertoys-for... -- though download seems broken, you can fish it off of CNET, etc.). Depending on your i18n requirements, it shouldn't be too hard to whip up a simple English font to match your requirements.
DanBC 14y ago
Sassoon Primary Gill Sans Schoolbook Bembo Schoolbook Plantin Schoolbook http://konigi.com/notebook/typography-children http://konigi.com/notebook/typography-children

Samuel_Michon 14y ago

If you can draw a few characters or if you can find a specimen, you can take a photo of it and run it through WhatTheFont [1]. In the case of your last search, you would've taken a photo of a single-storey 'a', and then WhatTheFont would've provided you with several geometric sans-serifs to choose from. If you're still looking for a nice free font with a single storey 'a', try Aaargh. [2] You can also use Identifont to search for fonts with a single storey 'a': http://www.identifont.com/identify?12+%20+2F+8E+6X4+53K+8B+6X8+79+1KI+1QY+7G+9Z http://www.identifont.com/identify?12+%20+2F+8E+6X4+53K+8B+6... [1] http://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/ http://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/ [2] http://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/Aaargh http://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/Aaargh

3JPLW 14y ago
AG Schoolbook Two BQ?[1] Found by simply looking for fonts similar to Futura. [1] http://www.identifont.com/list?3+futura+16+M2+1+3R8+2+4B7+2+HD7+2+1N2+2+284+2+621+2+HVQ+2+2BI+2+9WW+2+2444+2+2ZCX+3+2TA+3+N6+3+L0+3+FY+3+HG6+3+2WM+3+FRF+3+OFY+3+29Z0+3+FRN+3+GB0+3+SC+3+2CV+3+688+3+2GRR+3+2DUQ+3+FRB+3+N10+3 http://www.identifont.com/list?3+futura+16+M2+1+3R8+2+4B7+2+...

Avshalom 14y ago

You could use Identifont and just keep picking features you want. Though no guarantee such a font would exist.

j_s 14y ago

Back in the day, I created a font on a Tablet PC using 'My Font Tool for Tablet PC' (http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/onenote-help/powertoys-for-microsoft-office-onenote-2003-HA001140896.aspx http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/onenote-help/powertoys-for... -- though download seems broken, you can fish it off of CNET, etc.). Depending on your i18n requirements, it shouldn't be too hard to whip up a simple English font to match your requirements.

DanBC 14y ago

Sassoon Primary Gill Sans Schoolbook Bembo Schoolbook Plantin Schoolbook http://konigi.com/notebook/typography-children http://konigi.com/notebook/typography-children