#making fonts

I spent the weekend trying to make my first font, and it sort of worked. 

I love GIMP,  the open source (read socialist) Photoshop. I thought I’d give  INKSCAPE, the similarly politicized vector program (read Adobe Illustrator) a try. 

I spend a bit of time sketching phrases, scanning  and placing them into documents so things will look a bit warmer. I wanted to try making a hand drawn font to eventually save time. And who doesn’t want to feel a bit like Hephiastos, limp and all, on a Monday?

The first interface I tried worked, barring operator error.  I expect there may be something better among the other free interfaces. If I find one that I really like, maybe I’ll post an instructional video - another new skill!

A font that is basically your own handwriting is bound to be easier than something designed for the purpose. A nice way to get your feet wet, then.

My favorite font is Optima.

I FOUND THE COOLEST THING THIS WEEKEND.

This is the website you will need for this tutorial: http://www.myscriptfont.com/ 

This is the template you will need for the digital method: http://i.imgur.com/44fuW2E.jpg (and here's a mirror just in case)

Ah man this is so cool I kinda feel silly for geeking out about it but IT'S SO COOL I CAN'T HELP IT. This also solved a major problem for me with Trial of the Sun so I wanted to make a tumblr tutorial about it. Maybe it'll help out or at least amuse a few others out there.