7 WAYS to START MAKING your own FONTS!

[@silkeschumann7261]

Yes, you missed fontForge, which can import SVG files, has a vector design for drawing curves inbuilt and all the bells you need for ligatures. For a free program it is very impressive. I personally prefer the import over drawing within fontForge. When using the import function it is advisable to use the final font space with gaps before and after. It is much easier to adjust any scale, heights, width and position etc in a vector program than it is in fontForge.

[@IanBarnard]

Sorry I completely forgot about FontForge. I've never used it myself, but from all the comments it looks like I should do.

[@wizbliz7434]

where can i get fontForge?

[@silkeschumann7261]

@@wizbliz7434 fontforge.org/en-US/downloads/

[@PlanetXtreme]

@@silkeschumann7261 Thank you Silke!

[@Zi7ar21]

I think fontForge is really weird, still trying to learn it There isn't much documentation when I tried using it, so I had a hard time figuring stuff out

[@FaizanScribe]

Ian, You are an amazing artist and human being. Thanks for sharing.

[@IanBarnard]

+Faizan P K you're welcome

[@mark-ce4wf]

@@IanBarnard search on playstore fonts maker:)

[@amarachinwauwa6607]

I came here to get some advice and ended up finding an easier way to draw the letter "S'. Thank you so much for sharing!

[@Tjk918]

Fontforge is great. Its free and open source and isnt very difficult to learn while being extremely powerful. Would definitely recommend it, especially because you can import svgs or bitmaps to create fonts as well, so I just create all of my characters in inkscape (another extremely powerful free and open source program for vector graphics which is a great alternative to illustrator).

[@ChanSiewWei]

Me too. Fontforge and Inkscape.

[@dacrazypanda6097]

Thank you so much for this comment! I know it's several years old now, but I've been playing around with Inkscape a little and rly enjoyed it and I am looking for a way to make my own font for free and I would love to be able to make it in Inkscape, so this sounds perfect!

[@OmaruuDevOfficial]

Can you import pngs?

[@johnmutch5516]

I really like how direct and informational this video is! Thanks for sharing!

[@touiteuragil]

Thanks for this, I am using Procreate on iPad and would like to add my own fonts to it. This is a pretty good scope of possibilities for the beginner that I am.

[@rebeccasherrod4966]

im wanting to use procreate for this too!

[@mcriero]

Dude i didn’t know Keith from the try guys had a twin... craaaazy

[@ПОКАВСЕМ-э6р]

LMFAOO

[@khadizabhuiyan.random2758]

Duuude, I was thinkin’ that before I saw your comment!

[@onullo]

At first I thought it was actually Keith loll

[@redsquirrel6131]

Second cousin maybe...for sure only a half sibling. Not twin.

[@patatofreak6720]

@@redsquirrel6131 r/woosh

[@serjsolarpunk]

Amazing Video - So many options. nice to be able to skim through whats around at the moment before diving in

[@lovindablues]

Thanks Ian. It's about 3 years since this last list of recommended applications...any new recommendations? Also, I have a font that I am using but the lettering doesn't match to the keystroke needed. Any recommendations on apps that allow simple imports and moving around or simply cut-and-paste to the needed keystroke? Thanks again. Cheers.

[@mohammadj.jaradat8076]

Thank you Ian for the video. Is there a way to open existing TTF files and then modifying it?

[@Bulk-like]

I made a font on fontstruct for university which I mean to develop further. But I also wish to sell the font and was wondering how would I start?

[@SU37Alpha]

Loved the way you share information and knowledge on this subject. Thank you so much! Liked and subbed👍👍👍

[@SpectralightPhoto]

Ian - great video and right to the point. Do you have a video talking about how you market and sell your fonts? My wife designed a font 40 years ago of a bunny in different poses for each letter of the alphabet. I need to scan each letter and use one of the programs you mentioned to digitize them and make them keyboard ready.

[@MeerTalibAli]

SpectraLight Photography Wow omg yes you need to do that, she will be so happy! Have you started the project yet? Let me know how it turns out!

[@johndeggendorf7826]

Incredibly helpful information. Thanks for covering this.

[@Valdering]

Thanks for sharing these apps. I found this incredibly helpful. If I might ask, can iFontMaker also create fonts for Geʿez/Ethiopic, Hebrew, Arabic, and Runic scripts? And does Latin include accent marks?

[@yeloultsidkfitsum9147]

Thank you so much!! I don’t care if i am not gona use any of what you have mentioned. You sharing information has already made me satisfied.🤗

[@MrRodriguezAdam]

There’s a sketch app plugin as well! Don’t know if you’ve ever used sketch but it’s really nice!

[@foundx8426]

Is there a font app that can work with Procreate or Affinity Designer? I already made some letters in vectors, and would like to convert them into fonts.

[@kstny]

THANKS!...u answered a weeks worth of questions and searching in 5 minutes!... :)

[@tobyhallam4750]

nice job Ian. I wish more videos were as "to the point" as this is. thanks

[@IanBarnard]

Thanks Toby. I'll try and make some more of these types of videos. I know how frustrating it can be to go through a load of waffle before you get to the info.

[@vidhaansood4300]

Thank you for this! I am using fontstruct and is done with the a which is looking great!

[@shaleceelynneartdesign387]

Thank you for sharing this information. I'm excited to try my hand at font making.

[@muzaffarhtwaha1798]

Thanx alot i really wana make fonts...so i found this video so useful and am giving you a follow so maybe i can learn more

[@kevaran1422]

The font that I am trying to build has different writing structure rule for my native language. The characters stack on one another and it indicates pronunciation.

[@samsturges7065]

Appreciate you Ian, thank you

[@jefersonmendoza8843]

Thank you Ian for the info. Very helpful.

[@Majed_ashraf]

Is there anyway to make cursive fonts where letter are joined to eachother

[@billy6166]

Thank you! Very helpful

[@mekaylaarchives]

so helpful thank you so much :)

[@TalkaCube]

Amazing video, very helpfull!!!

[@robfielding100]

If you already have a complete set of very decorative letters created is there any font manager I could drag and drop the images in?

[@nicoleamy7741]

Great great great video... I do have a question. I hope you or someone can answer for me. I'm very new at this, but I've created a font, but it has come out a little too wide. Anyone know the best way to batch condense / narrow the glyphs without have rework each one?

[@bediosoro7786]

What tools to use to create a new alphabet with keyboards mapping?

[@AdamGreasley]

Nice. I’m a big fan of glyphs 🙌 and Fontself is pretty cool too.

[@clararegina3190]

I LOVE YOU SIR MY COLLEGE PROJECT WAS SAFE BECAUSE OF YOU

[@Do3a.Aliraqi]

you deserved a millon thumbs uuuppppp ... i am e marketer and i really loved this video .. i did not have any idea how to create a new font , but now i do :)

[@timmiddleton7893]

Great video, want to try that Glyphs program out!! I used Birdfont, it was quite a process, but got the job done!

[@IanBarnard]

+Tim Middleton I've never heard of that one, must check it out.

[@timmiddleton7893]

birdfont.org

[@lyricalhiphopuk]

@@IanBarnard Birdfont is terrible!

[@meghanakankara2883]

i want to create font with custom spacing. how do you think i could do that?

[@inhphamlehoang9029]

Can the software make "Đăâáàảạãắằẳặấầẩẫậđêếềểệễíìỉịĩưứừữựửúùủụũóòỏõọớờởợỡôốồổộỗóòỏọõẻơýỳỵỹỷ"

[@HanLinkGamingShorts]

This dude is literally in Harry Potters room

[@ridpathcreativepartnersllc9269]

Thank you. There were two I had not heard of. Keep it coming!

[@SpiritTracker7]

On that note concerning spacing.. did you covert a closet into your office? :)

[@FunLearningPiano]

If I want to make a music notation font. Like type in music notation in Page. What is the best font to create music notation font? Thank you for your help.

[@andrewleyton6689]

Great now I can try show fonts

[@shoansiam9326]

Love from Bangladesh. I'm your new Bangladeshi subscriber

[@dseadon07]

This is so great! Thanks for sharing Ian! Wish I knew about these years ago.

[@IanBarnard]

+David Seadon you're welcome. Same here!

[@marcusbarber2950]

Do I have to have some kind of outside app to create my own font? Can I not just use AI or PS and create my letters and assign them within AI or PS? Seems so inconvenient to pay for an app if you're only going to do it once.

[@keplar6594]

this man made font making sound more etiquette than eating at a royal supper

[@galymzhankyrykbaev2976]

What about the letters (Cyrillic Extended and Latin Extended), are there lack of free resources?

[@ltma123]

Great video! Thanks for sharing!

[@ccm800]

Any thoughts on the best way to add italics to a font? My job uses a particular font they insist on and have used for 108ish years. We also go bananas on italics. The problem is this font has no UPPERCASE italics which is absolutely mental. How might I go about augmenting the font to include damn italic caps? I know how to slant a character but to make it part of the actual font - when I am typing in InD with it...that is what I want to do. Thoughts? Great vid BTW - subscribed :)

[@moatazmady1086]

shear tool

[@vanburn777]

This is truly helpful! Thanks!

[@vamshinathgowda8960]

plzz tell me how to create own cursive hand writing

[@Lucianacostaleite]

Thank you for your video, help me so much!! Obrigada!!

[@leonatsiara]

Thank you so much for sharing! Great video!

[@lopezklu]

Thank you friend!

[@michellesanchez673]

This video was very informative, great job 🌞

[@stevenarkon7718]

Ian, Do you know how Musical instrument tablatures are created and made into TTF font files? I have a Roland AE-01 Aerophone and would like to create a TTF Font to be used in MuseScore to display the tablatures for each note on Sheet Music Scores. I can't find anything on how to start learning how.

[@IanBarnard]

I don't, sorry Steven.

[@Barb.u]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! You are amazing for making this video

[@anfanger4]

Ended up using Glyphr Studio. Free webapp. 👌

[@भैरवमगर]

Hi I’m looking for fontstruct which I did see in my App Store how do I get it could you tell me thank you

[@SPAL631]

My font maker has first getting tinge

[@boboh7360]

Thank you

[@PugrillaEggy54321]

thanks

[@isaisa3125]

Thanks for sharing... very helpful!!

[@AlaneLane]

Thank you for sharing 😊

[@bgimusic]

cool stuff! you gave us the best links. Thank-you!

[@BuHaidar]

Great.. thx for sharing. I have my own font, but it’s way writing is from up to bottom.. is there any software can deal with this direction? Thx

[@IanBarnard]

+Jaafar Hamza I'm not sure. Sorry.

[@germansnowman]

Yes, Glyphs can handle vertical scripts.

[@maryanneleitu4876]

What if... You free drew your letters on a paper? I was trying to find a video about doing transfers that way... Getting hand drawn letter fonts, pencil, on to lap top.. very new to this.. software transfer.. have been drawing for years but never done anything with my art work.. if anyone can help me out with links or directions on where to look, it would be much appreciated 💕

[@AD-Dom]

It's funny this showed up in my suggestion list. Birdfont is free, but a donation is needed for commercial use. I'm still finding it a bit cumbersome to use. Which is why I purchased TypeTool3 on the cheap end of the fontlab set.

[@mattybelami]

Thanks sir..very useful for me create my personal font

[@hasbro4405]

thanks all lot now caligraphy is become easy just because of you support . thank you Ian Barnad

[@IanBarnard]

+Haseeb Hameed you're welcome, that's good to hear!

[@huydang9458]

Thank you!

[@cartoonstries286]

Where we sell our fonts

[@jessicaduggan8910]

Really useful - thank you!

[@vikramasilafoundation3692]

Do you do font and if you do how much you charge a letter?

[@IanBarnard]

I charge by the project rather than by the letter. If you want to work with me then email my agent at [e-mail]

[@kekoski]

You are awesome bro!

[@randomCADstuff]

How much do you figure a freelancer would charge to create a custom font for someone? The reason I am asking is because I was recently going to purchase a font, but the rights to 'embed' the font just weren't worth paying. For the money, I wonder if I could simply get a freelancer to create a font closer to what I actually want. Going for the 'freehand' style but for technical drawings.

[@IanBarnard]

Unfortunately there's no set price for custom font design. You'd have to get someone to quote with the specifics for that project.

[@randomCADstuff]

@@IanBarnard Thanks! I looked in Fiverr... I know some of those sites are kind of meat grinders. Prices look reasonable but I'm not sure if includes all the provisions such as an installable .TTF file, ability to embed, etc... Luckily there's lots of resources on the subject thanks to you guys. Just gotta take the time to watch them I guess :-) .

[@marcusandmiti]

great tips!!!

[@ImTheGoatGirl]

Great video! Thank you!

[@jobejones185]

Great timing, just as I have a uni project to make our own typefaces

[@IanBarnard]

+Jobe Jones awesome. Love to see the font you make for your project.

[@jobejones185]

Ian Barnard I'll be uploading it on my instagram (account name is just Jobe Jones, with a mountain pencil head logo)

[@IanBarnard]

Just had look. Amazing work. What did you use to put it together?

[@jobejones185]

Ian Barnard I've just used illustrator so far, only using the golden ratio to make it, basing it around a circle, next stage is to add texture in place of weights to show stages of decay. I'll probably animate it too.

[@gosiakoseldesign]

thank you for this video

[@andikafez4151]

Its really great 👍🏻 keep up to sharing about fonts making

[@IanBarnard]

+Andika Fez sure thing.

[@RoadRunnerMeep]

Thank you, good for ways of making passive income. Not many people share their thoughts and ideas

[@StephenShenold]

This was really helpful, thank you!!

[@IanBarnard]

+Stephen Shenold you're welcome. Glad you found it useful.

[@marishbuenavista3741]

Thank you so much!!

[@kolangiao]

I cant se FontDrafts in the appstore

[@jatiindah7910]

thanks for sharing!

[@dickanthen]

Thanks for the video. Any suggestions for fonts of scripts other than English.. e.g. ক খ গ etc (Assamese script), in such scripts the letters change their structure sometimes (ক+ৰ=ক্ৰ or ন+ত=ন্ত). Even the the vowels have signs if used with consonant.

[@games_reboot2863]

I added my font to my keyboards (need root)

[@poiurqwwer1115]

Juktaikhor bur ligatures e hoi. Font editor tut judi ligature r option ase titia bonabo pari aru matra buror karone beleke glyph options thakibo, kintu exception keita (ৰূ, গু, শু) consonant r logote ligature hisape dibo lagibo sake.

[@정기민-q8t]

really useful thank you

[@Designglot]

there is an open-source and free font maker tool for windows, it's fontforge.

[@db851]

This is so cool website! Thanks for letting me know

[@worstcaseofcrabsever5510]

badass video~!

[@mathubalan3001]

Where is publish my font???

[@maheshsahu9995]

Is fontforge good enough?

[@seanludeman4940]

I really wish that fontstruct made an iPad app!

[@seanludeman4940]

I’d love to use it in conjunction with affinity designer! Been loving that but have a different font app for iPad right now :( this looks way better

[@blackcat5130]

How do we install the first one onto your computer

[@IanBarnard]

You can't as it's online only.

[@fatehalfenni6621]

Hi, man Nice work... am now using Structfont I have a request... How can u develop for me a font... I hv the Idea but I can't use the tools well I am ready to settle for 25% my idea is very simple... You can take it far... I know you can... Think about it... Your reply want change my view... I still find you awesome

[@dyedweasley9977]

my saviour.

[@poojakakodkar9250]

Can we sell the fonts we make in calligraphr?