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Color Fonts with Fontself

New to font making, want to try out if this is something for you but don’t want to invest in learning complex font software? Fontself is an extension for Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. It allows you to create (color) fonts without leaving your Adobe design software

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How to add Ligatures in Glyphs by @typedesignclass • Last Saturday I hosted a Font Making Workshop in Glyphs Mini and one of the students asked me how to add ligatures to their font. Here you go, a short introduction to OpenType Features to expa
Basics of Kerning by @typedesignclass • Before doing your kerning you need to set your spacing. 90% of your kerning issues can be resolved by setting your spacing correctly. Here are some basic tips for kerning. The workshop for today’s Fo
Basics of Spacing by @typedesignclass • 90% of your kerning issues can be resolved by setting your spacing correctly. Here are some basic tips. The workshop for tomorrow is fully booked but there are some new dates in 2023 coming your way very s
For everyone why commented on previous post that slide 3 and 5 (or 6) where contradictions. Let me explain: If you draw a curve you need to add nodes on the extreme points. Draw a vertical or horizontal guide, where it touched the curve it’s c

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