Creating Basic Fonts with FontForge

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In this course, James Street shows you how to create basic fonts using the world's most powerful free and open source Unix-based font editor: FontForge. This course is designed from the ground up to be an entry point into Font Design, providing background design information for anyone wishing to take up the practice. James provides instruction on font anatomy, characteristics, and general design tips as well as a beginner friendly introduction to FontForge. The interface, workflow, and tools of FontForge are covered to help make sense of the mysterious art of font creation. The course leverages FontForge and related tools in conjunction with three different methods that can be used to create consistent and reliable fonts. The course also covers potential options for installing this powerful Unix-based tool on Mac and Windows systems. To begin learning today, simply click on the movie links!

Auteur : James Street | Leçons: 84 - Durée : 7h5
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  • Workflows

    • (03:58) Overview
    • (02:30) Parts
    • (02:55) Outlined Path
    • (01:51) Hybrid
    • (02:59) Decisions
  • Installing Your Toolset

    • (04:33) Introduction
    • (06:28) Install on Ubuntu
    • (07:04) Mac Options
    • (04:58) Windows Options
    • (04:20) Virtualization
    • (04:28) Run a LiveCD
  • Interface Fundamentals

    • (00:57) Introduction
    • (07:31) Opening Existing Fonts
    • (07:23) Font View
    • (06:24) Outline Window
    • (06:01) Metrics Window
    • (06:08) Components of the Glyph pt. 1
    • (06:48) Components of the Glyph pt. 2
    • (06:30) Components of the Glyph pt. 3
    • (05:35) Extrema
    • (05:09) Tools pt. 1
    • (06:27) Tools pt. 2
    • (07:01) Tools pt. 3
    • (05:46) Tools pt. 4
    • (06:28) Tools pt. 5
    • (02:54) Saving
    • (03:03) Consistency
  • How to Create a Font: Parts

    • (04:10) Getting Started
    • (06:20) Guides
    • (06:17) Vertical Stem
    • (06:37) The Shoulder pt. 1
    • (06:51) The Shoulder pt. 2
    • (06:12) Saving Components
    • (05:42) Similar Glyphs
    • (06:30) Bowl Glyphs pt. 1
    • (02:33) Bowl Glyphs pt. 2
    • (06:46) Mixed Bowl & Stem
    • (07:36) Dots
    • (06:22) Crossbars
    • (07:06) Diagonals pt. 1
    • (06:18) Diagonals pt. 2
    • (05:35) Diagonals pt. 3
    • (07:53) The Final Letter: S
    • (03:01) Conclusion
  • How to Create a Font: Outlined Paths

    • (02:22) Introduction
    • (06:01) Laying Down the Paths pt. 1
    • (07:00) Laying Down the Paths pt. 2
    • (05:52) Laying Down the Paths pt. 3
    • (06:42) Expanded Stroke Options pt. 1
    • (06:59) Expanded Stroke Options pt. 2
    • (03:45) Expanded Stroke Tweaking
    • (07:02) Modification
    • (01:52) Conclusion
  • How to Create a Font: Hybrid

    • (02:08) Introduction
    • (06:56) Cleaning Up the Scanned Image pt. 1
    • (06:31) Cleaning Up the Scanned Image pt. 2
    • (07:06) To Autotrace or Not To Autotrace?
    • (06:20) Manual Tracing
    • (07:13) Inkscape pt. 1
    • (03:22) Inkscape pt. 2
  • Refining & Generating Fonts

    • (01:34) Introduction
    • (06:50) Validating Fonts pt. 1
    • (05:31) Validating Fonts pt. 2
    • (06:24) Advance Width pt. 1
    • (03:55) Advance Width pt. 2
    • (07:10) Lookups & Kerning
    • (06:56) Creating Lookups & Kerning Pairs
    • (05:50) Creating & Modifying Bitmap Strikes
    • (07:33) Generating Fonts
  • Review & Wrap-up

    • (05:04) Summary
    • (02:37) Challenge!
  • Credits

    • (02:22) About the Author
Formateur : James Street
Langue : Anglais
Durée : 7h5
Nombre de séquences vidéo : 84
SKU : 34282
Réf :
ISBN : 978-1-61866-023-7
Date de publication : 2011-12-08
Compatibilité : Apple Mac OS X (PPC & Intel) | Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8
Formations compatibles iPad en VOD et via l'application TutoShop sur l'AppStore.

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James Street

James Street

James Street is an IT Professional and freelancer. He holds the following certifications and degrees: Master MOS 2003, ACE Photoshop CS2, ACE InDesign CS2, ACE Illustrator CS2, ACE Acrobat 7, ACP Dreamweaver 8, ACP Flash 8, CIW Associate, CIW Professional, Master CIW Designer, Bachelors of Science in Psychology and Philosophy, Master of Arts in Social Science (History and Psychology), Doctorate of Philosophy, and is currently pursuing other certifications. He is an active developer, designer, artist, and jack of many trades.

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