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- Fri Apr 16, 2021 7:07 pm
- Forum: Font Related Information
- Topic: display font naming convention rules / guidelines?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6569
display font naming convention rules / guidelines?
First: are there such things for naming display fonts? Most that I've seen assign some unique name to the font, with a descriptive word thereafter if appropriate (e.g., bold, italic, ultra, condensed). I'm not sure what to do if I've settled on a name for a display font, and want to amplify it to re...
- Wed Dec 02, 2020 8:37 pm
- Forum: FontCreator - Tutorials and Solutions
- Topic: From Vector (e.g. an Adobe Illustrator image) to Font
- Replies: 8
- Views: 54365
Re: From Vector (e.g. an Adobe Illustrator image) to Font
I'm a retired engineer, so naturally I tend to use AutoCAD instead of, say, Adobe Illustrator to create glyphs and subsequently convert them to SVG files with another application. I noted that SVG files thus created need to have the glyph enlarged by dragging one of the corners of the imported image...
- Mon Jul 27, 2020 10:35 pm
- Forum: FontCreator - Support
- Topic: Need help restoring the glyph previews in the overall view
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1548
Need help restoring the glyph previews in the overall view
I did something--no idea what!--that caused the glyph previews to disappear in the overall view, so what I have is shown in the attachment. blank overview.jpg Yet when I go into the individual glyphs, I see anything I've entered, but for glyphs where I haven't put in any new contours or anything of ...
- Sat Feb 09, 2019 1:58 am
- Forum: General Font Discussions
- Topic: recommendations for textbooks on font design
- Replies: 3
- Views: 12893
Re: recommendations for textbooks on font design
Thanks very much: I ordered two of those mentioned. No worries about dry textbooks: I'm intimately familiar with engineering texts, which pretty much set the bar on dry reading.
- Fri Feb 08, 2019 3:00 am
- Forum: General Font Discussions
- Topic: recommendations for textbooks on font design
- Replies: 3
- Views: 12893
recommendations for textbooks on font design
Just what the subject says: I'm looking for recommendations on font design textbooks. Ideally such a textbook would define terms with plenty of illustrations, give general guidelines on proportions (what in engineering might be called recognized as generally accepted good practice), etc. Then again,...
- Thu Aug 09, 2018 8:16 pm
- Forum: FontCreator - Requests and Enhancements
- Topic: Suggestion for Metrics
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10055
Re: Suggestion for Metrics
Sorry; didn't jump out at me at first.
- Wed Aug 08, 2018 1:22 pm
- Forum: FontCreator - Requests and Enhancements
- Topic: Suggestion for Metrics
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10055
Re: Suggestion for Metrics
And what tool is that, please? I realize that there's a decided aesthetic element to font design that makes what I'll call good practice more nebulous than it is in engineering; however, reason suggests to me that there have to be some guidelines that could be derived from the most successful / clas...
- Mon Aug 06, 2018 12:05 am
- Forum: FontCreator - Requests and Enhancements
- Topic: Suggestion for Metrics
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10055
Re: Suggestion for Metrics
Like I said above: it's to get a handle on what might be called generally accepted good practices. I'm an engineer, and a lot of sizing of equipment is based on good practices for proportions. Thus, I approach font design from an engineer's viewpoint, and would like to see such practices documented....
- Fri Aug 03, 2018 7:02 pm
- Forum: FontCreator - Requests and Enhancements
- Topic: Suggestion for Metrics
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10055
Re: Suggestion for Metrics
Thanks for that link to the discussion. What I'm after would be metrics that a more-or-less-related selection of fonts (say, serif fonts very roughly along the lines of Garamond or Georgia) use, so I could find average / typical values as starting points to adjust to suit my tastes. Definitely not t...
- Fri Aug 03, 2018 1:30 pm
- Forum: FontCreator - Requests and Enhancements
- Topic: Suggestion for Metrics
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10055
Suggestion for Metrics
This may already be there and I don't know how to find it, but how about a table summarizing the metrics for each glyph? That way, at a glance, you can see whether the height, bearings, you name it, are reasonable or need some adjustment. It would also be very handy for novices like me to compare on...
- Wed Feb 08, 2017 1:37 am
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Two to try
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7476
Re: Two to try
The latter looks like a live one since I'm not exactly an artist. Thanks.
- Sat Feb 04, 2017 11:59 pm
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Two to try
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7476
Re: Two to try
Once edited (bearing the above in mind), any suggestions where (what I think is) the finished product ought to be posted?
- Wed Dec 21, 2016 2:15 am
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Two to try
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7476
Two to try
OK, I'm new at the font creation business, so bear that in mind--but offer whatever feedback you will. One of these I call "Engraved Nameplate" since it reminds me of white-on-black nameplates one found on machines, machine tools, control panels, etc. fifty or more years ago. The other is ...
- Thu Dec 08, 2016 1:54 am
- Forum: FontCreator - Support
- Topic: How do I make a glyph usable?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3917
Re: How do I make a glyph usable?
Thanks all around.
Now, a follow-up question: suppose for some obscure reason I wanted to create (say) a vulgar fraction 3/17? I rather doubt that exists anywhere, so how would one go about mapping something brand-new?
Now, a follow-up question: suppose for some obscure reason I wanted to create (say) a vulgar fraction 3/17? I rather doubt that exists anywhere, so how would one go about mapping something brand-new?
- Wed Dec 07, 2016 2:30 am
- Forum: FontCreator - Support
- Topic: How do I make a glyph usable?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3917
How do I make a glyph usable?
As noted I'm a beginner, interested in font design as a hobby. That said, here's what's probably an easy question. Suppose I want to add a new glyph (for grins, let's say I want to add the so-called vulgar fraction ⅛). The operation clearly starts with the "Insert Glyph" command, which all...