Automatic "Smart Metrics" introduced

Adam Ladd · February 2020

Just saw this post come up for automatic "Smart Metrics" (spacing and kerning) in Fontself Maker.

They make some notes about there being an art to it still and potential need for manual adjustments, but it's interesting to see nonetheless. (My impression has been that Fontself is more geared towards hobbyists.)

https://www.fontself.com/blog/spacing-kerning-fonts-in-one-click

James Puckett · February 2020

There’s also iKern, which is endorsed by many designers including Hannes von Döhren and Peter Biľak. And I think DTL Kernmaster does automatic kerning but I can’t find it on their web site.

Thomas Phinney · February 2020

I heartily endorse iKern. Best (semi-)automated kerning I have seen.

I am sure the semi-automated nature of it is part of its success—tuning for best results per different typeface.

Chris Lozos · February 2020

Feel the Kern

Ariq Syauqi · March 2020

Yes. Their ads are also repeatedly shown on my timeline too.

I agree with all what @Mark Simonson said here https://typedrawers.com/discussion/2051/fontself-as-an-alternative-to-scanfont .
And knowing the fact that FontSelf persistently develops, like this one new feature, I think I'll give it a try in the near future.

LeMo aka PatternMan aka Frank E Blokland · March 2020

And I think DTL Kernmaster does automatic kerning but I can’t find it on their web site.

GPOSMaster, the successor of KernMaster for macOS, Windows, and Linux, is almost ready for release: some rough edges still have to be removed, however. The algorithm is basically the same as in KM, but instead of .be ﬁles, it works with OpenType fonts and features ﬁles.

And with regard to auto-spacing: https://typedrawers.com/discussion/1236/introducing-ls-cadencer-tools-a-toolset-for-auto-spacing-fonts

Erwin Denissen · March 2020

Don't forget Scanahand and FontCreator, as they also have generate metrics and automatic kerning features ;-)

Automatic "Smart Metrics" introduced

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