Hey,
I just joined here yesterday after searching for tutorials/courses on type design but I can't really find anything.
I'm a complete newbie to type design and have never tried designing my own fonts until recently when I was asked to recreate a logo for one of my clients and their logo looked like it used a hand drawn font so I started to recreate the letters in the font and it got me thinking I could maybe turn it into a font.
I know some basics like overshooting but I would like to learn more so I can create a somewhat good font and maybe eventually turn it into different weights.
My questions is, are there any courses/tutorials that anyone can recommend for me? Ones that I can watch at my own pace and not have to attend in person or via a Zoom call.
Any help would be appreciated.
/Edit - forgot to mention that I mainly use a windows PC so would probably use something like FontLab to create the font.
Thanks
Matt
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I use Fontlab, and have for years - it's hard to find tutorials on using it - but I find that having fumbled my way through with trial an error has been a good way to learn. Its a super powerful app, so long as you know how to use it. I reckon if you get stuck with anything, the FontLab masters who are here might help you and point you in the right direction. Start small, and work your way up, enjoy the process.
I've noticed that, it seems like most people use Glyphs and although I do have a MacBook Pro it mainly sits in my cupboard collecting dust, I must have used it a handful of times since purchasing it.
I find it easier to learn by watching and then doing which I did with the Adobe apps. I've watched some tutorials on the FontLab YouTube channel but it's not catered to newbies like me, they assume you know what Sidebearings are and how to use the app.
I would really like to find somewhere (if possible) that explains the best practices when it comes to type design and how to make a font multiple weights. Is there anything out there like that?
Thanks
Matt
It's a shame there's not a lot more courses/tutorials out there for either programs but I will just see what I can find and if I have to use Glyphs I'll have to blow the dust off the MacBook.
Thanks
Matt
https://ohnotype.co/blog/tagged/teaching
Perhaps @Karen Cheng's book would be helpful.
It is compiled as pre-recorded videos so you can follow along at your own pace.
https://typedesignschool.com