Any PC programs that allow one to create custom fonts?

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 3:54 pm

Are there any PC programs that allow you to create your own custom fonts?

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GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 4:49 pm

Loads, but apparently this is the one you want.
http://www.adobe.com/products/fontographer/

It's one of those Adobe products that they didn't make (might've been Macromedia... it's been a while, and I'm drunk). Pretty sure you can import directly from Illustrator or Photoshop, which helps.

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 5:02 pm

Thanks for the link, Gaijin Punch...will check it out. ^_~

I seem to recall about that little nifty program a few years back in a magazine touting a demo of it but never picked it up. Now I wish I had done so...oh well.

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gavin19 · Post by **gavin19** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 5:09 pm

I used Font Creator a little while back to create a few custom letters and edit an existing font. It was pretty full featured IIRC. There is a free trial there too. I have the full version here if you want it.

That Fontographer looks the business though.

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 5:19 pm

For gavin19,

Thanks for the link on the Font Creator program...I shall check the demo out and see if it is for me. ^_~

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

t0yrobo · Post by **t0yrobo** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 5:52 pm

I've yet to use it but this could help.
http://fontstruct.fontshop.com/

it290 · Post by **it290** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 7:23 pm

FontLab is what the pros use, although many people draw type in Illustrator and then bring it into FontLab in order to set up kerning pairs, etc.

Spiro is a very interesting project still in its infancy - it uses spirals to draw curves instead of beziers, which makes drawing type much more intuitive.

edit - I should also mention FontForge which is easily the best free program available, however, I should also say that I personally found it a nightmare to use.