Making Your Own Fonts
December 14, 2023
Presented by: Jaymz Wooden
Creating your own custom font can infuse each of your plans with a one-of-a-kind look and feel. Join us as we delve into the process of putting together your own custom fonts. We'll go over some specific recommendations that will help you keep your attention on the artful elements of your custom fonts, and avoid being bogged down in the technical processes.
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Webinar Contents:
Note: The following catalog of content covered in this webinar is time stamped to allow you to follow along or skip to sections of the video that are relevant to your questions. You can also search for content on this page using the FIND command in your browser (CTRL + F in Windows, Command + F in Mac OS.)
- Intro/TOC
- Key Aspects of a Font
- Calligraphr
- Setting Up Your Template
- Typeface Creation
- Uploading Your Template
- Building Your Font
- Build the Font
- Naming
- Font Settings
0:00 – 8:13: Intro/TOC
Brief overview of the fonts included with your Land F/X installation (3:14)
8:14 – 11:09: Key Aspects of a Font
- Font types
- SHX, TTF, OTF
- Font Styles
- Font Families
- Character sets
- Finding a balance
11:10 – 12:30: Character Set Considerations, Etc.
12:31 – 13:49: Calligraphr
13:50 – 15:23: Setting Up Your Template
15:24 – 16:08: Typeface Creation
16:09 – 18:22: Uploading Your Template
18:23 – end: Building Your Font
Tour of Calligraphr (18:28)
Build the Font (18:48)
Naming (19:54)
Font Settings (28:36)
Installing your font (47:23)
The importance of selecting the correct Preference Set (48:42)
Configuring a Text Style in the Text Manager to use your font (49:15)
Using the Print Fonts command (51:06)
Tour of some of the updated Land F/X fonts (52:46)
Cross-referencing a different font to address missing characters in your font (56:25)
Contact
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