Make Your Own Fonts

Some ideas for creating your own fonts.

• Try some of these font design ideas:
  • use rubber stamps, potato cuttings etc..
  • get the kids to draw a font
  • draw your own font using ink and paper.
  • use your Calligraphy skills (or a friend's) to draw a font
  • use your favourite drawing or paint package
• Save each character as a graphic file and use them as you would any picture.
• Or, buy a font design program so you can save your font as a true type font.
• Use Corel Draw to create your own .TTF font or edit and adapt existing ones.
• Here are the characters you'll need:
  • the letters A - Z (uppercase)
  • the letters a - z (lowercase)
  • numbers 0 - 9
  • useful symbols: ! ? " ' * &
• Here are some interesting resources:
  • Down load our sponge sample font! - 57k.
  • Visit Will-Harris House for some neat typography and design information
  • Visit Publish Magazine's page - to download fonts