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14 tools to Create your own font

Sep 9, 2015 | Application, Font Creation Tools, fonts, Free Tools, Web Tools

14 tools to Create your own font

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There are plenty of sources available to find free high quality fonts that you can use in your apps and web projects. However, it can sometimes happen that even after checking hundreds of fonts, you’re not able to find the perfect font that you were looking for. Or you simply want to use a unique font in your app, website or logo design. In such cases, you may want to create your own font to add uniqueness to the typography of your project.

Today, I have brought a list of best tools for creating fonts. You can use these tools to create your own custom font from scratch. You can also design your fonts in vector graphics editors like Adobe Illustrator or Inkscape and then import the .svg file in font building tools like FontForge (mentioned below) to convert into TrueType or OpenType fonts.

1. FontLab Studio

FontLab Studio by FontLab is a powerful font editor for professionals to design typefaces and create or modify fonts. It is available for Windows and Mac and supports all major outline font formats including Type 1, TrueType, Multiple Master and OpenType.

Cost: Premium. See pricing details

2. FontCreator

FontCreator, available for Windows, has an intuitive interface for beginners and also has advance feature sets for font designers to create and edit high-quality TrueType and OpenType fonts. Import of (scanned) images or vector graphics for conversion into glyphs is also supported.

Cost: The Home Edition costs 79 USD, check price comparison chart for details

3. Fontographer

Fontographer, another powerful font editor by FontLab lets you create new fonts from scratch or customize the existing ones. You can open and generate Type 1, TrueType, OpenType, Type 3 fonts, you can fine-tune spacing and kerning among other special features. Fontographer is available for Windows and Mac systems.

You can also check out other font editors by FontLab: TypeTool and BitFonter (bitmap font editor).

Cost: Premium. See pricing details

4. FontForge

FontForge is a downloadable application available for Windows, Mac, Unix/Linux systems and localized in many different languages. It is an outline font editor and allows you to create and edit PostScript, TrueType, OpenType, svg and bitmap fonts. It also lets you convert one format to another.

Cost: Free

5. Type 3.2 font editor

Type 3.2 is an OpenType font editor available for Windows and Mac OS X. You can open, save and convert .otf and .ttf fonts. Import of .svg files is also supported. Beginners can also try out the freeware font editor, Type light that is available for Windows.

Cost: Type light is free, Type 3.2 costs 65 USD

6. FontStruct

FontStruct is a free browser-based typography creation tool to let you quickly and easily create your own fonts. You can download your font as TrueType. You can also share your fonts with FontStruct community, browse and download fonts uploaded by others and use in your projects.

Cost: Free

7. BitFontMaker2

BitFontMaker2 is a browser-based pixel-font editor that you can use to edit and create bitmap fonts. You can download your fonts as TrueTypeFont, you can also upload your fonts to their gallery.

Cost: Free

8. Fontifier

Fontifier is an online tool that allows you to create a TrueType font from your own handwriting. You can preview your font for free but you have to buy the font for using it in your projects.

Cost: Free to use, 9 USD to download the font

9. YourFonts

YourFonts is an online tool that lets you generate OpenType fonts from your scanned handwriting. Like Fontifier, font preview is free and you need to purchase the font for using in your projects.

Cost: Free to use, 9.95 USD to download the font

10. Glyphr

Glyphr is a free HTML5 based font-editor. You can either explore a work in progress font or create your font from scratch with Glyphr Studio Online.

Cost: Free

11. iFontMaker

iFontMaker is a downloadable application available for iPad and Windows 8. Using its free-hand font editor you can either create your font from scratch or edit the existing ones. You can convert it into a TTF file and use in your projects.

Cost: 4.99 USD for Windows, 6.99 USD for Mac

12. FontArk

FontArk is a browser-based type design and font creation tool. With features like real-time multiple glyph editing system and automatic outline generator, you can easily create your own font and download it as .OTF file.

Cost: Free for limited time

13. MyScriptFont

MyScriptFont is an online tool that lets you create TTF or OTF fonts from your handwriting. It also allows you to download your font for free that you can use for commercial purposes too.

You can read my post where I have shared my experience on creating font from handwriting using MyScriptFont for more details.

Cost: Free

14. BirdFont

BirdFont is a font editor that you can use to create TTF, EOT and SVG fonts. This editor is available for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and BSD. You can download its freeware version to create fonts under SIL Open Font license, for other licenses you need to upgrade.

Cost: Free as well as Premium

the best Free Fonts for your apps and websites

Sep 9, 2015 | app font, font, font-face, fonts, Free Fonts, Free Resources, mac fonts, web font, webfonts

the best Free Fonts for your apps and websites

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Choosing the right font for your project, whether you are making an app or a website, is a very important step. The fonts that you choose should not only make content reading easier but also blend well with other design elements.

In order to help you find the perfect font for your design, I have hand-picked 10 places where you can find best free fonts. Most of these sites offer free fonts that can be used commercially, however make sure you read the licensing and attribution requirements before downloading and using them in your projects.

1. Google Fonts

Google Fonts is one of the most popular directory of open source web fonts, that you can use in your commercial projects for free. There are currently more than 600 fonts with various font styles to choose from, including serif, sans-serif, script and hand writing.

2. Font Squirrel

Font Squirrel is another best resource for finding free, hand-picked, high-quality and commercial-use fonts. These fonts are classified under different styles like serif, retro, dingbat, etc.

3. dafont.com

dafont.com has over 20,000 fonts split under different categories like fancy, holiday, techno etc. and sub-categories for quick browsing.

4. Urban Fonts

Urban Fonts features a vast collection of free fonts, premium fonts and free dingbats. You can keyword-search over 8,000 freeware fonts or browse different categories to find the font you’re looking for.

5. Font Space

Font Space has a collection of over 23,000 free fonts that you can browse by year, popular categories or by font designers.

6. 1001 Free Fonts

1001 Free Fonts is a database of huge collection of fonts. You can find fonts by name and categories.

7. Acid Fonts

Acid Fonts is a large collection of free fonts that you can keyword-search or browse alphabetically or by categories.

8. Open Font Library

Open Font Library has around 400 font families that come with the freedom to use, study, share and remix them. You can browse their catalogue that gives you font preview, this list can be filtered by categories like monospaced, sans-serif, etc or by licenses.

9. Search Free Fonts

Search Free Fonts has a collection that contains over 13,000 free fonts and over 91,000 commercial fonts put under different categories for easy browsing.

10. The League of Moveable Type

The League of Moveable Type provide high-quality, free, open-source and web-ready fonts that can be used commercially as long as credit is provided to the original creator.

These free font resources will surely help you in finding awesome fonts for your project and spice up its typography. Please do not forget to share these resources with fellow designers and developers.

14 tools to Create your own font

Sep 9, 2015 | Uncategorized

14 tools to Create your own font

this article has been copied from this source

There are plenty of sources available to find free high quality fonts that you can use in your apps and web projects. However, it can sometimes happen that even after checking hundreds of fonts, you’re not able to find the perfect font that you were looking for. Or you simply want to use a unique font in your app, website or logo design. In such cases, you may want to create your own font to add uniqueness to the typography of your project.

Today, I have brought a list of best tools for creating fonts. You can use these tools to create your own custom font from scratch. You can also design your fonts in vector graphics editors like Adobe Illustrator or Inkscape and then import the .svg file in font building tools like FontForge (mentioned below) to convert into TrueType or OpenType fonts.

1. FontLab Studio

FontLab Studio by FontLab is a powerful font editor for professionals to design typefaces and create or modify fonts. It is available for Windows and Mac and supports all major outline font formats including Type 1, TrueType, Multiple Master and OpenType.

Cost: Premium. See pricing details

2. FontCreator

FontCreator, available for Windows, has an intuitive interface for beginners and also has advance feature sets for font designers to create and edit high-quality TrueType and OpenType fonts. Import of (scanned) images or vector graphics for conversion into glyphs is also supported.

Cost: The Home Edition costs 79 USD, check price comparison chart for details

3. Fontographer

Fontographer, another powerful font editor by FontLab lets you create new fonts from scratch or customize the existing ones. You can open and generate Type 1, TrueType, OpenType, Type 3 fonts, you can fine-tune spacing and kerning among other special features. Fontographer is available for Windows and Mac systems.

You can also check out other font editors by FontLab: TypeTool and BitFonter (bitmap font editor).

Cost: Premium. See pricing details

4. FontForge

FontForge is a downloadable application available for Windows, Mac, Unix/Linux systems and localized in many different languages. It is an outline font editor and allows you to create and edit PostScript, TrueType, OpenType, svg and bitmap fonts. It also lets you convert one format to another.

Cost: Free

5. Type 3.2 font editor

Type 3.2 is an OpenType font editor available for Windows and Mac OS X. You can open, save and convert .otf and .ttf fonts. Import of .svg files is also supported. Beginners can also try out the freeware font editor, Type light that is available for Windows.

Cost: Type light is free, Type 3.2 costs 65 USD

6. FontStruct

FontStruct is a free browser-based typography creation tool to let you quickly and easily create your own fonts. You can download your font as TrueType. You can also share your fonts with FontStruct community, browse and download fonts uploaded by others and use in your projects.

Cost: Free

7. BitFontMaker2

BitFontMaker2 is a browser-based pixel-font editor that you can use to edit and create bitmap fonts. You can download your fonts as TrueTypeFont, you can also upload your fonts to their gallery.

Cost: Free

8. Fontifier

Fontifier is an online tool that allows you to create a TrueType font from your own handwriting. You can preview your font for free but you have to buy the font for using it in your projects.

Cost: Free to use, 9 USD to download the font

9. YourFonts

YourFonts is an online tool that lets you generate OpenType fonts from your scanned handwriting. Like Fontifier, font preview is free and you need to purchase the font for using in your projects.

Cost: Free to use, 9.95 USD to download the font

10. Glyphr

Glyphr is a free HTML5 based font-editor. You can either explore a work in progress font or create your font from scratch with Glyphr Studio Online.

Cost: Free

11. iFontMaker

iFontMaker is a downloadable application available for iPad and Windows 8. Using its free-hand font editor you can either create your font from scratch or edit the existing ones. You can convert it into a TTF file and use in your projects.

Cost: 4.99 USD for Windows, 6.99 USD for Mac

12. FontArk

FontArk is a browser-based type design and font creation tool. With features like real-time multiple glyph editing system and automatic outline generator, you can easily create your own font and download it as .OTF file.

Cost: Free for limited time

13. MyScriptFont

MyScriptFont is an online tool that lets you create TTF or OTF fonts from your handwriting. It also allows you to download your font for free that you can use for commercial purposes too.

You can read my post where I have shared my experience on creating font from handwriting using MyScriptFont for more details.

Cost: Free

14. BirdFont

BirdFont is a font editor that you can use to create TTF, EOT and SVG fonts. This editor is available for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and BSD. You can download its freeware version to create fonts under SIL Open Font license, for other licenses you need to upgrade.

Cost: Free as well as Premium

the best Free Fonts for your apps and websites

Sep 9, 2015 | Uncategorized

the best Free Fonts for your apps and websites

this article has been copied from this source

Choosing the right font for your project, whether you are making an app or a website, is a very important step. The fonts that you choose should not only make content reading easier but also blend well with other design elements.

In order to help you find the perfect font for your design, I have hand-picked 10 places where you can find best free fonts. Most of these sites offer free fonts that can be used commercially, however make sure you read the licensing and attribution requirements before downloading and using them in your projects.

1. Google Fonts

Google Fonts is one of the most popular directory of open source web fonts, that you can use in your commercial projects for free. There are currently more than 600 fonts with various font styles to choose from, including serif, sans-serif, script and hand writing.

2. Font Squirrel

Font Squirrel is another best resource for finding free, hand-picked, high-quality and commercial-use fonts. These fonts are classified under different styles like serif, retro, dingbat, etc.

3. dafont.com

dafont.com has over 20,000 fonts split under different categories like fancy, holiday, techno etc. and sub-categories for quick browsing.

4. Urban Fonts

Urban Fonts features a vast collection of free fonts, premium fonts and free dingbats. You can keyword-search over 8,000 freeware fonts or browse different categories to find the font you’re looking for.

5. Font Space

Font Space has a collection of over 23,000 free fonts that you can browse by year, popular categories or by font designers.

6. 1001 Free Fonts

1001 Free Fonts is a database of huge collection of fonts. You can find fonts by name and categories.

7. Acid Fonts

Acid Fonts is a large collection of free fonts that you can keyword-search or browse alphabetically or by categories.

8. Open Font Library

Open Font Library has around 400 font families that come with the freedom to use, study, share and remix them. You can browse their catalogue that gives you font preview, this list can be filtered by categories like monospaced, sans-serif, etc or by licenses.

9. Search Free Fonts

Search Free Fonts has a collection that contains over 13,000 free fonts and over 91,000 commercial fonts put under different categories for easy browsing.

10. The League of Moveable Type

The League of Moveable Type provide high-quality, free, open-source and web-ready fonts that can be used commercially as long as credit is provided to the original creator.

These free font resources will surely help you in finding awesome fonts for your project and spice up its typography. Please do not forget to share these resources with fellow designers and developers.

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