Making Fonts!: Der Einstieg ins professionelle Type-Design

Have you always wanted to design a font but never quite found the courage to do so? Do you already have sketches of letters—either analog or digital—but hesitate to turn them into a full font? Has type design always intrigued you, yet seemed like a science unto itself? And what ...Have you always wanted to design a font but never quite found the courage to do so? Do you already have sketches of letters—either analog or digital—but hesitate to turn them into a full font? Has type design always intrigued you, yet seemed like a science unto itself? And what you quickly created with web applications wasn't really usable? The entry into professional type design "Making Fonts!" paves your way into the world of professional type design. Clearly, thoroughly, and with infectious enthusiasm, Chris Campe and Ulrike Rausch guide you from letter sketches to your own font. Whether it's a decorative display font with an interlocking look and alternative letters, a well-developed headline font with multiple weights and OpenType features, or perhaps just a better version of your handwriting: this book shows you how to do it.