Building a Custom Typeface With Just Enough Personality

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Harbor Bickmore

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01 welcome to class.mp4

02:11

02 class project.mp4

02:24

03 type anatomy.mp4

02:04

04 guides.mp4

03:54

05 type and personality.mp4

02:43

06 choosing a quote.mp4

03:56

07 opening glyphs mini.mp4

03:36

08 building your first letter.mp4

07:36

09 the straight glyphs.mp4

09:30

10 letter spacing.mp4

03:07

11 shoulder glyphs.mp4

10:24

12 shoulders part 2.mp4

01:45

13 round capital glyphs.mp4

13:41

14 round lowercase glyphs.mp4

06:15

15 glyphs with arms.mp4

03:16

16 angled capital glyphs.mp4

12:12

17 angled lowercase glyphs.mp4

02:13

18 the oddball glyphs.mp4

08:46

19 fit and finish.mp4

05:20

20 set quote and celebrate.mp4

03:05

Exercise Files.zip

Description

If You Are a Graphic Designer Looking to Get Into Building Your Own Typefaces, You Are in For a Real Sweet Treat.

Let's get into it. Thinking of Building a typeface can be daunting, but DO NOT FEAR. I am going to show you a workflow that will break things down into manageable bite-size pieces and show you that building your own custom typeface is not so difficult after all. I am going to build a few letters on screen and teach you what you need to know to build out the rest of them. I encourage you to follow along and pause rewind and rewatch as much as you need to to get it down.

By the end of the class, you will have made your own custom font A-Z capital and Lowercase letters inspired by a quote you love.

Key Skills You Will Learn

Glyphs Mini Software
Type Anatomy
Type Design Workflow
Drawing Cohesive Letter
Giving Letters personality
Export Your Typeface

Resources

Type guide: This is an ebook version and a more in-depth version of the info covered in this class and more. There is a more in-depth look into letter spacing and step by step drawings for every letter.
Typeface: I want to give you the typeface that I designed for this class as it stands up to this point. Use it however you like and let me know any feedback you have about how to improve it.
Project File: I have included my glyphs mini file so you can get a closer look at what I got going on.
Glyphs Mini Download: https://glyphsapp.com/glyphs-mini

The Beautiful thing about typeface design is that is is so subjective, with that in mind this class is not the bible of type design but simply a jumping-off point to get you familiar with drawing letters and creating a workflow. If you like what you learn here I encourage you to dive deeper into type design and always keep improving.

Harbor is a graphic designer currently working in branding and pursuing a master degree at The School of Visual Arts in NYC

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What You'll Learn?

Typography
Typeface Design
Graphic Design
Creative
Custom Font
Glyph
Glyph Design

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Harbor Bickmore

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Hey, I'm Harbor, Like Beyonce I need no last name. I have been studying and working as a graphic designer for ten years. I have worked in production design, branding, freelance, and am currently pursuing a master's degree from SVA in New York.

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