Over the past two weeks, I’ve been taking you through the steps to create a custom font.
In the third and final part of this tutorial series, I will show you how to make the final changes to your font before uploading a completed font grid to YourFonts.com to then purchase a working version of your font.
To begin, I’ll show you how to make the final adjustments to your font grid and position all of the letters, numbers, punctuation marks, and symbols correctly.
When you’re satisfied with the placement of your font characters inside the grid, I will show you how to export your grid image from Adobe Illustrator into a .jpg file that can be uploaded to YourFonts.com.
Next, I will briefly take you through the steps on YourFont.com up through uploading your image. Once your image has been successfully uploaded, I will show you how to debug your font to make sure all of the characters are positioned and spaced the way you want them.
Finally, when you are happy with your font, I will show you how to take the final step to purchase and download your final font.
By the end of this tutorial series, you should have a better understanding of what goes into making a custom font, such as kerning, font metrics, or simply quality design. You should be able to take the information presented in this tutorial series and go on to create many detailed and quality fonts.
