This svg can be imported into FontForge in one single step. The last video uses illustrator and then moves on to display the font table and metrics window for setting the left and right width variants/bearing easily in FontForge.įrom what I’ve seen, the newer versions of Inkscape make the font creation a bit easier than Illustrator as there are built in tools that allow the user to keep all of the font resources in one single svg. Basically it’s just a taste of what can be done with the free software available. House Industries: Interview with Ken Barber from Gestalten on Vimeo.

Next, I would like to mention one of my favorite typography blogs El Serif de Chocolate, where I have recently discovered my new love - “ Ferrica Light“. You can follow Luis Fernando Carvente on Behance here: and on twitter:įollow recently posted this great video called “Talking Type” with Ken Barber of House Industries If you are running linux, both FontForge and Inkscape should be available by default in your package manager repositories. The installation procedures for FontForge vary from operating system to operating system. Inkscape and FontForge can be installed on both windows, mac and the linux operating system. The majority of tutorials listed feature the free and open source programs inkscape (vector drawing) and fontforge (font editor). If you have ever wondered how to create a font, you may find the following tutorials useful for getting an idea of how the font creation process works.

Inkscape font types