What are some of the cool ways creatives are using the maker? But today, thousands of creatives have adopted Fontself to make their own fonts, so we must have touched a chord with our simplified approach to type-making. When we launched the first version three months after the Kickstarter campaign, we were honestly worried that people would be disappointed because of its simplicity. Now that the product is for sale, is Fontself Maker selling like hotcakes? But when 760 backers actually pledged to turn this into a reality, it became obvious we were onto something that was interesting to many others. While we truly believed that many creatives would embrace type making provided that they had a simple tool that would fit into their existing creative workflow, it was quite bold to think we could bring complex type concepts into a tiny panel in Illustrator. Our Kickstarter campaign followed a complete rethinking of what we had attempted over the years. What was that like? Did you expect interest to take off with the project? To get started, you launched a successful Kickstarter project. There’s no need to learn about the technicalities of OpenType programming, which feels like when the first WYSIWYG web editors appeared, for most people there is no way going backwards -P Its simplicity and power: we are surprised ourselves by how many advanced type features we managed to bring in such a tiny tool, whilst keeping the interface minimal 😉 In Fontself Maker, you can adjust spacing, kerning, and create complex OpenType features like ligatures and alternate characters in no time. What do you think are the best features of the tool?
The process is super easy, you just drag and drop your shapes on the Fontself panel, and it converts them into OpenType font files. Can you tell us a little about the Fontself Maker?įontself Maker is an extension for Illustrator and Photoshop that helps you turn any lettering, calligraphy, icons, or photos into fonts. Joël (fullstack developer) and Mohamed (software engineer) joined forces while building new iterations of Fontself (the project had several lives). Franz (graphic designer) started making type tools and technologies in 2006 because he couldn’t find font creation solutions that were user friendly and powerful at the same time. We are three French creatives and developers who met through our passion for crafting meaningful and engaging digital experiences. So, where are you from and how did you get started making font creation tools? Fascinated by the tool, we interviewed its makers. Until now, perhaps? Three designers got together to create Fontself Maker, an extension for Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator that makes font design and creative type exploration easier. Designing typefaces has always been regarded as a notoriously difficult task to be attempted by only the top designers and typographers.
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