fledgling type addict
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- jimzyk
hello
so im a thinking of getting into type design, but don't really want to fork out bag loads of money on fontlab, just yet. as im just a cheapo student.
any recommendations on where to start?
my gut feeling is that ill have to bite the bullet sooner or later if im really serious about this, but there have to be more of you out there with a similar situation
- growbran0
There's Typetool from Fontlab which is their basic editor:
http://www.fontlab.com/font-edit…
You won't need FontLab Studio if you're just getting into it ...
- Nairn0
I second Type Tool.
Works great alongside Illustrator.
- airey0
or fontographer.
http://www.fontlab.com/font-edit…
- Nairn0
I don't really understand how one company can have three different font-making programs.
Two, yes - an expensive one and a cheap one - but what on Earth does the middle one - Fontographer, do? (or not do, as the case may be)
- airey0
fontographer was orignally made by macromedia and came with the freehand studio years ago. it's a great app and is a bit of a jack of all trades. it lets you do a huge amount but is probably less indepth or intuitive as some of the other apps.
it's got a huge following but probably isn't as comprehensive as other apps which accounts for the price difference. basically fontlab now offer a stable of apps that cover almost any budget restraint.
i dig it but it's been a tool i've used since 1995. saying that i don't know much about it - mainly used it to convert fonts between mac and pc.
more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fon…
- elms0
- Typographica0
Nice summary from airey.
I don't recommend learning on Fontographer because it is an app of the past. Fontlab, Inc. bought it so they can continue to support the large base of current users, but TypeTool and FontLab are much more modern apps and are more likely to be updated in the future.