Creating custom fonts

…A deep dive into the details of creating fonts…from scratch could be a whole course by itself.…But I did want to at least show you how you might get started by taking…a quick look at some of the most…popular and powerful applications for creating and editing fonts.…And when it comes to font editing, one…company, FontLab Limited, offers the most popular tools.…They own both FontLab Studio, which they developed, and Fontographer,…which they acquired from Macro Media.…Both FontLab Studio and Fontographer are professional level applications for both…Windows and Mac with tons of features and price tags to match.…

Both applications have their fans who need specific features.…FontLab offers a comparison chart so you…can see the features each application offers.…FontLab also offers a more entry-level application called…TypeTool, which is a more limited version of…FontLab Studio.…It's much less expensive and offers a simpler…way to get started in creating and customizing fonts.…And FontLab also makes other smaller utilities, such…