…As you can imagine, the first step in creating a new icon…font within the Glyphs Mini app is to, well, create a new font.…So, we're going to do that in this exercise as a way of getting…our project started and also sort of…introducing us to the Glyphs Mini interface.…So I have Glyphs Mini open.…I know it doesn't look like it because…we're not really seeing any type of an interface.…We're just seeing kind of a menu up top.…So the first time you open up Glyphs Mini, if you don't have a…font already open, this is pretty much…what you see, which is, well, basically nothing.…So I'm going to go up to File, and I'm going to choose New to create a new font.…And at this point, now I get to see some interface here.…Now, before we take a brief little tour of the…interface itself, I want to go ahead and save this font.…So, I am going to go to File and choose Save.…And I'm going to save this in my exercise files.…I'm going to go to the Chapter 4 folder…04_02, and I'm just going to replace the name up here.…Regular with chunky_mobile.…
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3/14/2014Note: Glyphs Mini is only available on the Mac.
- What is an icon font?
- Searching options for creating icon fonts
- Choosing existing icons from an online service
- Setting up your font-creation workspace
- Drawing curves
- Creating compound paths
- Exporting glyphs
- Setting glyph properties
- Simplifying paths
- Exporting your icon font
- Using Font Squirrel to generate web fonts
- Testing icon fonts
Skill Level Intermediate
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Welcome
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Introduction1m 2s
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1. Icon Font Overview
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What is an icon font?3m 28s
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Tools overview4m 34s
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2. Using Online Tools
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Online font-creation tools3m 11s
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Choosing existing icons5m 22s
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Uploading custom icons3m 30s
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Ensuring consistent sizing3m 31s
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Choosing Unicode encoding5m 59s
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Setting font preferences5m 36s
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3. Drawing Glyphs
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Exploring the finished font7m 47s
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Setting up your workspace7m 39s
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Setting grids and guides5m 5s
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Drawing on a grid8m 34s
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Tips for drawing curves4m 2s
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Drawing consistent curves12m 56s
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Creating compound paths10m 8s
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Simplifying paths8m 7s
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Exporting glyphs9m 53s
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4. Creating Your Own Icon Font
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Glyphs Mini overview3m 15s
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Setting font info7m 43s
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Organizing glyphs7m 54s
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Adding new glyphs7m 45s
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Setting glyph properties7m 14s
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Importing SVG artwork7m 4s
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Controlling path orientation3m 42s
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Adding extrema points2m 45s
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Simplifying paths4m 59s
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Dealing with problem artwork7m 47s
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Renaming glyphs4m 39s
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Exporting fonts3m 13s
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5. Generating Web Fonts
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Exploring generated files4m 57s
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Testing icon fonts7m 55s
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Conclusion
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Additional resources5m 33s
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