This is a very helpful addendum to the glyphs app manual. Between the two, and additional reference materials you read on design considerations for legible typography, you can be well on your way to designing your first typeface. I have produced a book typeface, and now I am working on the bold, italic, and condensed masters that will ultimately become a 16-font family. I am pleased with how I was able to adjust the sidebearings and kerning by following along on Charles Nix's lessons and come up with a good typeface for publications. This appears to be the best tutorial on the subject out there.
Glyphs App Essential Training
With Charles Nix
Liked by 310 users
Duration: 2h 57m
Skill level: Beginner
Released: 9/12/2016
Course details
Every designer has a typeface in them. The Glyphs app is a friendly yet powerful program that will help unlock that inner visual voice. This course helps you make your own fonts using the Glyphs app, starting with an introduction to the parts of letters (type anatomy) and the parts of a font (the character set). Charles Nix leads a tour of the Glyphs workspace and then coaches you through the construction of a complete font—from outline to stroke, stroke to character, characters to typeface. There are special sections dedicated to spacing, kerning, optional OpenType features, and font testing and export. Charles also shows how to create type families with multiple masters. The conclusion includes resources for further learning about typography and typeface design.
Skills you’ll gain
Earn a sharable certificate
Share what you’ve learned, and be a standout professional in your desired industry with a certificate showcasing your knowledge gained from the course.
LinkedIn Learning
Certificate of Completion
-
Showcase on your LinkedIn profile under “Licenses and Certificate” section
-
Download or print out as PDF to share with others
-
Share as image online to demonstrate your skill
Meet the instructor
Learner reviews
-
James Hance
James Hance
--
-
Angie Vangalis
Angie Vangalis
Graphic Designer
-
Wonner Naus
Wonner Naus
Artist at Self Employed
Contents
What’s included
- Practice while you learn 1 exercise file
- Learn on the go Access on tablet and phone