Introduction

- [Voiceover] Hi, I'm James Williamson, Senior Author here at lynda.com and I wanna welcome you to Creating Icon Fonts. In this course, I'm gonna cover a couple of popular techniques used to create icon fonts. We're gonna start with the basic overview of what icon fonts are and how they work. From there we're gonna take a look at using online tools to generate icon fonts from existing fonts as well as being able to upload your own artwork. Then we're gonna move on to creating icon fonts through the use of vector drawing programs and font creation software.

We'll discuss what makes a good icon, how to properly set up your workspace, tips for drawing glyphs and how to properly export your vectors. I'll cover how to properly set your font up and organize your glyphs and how to cleanly import your artwork. I'll also show you how to use the service Font Squirrel to generate the necessary web fonts. I had a lot of fun building this course and I can't wait to show you how rewarding it is to build your own icon font.