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While I haven't properly used BitFontMaker2, FontArk, Fontsy, or Calligraphr, they look easy (or at least easier) to get into. I've personally used Fontstruct, Birdfont, and Glyphs to make typefaces, so I can give some pointers on those (not that I'm an expert with any of them). If you do have vector art experience then you could try any app (or do what I suggest above and draw the glyphs in whatever app you normally draw in, then import them into the font app). Recommendations: If you don't have much experience with vector art tools then you might wanna try Fontstruct, Calligraphr, or any pixel font app for this jam. There's also Fontself, a type design plugin for Illustrator and Photoshop.
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Type 3.2 (Windows and Mac only), which has a free demo that only lets you save a limited number of characters (and adds a watermark if you use a tracing feature).įontLab has a mini version called TypeTool, but it doesn't have a free trial that I could find, and also doesn't work on the latest version of MacOS. Robofont (Mac only), which has a 30-day free trial. KERN BIRDFONT FULL VERSION
Glyphs (Mac only), which has 30-day free trials for the full version (Glyphs 3) and the mini version (Glyphs Mini 2). Fontographer (Windows and Mojave-or-earlier Mac only), which has a free demo, time unknown. FontLab (windows and Mac only), which has a 30-day free trial for the full version (FontLab 7). Lastly there's the free trials of paid (often pretty expensive) desktop apps, which can have advanced functionality or more friendly user interfaces (depends on your preference, though). That said, other font apps may allow you to import the font you export from Birdfont and re-export with a new license. KERN BIRDFONT LICENSE
One important thing: Birdfont's free version only lets you apply the SIL Open Font License (see below for more info). These are also free (or have limited free versions), but work on your computer and tend to be a big step up from the web apps:
Fontsy, which helps you edit Bitsy fonts. BitFontMaker2, which lets you make pixel fonts and has a gallery of fonts people have made public. FontArk, which describes its drawing system as a "fluid grid" that lets you easily draw and shape a font. Glyphr Studio Online, which lets you make fonts by drawing vectors. Calligraphr, which lets you make fonts by digitally or physically drawing glyphs on a template to upload to their site (though uh, for security reasons, don't give out or sell fonts made of your actual handwriting). It adds depth with a feature that lets you combine bricks to make new ones, and has a public gallery. Fontstruct, which lets you make fonts by drawing pixel-like bricks on a grid. These websites let you make fonts in your browser for free: Here's a bunch of free (or free trial versions of) font design apps (click to open/close): Free web apps Always check a font's license before using it, to make sure it's eligible for your use! Sources: Alegreya (jam title), Old Cupboard, Just for Fun, Old Stamper, Robort, LCD Mono, Tostada, Freelance Kamchatka, Stardate 81316, Drum N Bass, oozing, MicroStyle, Painting with Chocolate, PieceOfCake, Zoltank, VCR OSD Mono, Razor, Beholden, Slice. If you've got questions then check out the discord! Unless, of course, you're actually of the relevant ethnicity, in which case do what you want. an imitation Japanese calligraphy font made solely of English characters and named 'Rising Sun-Regular.ttf'). I mean both generic 'tribal' and 'chop suey/wonton' fonts as well as more specific ones (e.g. License and price them as you see fit (there's some suggestions for licenses below).Ī quick note on 'ethnic' fonts: Don't submit these to the jam. So here's FontJam, a jam for making fonts! Doesn't matter whether it's your first or your hundredth, whether you tend to make digital games or analog (or something else entirely, like comics, poetry, photography, classic wooden puppets, whatever), but your entry (or entries) should be stuff you make during the jam. 
Unlike most other parts of your typical analog game, fonts are one of the few things that people not only don't often custom-make, but can't make. I wanna help change that, because it's easier than ever to get into font design, and as easy as ever to search for just the right font for and come up empty-handed. I feel like fonts are a kinda black-box to most people-something to look up online or find already installed on your computer, but not really something to make.
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