typovar
September 15, 2009, 6:47am
#1
Another easy-to-use-program is Font Constructor by Frederik Berlaen. ( http://www.fontconstructor.com/ )
In may 2007, I gave a scripting workshop at the Ecal in Lausanne. During that week, the students and me developed an autoFontGenerator. The script was based on components. They could be connected by some sort of "magnetic points". This brought me to rethink that principle. Initially I started with rewriting these basic ideas of combining elements into one glyph. I ended with a user-friendly interface in which one can draw, copy, paste and manipulate the elements.
Font Constructor is a tool for students to research the basic construction of an alphabet. The application allows them to play with elements constructing their own “typeface”. By doing so, they learn that there is a relationship between several shapes in an alphabet and how they refer to each other.
Naturally, Font Constructor is not only ment for students. The application can be used by graphic designers, typedesigners or be anybody who has fun with it.
Is it possible to import/export directly between Glyphs and Font Constructor (without converting first)?
I had a fast look at the Font Constructor file format and it is based on XML and ufo. So it should be possible to write a converter. I will ask Frederik about it.
G