Hey guys!
I am a newborn type freak and I’m just now trying to get a hang of Glyphs app. Do any of you have any specific tutorial sets to suggest so that I can easily get to know the program as smooth as possible? Also any advice would be more than welcome!
Thank you in advance
The Drawing Paths tutorial is a good start:
Learn all about drawing good paths in this tutorial:
You will spend most of your time in Edit View, so have a look at its tutorial next:
Glyphs gets you started with a basic set of glyphs. Read the following tutorial for tipps on adding additional glyphs to your font:
When adding glyphs, glyph names start to become important. Read all about it here:
When you draw paths, you not only draw filled outlines, but also the whitespace in between. Read the Spacing tutorial for getting that space right:
Once you have an early version of your font, you probably want to test it in other apps. Export fonts with the menu command File → Export…
Sadly, many apps and even the Mac operating system cache fonts – they keep old versions of your font even when you make changes. Read the following tutorial on circumventing those caching problems:
If you have questions along the way, feel free to ask here on the forum!
Thank you very much! You are the best 