How I made fonts with my handwriting.

I'm so excited to share a fun and easy method to create fonts with my own handwriting! I used an app called iFontMaker on the iPad and made my first font in about 30 minutes. :) It was super fun and self-explanatory. Here's how it works: There are some standard fonts to choose from. You choose a font and then the app guides you through the entire alphabet (uppercase, lowercase, symbols), you draw each letter using the font as a guide for size and shape. It's so fun, Jeremy even made one! The stylus I used was the Bamboo Stylus for iPad. I hope some of you get a chance to try it (and the app too). I highly recommed them.

Here are a few (silly) examples of the fonts that I made in one sitting... If you would like the download these two fonts, just for fun, here they are:  Download LoveLove +  Download Tall 'n Skinny. ♥ if clicking links doesn't start download, right click (control + click on Mac), choose "Save file/link as..."// Mac * PC

If you've used a different method to make your own font, please share. Hope you have a great day! Elsie 

Comments

[Amanda]

lovely!!! reminds me of the love, elsie stamps you did some time ago. thanks for sharing! :)

[Chelz]

Thank you so much for sharing this!! Love your fonts and can't wait to make my own! :D

[Bethany Parry]

This is incredible! Thanks for sharing, Elsie.

[Jamie]

love these fonts!

[beks]

This looks super easy and wonderful.

I can remember designing my own fonts using old windows based software, and giving up really quickly.

What an awesome idea. Does is save them to your ipad so you can use them in phonto?
*wishful thinking*

[LARY@ Inspiration Nook]

This is soooooo cool! If only I had an ipad. Will have to do some research to make one using my bamboo tablet instead. Thanks for sharing Elsie!

[Deanna]

OH MY WORD ELSIE. These are so stinkin' cute. I'm sure all my fontographer friends would cringe at calling making fonts easy, but I think for your purposes it's awesome! I definitely want to download them. Thanks Elsie. xo. Deanna

http://curlyadventures.blogspot.com

[Natalie / Half Asleep Studio]

My dream in life is to make my own fonts! Cool app.

[Ashley Martinez]

Wow....this is awesome! I can't wait to make some of my own too. I love this idea!

[Brielle]

I absolutely love this and can't wait to make some of my own!

[katie]

I just downloaded both! Now I'm wishing I had an ipad to make fonts with. wondering if there's an app for the iphone?

[Megan D.]

Going to have to borrow my boyfriend's ipad for this! So awesome!

[irene]

so cool.. :) http://lovesimplegreen.blogspot.com

[Cin]

This is really cool! But I can't download the fonts, there seems to be a problem with the links :(

[Talia Christine]

This is so cool. I can see many a handmade font in my future!! Also, I'm downloading yours RIGHT AWAY!

♥♥
Talia Christine
http://taliachristine.blogspot.com

[Britta]

this is wonderful! thank you! also, I love your nail color :) what polish are you wearing?

[Krystin]

Awesome! These are very cute, Elsie! I downloaded and installed both of them! Can't wait to use them!

[Mayette]

this is wonderful! I remember trying to make a font our of my handwriting in middle school with a cheapo PC program--you had to print out a template, fill out squares, scan it, and adjust the threshold. oh, how times have changed!

[Elsie]

Cin,
I am not sure what the issue is. I just tried to download one and it worked for me.

Is anyone else having issues?

XOXO. elsie

[amber]

Very cool! I've had an iPad before and loved it,but we don't have one anymore. Thank you for the fonts - I love handwritten ones!