It is suggested to learn some classic fonts such as Arial, Batang, Impact, Vrinda, Tahoma and Times New RoMAN before starting.
The elements that need to be designed for English fonts include: twenty-six uppercase English letters, twenty-six smaller English letters, ten numbers, and common symbols and punctuation marks. (as follows)
Second, organize the draft. Draw a reference line on A4 paper, and then draw the fonts on the draft one by one. As shown in the figure.
3. Enter the font into the computer. You can use any software, PS or CD. Use PS, but recommend vector software. There are many problems that need to be paid attention to in this step. Because it involves the final effect of the font, many reference lines are used. According to the style of font, two kinds of reference lines, hard reference line and soft reference line, are established. As shown in the figure respectively.
The final effect of the input is shown in the figure.
Fourth, do TTF. To do TTF, you need a software called Font Creator, version 5.0. At present, there is no Chinese translation and tutorial.
5. The preliminary work of font coding. Use the slicing function in PS to export the character to a separate picture. Then name each picture according to the characters: A, A, B, B, C, C ... It should be noted that the exported picture has a high resolution and you can grasp it yourself. Slice accurately. As shown in the figure.
6. Create a new True Type font, and drag the character images just exported to the corresponding positions one by one, and the software will automatically convert the images into vector paths.
The following is the process of adjusting the relative position of fonts.
The final effect.