How to design your own typeface

By Ummi Junid

Start with a brief.( which you already had )

Design Thinking

• It could be as creative / self expressive

• How will it be used

• The options are unlimited

• Typeface must response to a brief!( unless if you cant read English!)

In design we call it stroke but in typography we call it weight

Choices

• Consider:• Serif/Sans Serif• Writing style – handwriting/geometric• Text base style- suitable for looong reading

OR a dsiplay face with imaginative style

Explore type anatomy especially the stroke ( sharp or round corner)

Hybrid of serif and san serif

Light to heavy weight

Soft rounded edges

Designed by P. Scott Makela

Use your hands

• Draw those lines( Baseline, x , x, x , x )

Use grid paper if you want

Modular Grid ( if you still remember )

Buy eraser & get a PENCIL( some of you only bring phone to class )

Moving to your computer

• Scan your finalize sketch• Trace your letters using AI• Print out to see the overall stroke and style

( A4 or you can see better if A3 )

• Do some adjustment ( if necessary )• Improve it on screen• STAGE 1 Complete!

Using Other Software

• You can explore but understand basic rules• Fontlab, Fontographer or Glyphs

(free trial for 30days…yea)

• Download it and play around with it!• Not interested? Its fine…just use AI

(for hardcore AI lovers)

Moving On

• Put your designed font on testscale it, test some word, get hypnotize…

• Apply the font concept to your book• Could be as creative as you want• But make sure it suits to the purpose

Clavo is a multipurpose font family. Its warmth comes from subtle details, classical proportions and traditional forms, while harmonious structure prevents distraction while

reading. This makes Clavo a universal typeface. In all sizes, from caption to display.The family consists of ten weights. They were not created in a linear way. The steps

between the weights were adjusted carefully to avoid a mechanical graduation, in favor of optical harmony.

The family consists of ten weights. They were not created in a linear way. The steps between the weights were adjusted carefully to avoid a mechanical graduation, in favor

of optical harmony.

Workaday from Yes Please is a bold and clean contemporary take on the classic American Sans Serif. Inspired by the wildly varied history of early to mid 20th century

American signage, aircraft markings and industrial shipping vernaculars, Workaday exudes a timeless, classic flavor packed with a personality perfect for graphic headlines,

packaging, copy setting and much more!