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suketo · 21-01-2007, 14:11

Hi

can anyone shed some light on how to make fonts on a mac - well what I mean is I can design the fonts in photoshop/illustrator but where do I go from there? I have 104 gif's/jpeg (I did both just in case) but where do I turn these into a .ttf or font suitcase?

Thanks

cocknose · 21-01-2007, 15:11

you need software called Fontlab studio (4.5 or 5 are good) or fontographer. I would suggest you using fontlab and creating opentype fonts as these can work on both mac and pc. Postscript type 1 will only work on the system it was created on. although you can convert either a pc or mac flavoured postscript fonts into opentype there can sometimes be pre press problems.

suketo · 21-01-2007, 15:44

thanks for that will check it out

cocknose · 21-01-2007, 15:48

oh yeah.... don't do truetype as they are shit!!!

suketo · 21-01-2007, 15:54

also I just found this ... free lol :
http://fontforge.sourceforge.net/

cocknose · 21-01-2007, 16:07

well thats a new one by me!!!.... I suppose you can give it a go, does it have autotrace?

suketo · 21-01-2007, 16:12

actually....its pretty good lol you need to have x11 installed though but its ok.

cocknose · 21-01-2007, 16:17

what the fuck is X11... it won't mount on my system!!

suketo · 21-01-2007, 16:26

x11 - http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/x11/ should be on the installation disc.

should be (mac OSX) application/Utilities/x11

then when x11 loads up application/font forge

Maerk · 21-01-2007, 19:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by cocknose

oh yeah.... don't do truetype as they are shit!!!

Dumb question, as its one I should know the answer to ... but why is Truetype shit? It works on both mac and PC... which is half the battle usually lol Or is it just the extra options and features of opentype like ligatures and the like? I'm a deprived designer, my workplace is still using a mix of mac only fonts and a handful of opentype lol

Larixk · 21-01-2007, 19:26

opentype is an open format.

open is good.

i like open

cocknose · 22-01-2007, 04:05

i dislike Truetype because of two reasons; it has Hinting problems within the glyph's and also they can be problematic when goin through a postscript rip!! Although in new machinery the problems have been solved but if you find something from the 90's you can be screwed!

Apple had a good go at trans format fonts but as they did it independent from adobe they just seem to have missed a couple of things out.

Opentype all the way... can't go wrong

BasicMind · 22-01-2007, 04:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by cocknose

what the fuck is X11... it won't mount on my system!!

its a standard framework for graphic interfaces, for unix/linux systems.

cocknose · 22-01-2007, 04:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by BasicMind

its a standard framework for graphic interfaces, for unix/linux systems.

yeah... i finally worked that out tried to install it but it said i had a newer version on my mac. But could i find it... Fuck No... so i fucked it off, its ok i have fontlab studio 5 anyway, i just wanted to have a ganger at that opensource stuff!!
Might be a problem cause i have an intel mac... thats what i'm putting it down to anyway!!

Herr Kurm · 22-01-2007, 04:56

opentype just looks better imho then truetype. And cocknose, did it tell you that you have a too new version of X?

cocknose · 22-01-2007, 04:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by Herr Kurm

opentype just looks better imho then truetype. And cocknose, did it tell you that you have a too new version of X?

it said something like that!!!! i just shouted at the computer then QUIT

Herr Kurm · 22-01-2007, 05:04

If you could be more specific I could track your prob down

Gosh Im so happy Im running linux and windows in virtual machine for my Illustrator/Indesign needs. Took a peek at how to install fontforge under windows ... wtf is that crap called cgyxxwin?

cocknose · 22-01-2007, 05:39

i tried to install the one that is intel X11, but it said on my system i had a newer version. So I spotlighted X11 but it came up with nothing...

dcypher.co.uk · 22-01-2007, 09:03

I use fontographer on Mac and PC - very easy to use, but hasn't been updated on the PC for a long time - so doesn't work on all latest spec machines

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suketo Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 76	how to - make fonts on a mac Hi can anyone shed some light on how to make fonts on a mac - well what I mean is I can design the fonts in photoshop/illustrator but where do I go from there? I have 104 gif's/jpeg (I did both just in case) but where do I turn these into a .ttf or font suitcase? Thanks

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cocknose Banned™ Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 3,708	you need software called Fontlab studio (4.5 or 5 are good) or fontographer. I would suggest you using fontlab and creating opentype fonts as these can work on both mac and pc. Postscript type 1 will only work on the system it was created on. although you can convert either a pc or mac flavoured postscript fonts into opentype there can sometimes be pre press problems. __________________ Facebook me!

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suketo Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 76	also I just found this ... free lol : http://fontforge.sourceforge.net/ Last edited by suketo : 21-01-2007 at 16:12.

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suketo Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 76	thanks for that will check it out

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suketo Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 76	actually....its pretty good lol you need to have x11 installed though but its ok.

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cocknose Banned™ Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 3,708	what the fuck is X11... it won't mount on my system!! __________________ Facebook me!

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suketo Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 76	x11 - http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/x11/ should be on the installation disc. should be (mac OSX) application/Utilities/x11 then when x11 loads up application/font forge

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Larixk Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Utrecht, Netherlands Posts: 1,052	opentype is an open format. open is good. i like open

22-01-2007, 04:05	#12 (permalink)
cocknose Banned™ Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 3,708	i dislike Truetype because of two reasons; it has Hinting problems within the glyph's and also they can be problematic when goin through a postscript rip!! Although in new machinery the problems have been solved but if you find something from the 90's you can be screwed! Apple had a good go at trans format fonts but as they did it independent from adobe they just seem to have missed a couple of things out. Opentype all the way... can't go wrong __________________ Facebook me!

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Herr Kurm bloody peasant Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Tallinn, Estonia Posts: 2,697	opentype just looks better imho then truetype. And cocknose, did it tell you that you have a too new version of X?

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Herr Kurm bloody peasant Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Tallinn, Estonia Posts: 2,697	If you could be more specific I could track your prob down Gosh Im so happy Im running linux and windows in virtual machine for my Illustrator/Indesign needs. Took a peek at how to install fontforge under windows ... wtf is that crap called cgyxxwin?

22-01-2007, 05:39	#18 (permalink)
cocknose Banned™ Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 3,708	i tried to install the one that is intel X11, but it said on my system i had a newer version. So I spotlighted X11 but it came up with nothing... __________________ Facebook me!

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dcypher.co.uk Creative Solutions Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bristol (UK) Posts: 133	I use fontographer on Mac and PC - very easy to use, but hasn't been updated on the PC for a long time - so doesn't work on all latest spec machines

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