Making letters.

Why?Type nerd.

Learn something new.

Why not?

Where did I start?

Keep it simple stupid!

Pokey

Draw it.

I am Pokey!

A handwritten font, designed to be a bit silly.

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

abcdefgh i j k lmnopqrstuvwxyz

0123456789!? :/. ,\-=

Time to make a proper typeface.

Decide the purpose and style

BodyDISPLAY

Decorative or fun

Sans-serif

Serif

Monospace Grotesque

Neo-grotesque

GeometricHumanist

Slab Serif

Stylistic choicesclosed or semi-open or open 4?

three-line or two-line Y?

descended or base-lined J?

two-storey or one-storey g?

two-storey or one-storey a?

crossed or joined or rounded W?

Find inspiration

Begin creating!

Draw it.

Illustrator!

Geometric

Glyphs!

Fun 3 Features

1. Mega precise positioning!

2. Reusable letter parts!

3. Auto interpolation!

iterate.

Spot the difference.

Spot the difference.

Kerning :(

Toy Thoy

Avour Amen

Vaseline Vital

Test it.

AmericanAirlines

AmericanAirlines

Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs.

Dharma and greg environmentalism roseanne barr free willy nickelodeon TGIF lineup. Kenan & kel yo-yos catsuit ford taurus hootie and the blowfish air jordans. Seattle supersonics nike nafta uncle phil.

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

0123456789

Metrik

ChallengesKerning is hard.

Consistency is hard.

Have patience…

What next?Rebuild using Glyphs’ reusable components feature.

All the weights!

Thanks.Questions?