0503 Complete the character set

Completing Your Font

With the basics of your font designed and digitized, and a plan in place for the remaining glyphs, your main task is to finish the font. Here are important points to consider while you work on it:

Key Tasks

• Finish the Remaining Glyphs: Focus on completing all necessary characters, including symbols that may seem unusual such as math symbols and accented characters.

Resources for Guidance

• Standard Reference Sites:

  • Microsoft Typography: Essential for understanding different types of spaces and standard glyph information.

  • Typocz & DesignIQcc Diacritics Site: A useful reference for general accents and diacritical marks.

  • Adam Twardak’s Site: Focuses on Polish accented glyphs, providing detailed information on specific characters.

  • Sigurdur Armansen’s Site: Specialized in Icelandic glyphs, offering insights into the design requirements.

Practical Tips

• Bookmark Important Sites: Save all relevant resources for quick access when encountering challenging glyphs.

• Explore Other Typefaces: Use the Unicode keyboard input on macOS to access and examine other typefaces on your system for inspiration.

• Research Extended Character Sets:

  • Greek Fonts: Consider the insights from Greek expert Gary Leonidas about the nuances of Greek font design.

  • Cyrillic Resources: Utilize educational materials collected on platforms like Tumblr's Learn Cyrillic for guidance on designing Cyrillic fonts.

Understanding the Complexity

• Completing a comprehensive character set is a time-consuming process, but numerous resources are available to assist you. It is important to be patient and resourceful as you navigate through unusual glyphs and additional characters needed for a complete font.