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Making your first variable font in Glyphs font editor

It can be a little daunting to approach font design, but it doesn’t have to be! Glyphs is an amazing font editor that makes it really easy to get started. In this video, I give a quick intro to the program, and run through the basics of drawing and exporting a working variable font. In case you’re curious: no, this video isn’t sponsored. I got a question about this the other day, and realized that it would be a nice topic for a quick video! Apps mentioned: Glyphs: http://glyphsapp.com Font Goggles: http://fontgoggles.org Find my fonts and other socials at https://arrowtype.com Contents: 0:00 Intro 0:19 A look at a full font example 1:10 What makes a variable font work? (Interpolation!) 2:47 What is a variable font, anyway? 3:50 Why Glyphs is a good choice for making your first font 5:55 How to start drawing your font: control characters 7:11 Using the Pen tool to draw a letter 13:00 A look at setting basic font info 14:10 Setting up the 2nd drawing for a variable Width axis 15:45 Moving between the master drawings 16:56 Editing the second drawing 18:28 Thinking about the different spacing for each drawing 19:48 Setting up the variable font axis 21:09 Exporting the font 21:34 Testing the font with Font Goggles 22:17 Main gotcha: contour compatibility 22:55 Adding instances/styles to test interpolation while drawing 25:54 Bonus: making a “Height” variable axis 29:05 Testing the Height axis 29:20 Conclusion