Welcome
Introduction
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How to use the exercise files
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1. Icon Font Overview
What is an icon font?
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Options for creating icon fonts
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Understanding font metrics
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Tools overview
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2. Using Online Tools
Online font-creation tools
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Choosing existing icons
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Uploading custom icons
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Ensuring consistent sizing
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Choosing Unicode encoding
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Setting font preferences
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Downloading and testing custom icon fonts
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3. Drawing Glyphs
Exploring the finished font
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Determining units per em (UPM)
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Setting up your workspace
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Setting grids and guides
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Drawing on a grid
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Tips for drawing curves
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Drawing consistent curves
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Creating compound paths
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Simplifying paths
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Exporting glyphs
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4. Creating Your Own Icon Font
Glyphs Mini overview
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Creating a new font
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Setting font info
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Organizing glyphs
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Adding new glyphs
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Setting glyph properties
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Importing SVG artwork
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Importing Illustrator artwork
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Controlling path orientation
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Adding extrema points
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Simplifying paths
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Dealing with problem artwork
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Renaming glyphs
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Exporting fonts
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5. Generating Web Fonts
Using Font Squirrel to generate fonts
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Exploring generated files
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Testing icon fonts
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Conclusion
Additional resources
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Ex_Files_Cr8_IF_Web.zip
(27.9 MB)