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YourFonts: Convert Your Handwriting into Fonts

February 10th, 2009 | 4 Comments | Posted in Tips N Tricks

Want to make your own font? There are several sites that offer this kind of service but YourFonts makes it more personal for you by creating fonts out of your own handwriting. This is a cool service for those with handwriting that makes one proud. As for me, I’ll have to stick with the Arial font.

Now, to use the free service, you’ll need a printer and a scanner. If you don’t have a scanner, you might want to try using your digital camera as a scanner and use the free trial software from Snapter (Use Digital Camera as a Scanner). If you have both, then there’s no problem. Just download the Template PDF document, print it, and write on it. After you’re finished placing your sample handwriting, you’ll need to scan the printed documents, upload it to YourFonts, preview your font and download.

You can also include your signature and you are allowed to make as many fonts as you like. The fonts that you created can be used on Windows, OS X and Linux.

Not everybody is blessed with great calligraphy skills. If you have a rocking handwriting skill and is in the mood for creating a custom font, YourFont might just be the tool for you. Have fun.

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LogoInstant: Download OpenSource Logos

January 2nd, 2009 | 1 Comment | Posted in Design

Looking for a new logo for your brand? LogoInstant is a great place to start. It’s where you can choose a logo for your brand or website and download it free of charge. The site is updated daily so there is no shortage of new logos for you to choose from.

LogoInstant lets you download the PSD file, AI file and Font information of each logo which you can then edit to complement your brand. This means that you must know how to use Adobe Photoshop (PSD) or Adobe Illustrator (.AI). The font information lets you know which type of font(s) is used in developing the logo. Contained in the font.txt file is also a tip on where you can download the font used.

This is a great site for those looking for a logo or for someone who’s just looking for design inspiration. The logo files are easy to edit and even though that there is no special instructions included, a Photoshop user with some level of experience will have no trouble figuring out the tricks/effects used in the logos. Besides, there are tons of Photoshop tutorials out there that you can use to polish your design skills.