In a workshop I learnt how to successfully create a typeface that can be used on a computer using vectors. I did this by scanning in a design that I had done the week before that I was fairly happy with. I chose this font to scan in:

Once scanned in, I opened up the file in Adobe Illustrator and traced the image on. To get rid of the white spaces in between the letter ‘e’, I changed the background colour so it stood out more and then deleted the white area inside it. I had then vectorised my font.

From there I smoothed the edges of the font out so they were not bumpy or anything and flowed nicely. This took a long time until I was sort of happy with my font. I was not entirely happy as there were still a few bumps in places that I did not want them to be and it wasn’t quite as smooth but I was still happy with the results. I could then move the letters around and place them wherever I wanted. When hand drawing this font I had joined the ‘ine’ together to create a calligraphy/script style font. As I had done this I could not move them around separately which I now know for next time.

My vectored font