Marc Thompson s2890377

Modified Font vs. Original

The font I decided to modify was Lato (Light) which is the font used in typing right now. I decided to use this font because it was a clean and nice looking font that was perfect for how I want-ed my modified font to look. I modified my font by splitting the stems of the letters, adding serifs to each letter, changing shapes of some letters, numbers & characters to how I liked them. Once completely modified I then used the ‘curve’ function on illustrator CC, which made all the letters curved instead of straight, which also made nice filled in spots on the letters. I then used BirdFont, which I imported all my characters in and kerned manually till I was happy. I then gave it the name, “ TRO PPO ” as I like the word in my modified font and then exported to .ttf .

A B C D E F G H I J K L MA B C D E F G H I J K L MN O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZN O P Q R SQ R S T U V W X Y Z

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Modified VS Original

TRO PPOW eight: Regular

thirty point text

Troppo font in low er case sixty point text

TRO PPO IN U PPER CASE Numbers

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LATOWeight: Light FULL LIST

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TRO PPOW eight: Regular FU LL LIST

a b c d e f g h i j k l m

n o p q r s t u v w x y z

A B C D E F G H I J K L

M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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thirty-five point text

the quick brow n for jum ps over the

lazy dogfifty-five point text

TH E QU ICK BROW N seventy-five point text

FOX JU M PS OVERninety-five point text

TH E LAZY D O G

K ERN IN G

I decided to manual kern each letter as i had in mind how i wanted each letter to look against another. This was a tideous and long process, but in the end was worth it. To kern I used the program BirdFont, I needed to type a letter next to another and drag the letter to where I wanted it. I did this for all characters, numbers, capitals and lowercase.

Problem I only had one problem when creating my font. Problem: Once kerned & exported from Bird Font, my font did not work in word as it doesn’t support kerning but in adobe programs worked perfectly.

Solution: You can change the settings of the font in word (ctrl/cmd + D > ad-vanced), but it is universal so the specif-ic changes you’ve made to each letter group don’t really apply. Looks slightly better but not great.

I’m going to use the font I have mod-ified named “Troppo” in the headings in my book. I will use my original font “Lato” for the main font of the book. With my book I’m going to go for a non-fiction Planet Earth type book, displaying earth and it’s beauties. Which will display visuals and text.

W here My Book Is H eading