Typography is a fundamental part of logo design, but what does it take to design a font from scratch? What software do you use? How do you sell and licence the font once complete, where can you seek advice when you get stuck? In this weeks episode Ian Paget interviews type designer Adam Ladd to answer these questions and more.
Adam Ladd is a type designer and graphic designer based in Cincinnati, Ohio with experience in fonts, branding, and art direction. He worked as art director and designer for HOW and PRINT magazines before building his own full-time, independent font foundry.
Show notes and full transcription can be found here: https://logogeek.uk/podcast/design-a-font/
Resources & Books Mentioned
Adam Ladd Type Design Portfolio
Adam Ladd on Twitter, Linkedin, Dribbble and YouTube
Font Software: Glyphs App, Fontlab, Robofont
Font Forums: TypeDrawers Forum, Glyphs App Forum, Fontlab Forum
Book: Type Tricks by Sofie Beier – Buy on Amazon UK | Amazon US
Book: Designing Type by Karen Cheng – Buy on Amazon UK | Amazon US
Thank you to the sponsor, FreshBooks
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