Create A Font with Xara

Hello..
I'm from Indonesia.
This year i learn to create my own font with Xara and Fontlab studio.
And this is the first font i made with xara.
It is called "Banten Unfamous Typeface".

Welcome to TalkGraphics, Mikrojihad.

That font looks GREAT.

I'll second the Welcome!

Yep, a good looking font. As are most all your other fonts.

It would be good to be able to purchase one or two, but off of a site such as MyFonts.com, etc., so I don't have to create yet another account, especially the need to purchase credits or give a place I have not used a credit card before.

Oh, and with the power of suggestion being what it is, I would recommend perhaps dropping the statement on your Creative Market account...and, if you really want to dissuade people of the notion (as mentioned in your account), I would consider changing the MacDonald's logo variation you have. The logo is a creative take on the MacD's logo, but is at odds with the plea of your account.

All that aside, well done looking fonts.

Mike

Thanks sir..
After 3 years, i just really happy found this xara graphics designer forum.

Once again, thank you..

You are right Mr. Mike..
Already changes the avatar..
thanks for the advices and really thankful for the support.

Sorry, my english is not very well..

No worries, your English is fine.

I use Xara Designer Pro in combination with a font editor (FontCreator in my case) to make and work on fonts as well. It is by far faster than using the drawing tools in the font creator itself. There is one or two others here doing the same. Gary Bouton also uses Fontlab if I am not mistaken.

You have some good looking work. Well done.

Welcome to TG, and that's a great looking font you did Mik.

WONDERFUL FONT! Welcome to TG!

Thanks mr.gray..
it is a free font. Hope you can use it in your artwork..

Thanks God, i'm so happy being here and meet a great font maker who are also use Xara. Great great great!

Nice Font thankyou for sharing:)

...Xara to the rescue once again?!...revamping my love of all things Xara.:o

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Mikrojihad,

Can you explain how you create your fonts?
I am trying the same. However I struggle with copying the font from Xara to Fontlab.
Thanks for explaining your workflow.

Volker

In addition to the above:
One way of getting the font/letter/glyph created in Xara into FontLab is to export the letter as ai/eps and then import it into Fontlab. So far so good. The problem with this is that you have to save each single letter as a file and when importing the letter is not positioned in FontLab where it should be and you have to move it.
Using Adobe Illustrator you can copy and paste the glyph into FontLab, which is much easier. When I do this in Xara the glyph is visible in FontLab but is displayed on the background layer. I assume this is because the format of the file in the clipboard is not correct o matching.
Is there any trick to get around this? Can you select in Xara what format to use for the clipboard. Can you paste to the correct layer in FontLab?
Thanks for any advice.
(Yes you could use Illustrator to design the font or do it in FontLab directly. However Xara is much better and easier to use ... and I know Xara better.)

More on the above:
I found one trick in FontLab to convert the bit map pasted from the clipboard into a glyph on the outline layer.
First copy the letter from Xara and paste it into FontLab. (It shows in grey on the background layer.) Then from the Menu in FontLab select Tools/Background/Trace. The traced letter will show on the outline layer.
In Options you can set the trace options.
I will experiment with this workflow and see if it works.

Yes, i do exactly like you do sir. I just export each letter as eps/ai format, then import it to the glyph window in fontlab. It works fine for me. About positioning in fontlab , i do it manually. However, i still learn using fontlab studio. Glad to meet you sir, i hope you can share your knowledge with me.
sorry my english not very well.

Thank you..
You are welcome..
Love Xara also :)

You have a very very good eye for type and design. Excellent.