04-03-2004, 06:30 PM
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Create Your Own Hand-Written Font
 "Fontifier lets you use your own handwriting for the text you write on your computer. It turns a scanned sample of your handwriting into a handwriting font that you can use in your word processor or graphics program, just like regular fonts such as Helvetica." Always wanted your own font so that when people complain about you not hand-writing them letters you can say "No! That IS my writing!"? Sure you do. ;-) |
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04-03-2004, 07:30 PM
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Mystic
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Re: Create Your Own Hand-Written Font
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Originally Posted by Jason Dunn
This is cool, and it's free.
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Free? eh...no, it's not free. They charge $9 for it. So now after taking the time to print it out, scan it in and upload it, they're gonna charge for it. No way I'm gonna spend $9 on that. :| |
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04-03-2004, 07:31 PM
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Oracle
Join Date: Dec 2003
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Wow, this is pretty cool. Years ago Macromedia offered a tool for custom font design called Fontographer, which is still available but hasn't been updated in YEARS. This looks like a handy little tool.
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04-03-2004, 07:39 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Dec 2003
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It would be curious to see what your handwriting looks like Jason!  Are there any free tools that allow me to create my own handwritten font? |
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04-03-2004, 07:42 PM
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Re: Create Your Own Hand-Written Font
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Originally Posted by OSUKid7
Free? eh...no, it's not free. They charge $9 for it. So now after taking the time to print it out, scan it in and upload it, they're gonna charge for it. No way I'm gonna spend $9 on that. :|
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Ah nuts...I was sure this was free when I first saw it! Updated my post. $9 is pretty cheap though if you want to look at your writing. ;-) |
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04-03-2004, 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by c38b2
It would be curious to see what your handwriting looks like Jason! Are there any free tools that allow me to create my own handwritten font? |
My handwriting is, well, sloppy at best - and it's getting worse over time. I hardly use a pen anymore except to sign a credit card bill. ;-)
I looked for some free options, but I couldn't find one. |
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04-03-2004, 07:45 PM
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Mystic
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Re: Create Your Own Hand-Written Font
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Free? eh...no, it's not free. They charge $9 for it. So now after taking the time to print it out, scan it in and upload it, they're gonna charge for it. No way I'm gonna spend $9 on that. :|
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Ah nuts...I was sure this was free when I first saw it! Updated my post. $9 is pretty cheap though if you want to look at your writing. ;-) |
You can look at a preview of the font for free, but in order to get the font file you have to pay. Mine didn't turn out great, and I prolly wouldn't have used it for much, so I'm gonna do without it. |
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04-03-2004, 08:06 PM
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Re: Create Your Own Hand-Written Font
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Originally Posted by OSUKid7
...and I prolly wouldn't have used it for much, so I'm gonna do without it.
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Yeah, I don't know if I want people seeing my crappy handwriting. :lol: |
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04-03-2004, 10:00 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Sep 2003
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Re: Create Your Own Hand-Written Font
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...and I prolly wouldn't have used it for much, so I'm gonna do without it.
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Yeah, I don't know if I want people seeing my crappy handwriting. :lol: |
Can you use someone else's handwriting? :lol:
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04-04-2004, 02:55 AM
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Thinker
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Ok, that's just creepy. I don't know what I'd ever use it for, so I'm not spending $9, but the preview string looked just like my crappy printing. It's like I wrote on my monitor in a sleepy stupor or something.
Creepy.
Neil
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