This book has been produced to help make the process of type design available to anyone. Type design is visually complex as well as highly technical—however it is easier to begin making type now than ever, partly because of the availability of free tools like FontForge. While being a handy tool with which to begin, FontForge is not just for beginners. It has an advanced toolset and is rapidly improving at the time this book is being written.
This book aims to offer technical help and general insight into planning a type design project, and also offers advice about how to make your workflow more efficient.