and how to utilize it to enhance your personal branding. 💖
Handwritten fonts are one of my favorite tools to add an extra layer of personalization to my work. I have used Calligraphr in the past to make a font with my handwriting for body text but I wanted to make another for headings and subheadings. This article will give you a quick tutorial on how to make a personalized font and outline some use cases for your new custom font.
You’ll start by choosing a template, getting rid of any characters that you don’t want to be a part of sheet you’ll end up downloading and drawing over (or copy and pasting letters/numbers over).
I downloaded the template as a PNG so I could open it in Adobe XD and copy & paste my font into it.
Here is an example of the sheet you’re given, with the characters filled in so that they fit in each of the letter boxes.
After you upload the template, you’ll have a chance to double check each character. You’ll see some letters like the “Z” and “R” were cut off, so I made sure to re-upload the template with changes until I liked each one.
After making edits, you can build the font. The title of the font will be what you download it as, and will show up in your text panel where ever you type.
You’ll preview the build, and click the .ttf file to download the font.
The .ttf download will look like this when you open it. Install the font onto your computer and you and you can now use it on any project that uses your Font Book on your computer! (ex. Adobe Suite, Microsoft Office)
Here is an example of how I will use the font to enhance a pitch deck I am working on. By embedding my branding into the pitch, it becomes completely personalized and unique to my work.
I used this custom font, Geniesis, for headings and “Space” an all caps handwritten font I made for the subheading.
I would recommend creating a custom font and adopting it under your brand guidelines, even just for display text. The font can be used to enhance and personalize posters, marketing materials, websites, blogs, pitch decks, social media posts, and more. Giving your audience a consistent experience across multiple channels allows for stronger brand association with your desired connection through design.
Right now, Google Docs and Google Sheets don’t allow for custom font uploads. But you can add the font to your Shopify site with this tutorial and a little bit of code:
If you have any questions I am happy to help, feel free to DM @gettles on twitter or email macy@gettles.co
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