Your Handwritting, Your own font

snkTab · May 12, 2005, 07:30 AM

You write and scan, they turn your handwritting into a font.

http://www.fontifier.com

You have to fill out little boxes, I would have liked to have seen them take cuts from a actual bit of text you would write.

iSaint · May 12, 2005, 07:37 AM

That wouldn't be a pretty sight. Neat idea though!

redeye be · May 12, 2005, 07:41 AM

after all these years that i've been trying to write arial...

munkle · May 12, 2005, 07:52 AM

Whilst we're on the subject of fonts, anybody have a clue what font this is?:

munkle · May 12, 2005, 09:39 AM

Bumpity bump.

Pretty please, anybody?...

Oh and sorry to hijack the thread, I just didn't want to start a new one.

PlaceofDis · May 12, 2005, 09:46 AM

thats awesome, ive actually considered stuff like this before, i might actually do it sometime now....sorry munkle i dont know what font that is, but i want to know two now....

Mr. Anderson · May 12, 2005, 09:48 AM

Thanks for the bump - I'm probably going to do this handwriting - it will come in handy. I have an Architecture background so way back when I used to spend time working on my *font* - this is in the mid 80s, so it was all by hand for me back then

The trick will be figuring out which pen to use to get the right look...

And I don't know that font, btw. Where did you find it?

D

munkle · May 12, 2005, 09:56 AM

A friend showed me a sample of that font and I've been hankering for it ever since. I'm trying to design my own site with a relaxed sketchy feel and that font would be perfect. Oh and my friend doesn't know where it's from either, nor does he have any more samples

iSaint · May 12, 2005, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by munkle

Whilst we're on the subject of fonts, anybody have a clue what font this is?:

Looks like a form of Bradley Hand ITC

Don't panic · May 12, 2005, 10:16 AM

neat gizmo.
I'll consider getting it. it wold be even better if they had you write a pre-decided paragraph and then extrapolate the letters from there, so they would appear in their natural "flow". That i would get for sure.

munkle · May 12, 2005, 10:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iSaint

Looks like a form of Bradley Hand ITC

That's the closest of come as well. It's close but not quite the same, it's not so 'sharp' for the lack of a better word.

I also tried WhatTheFont but it wasn't that great.

iGav · May 12, 2005, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by munkle

I also tried WhatTheFont but it wasn't that great.

I've just spent the last hour and a half skimming through my fonts, and whilst I've found similar ones, I've not found 'the' one you want.

Post the sample on the Typophile site, the folk on there are freakishly knowledgeable when it comes to all things type

Lacero · May 12, 2005, 04:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by munkle

Whilst we're on the subject of fonts, anybody have a clue what font this is?:

Here's the closest font I've found on my system. It's called Wolf Regular.

munkle · May 12, 2005, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iGav

I've just spent the last hour and a half skimming through my fonts, and whilst I've found similar ones, I've not found 'the' one you want.

Post the sample on the Typophile site, the folk on there are freakishly knowledgeable when it comes to all things type

Thanks a lot iGav. Funnily enough, I was thinking of you when posting the font - in a definite macho MR font expert type of way, rather than anything else!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lacero

Here's the closest font I've found on my system. It's called Wolf Regular.

Lacero good sir, you are a star. I think that font will do very nicely.

Thank you again for all the help and sorry for hijacking the thread!

StarbucksSam · May 12, 2005, 10:26 PM

That sounds like a kind of cool idea. I might have to do that. Really. I'll call it... Sam 16. LOL.

MacFan25863 · May 12, 2005, 10:41 PM

I remember hearing of a site awhile ago where you could do this for free. Anyone know what it is?

joetronic · May 13, 2005, 12:50 PM

I didn't buy it, but here is my preview. I think I need to take handwriting classes. Nerver relise how bad it is untill you see it like this.

iGav · May 13, 2005, 02:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by munkle

Thanks a lot iGav. Funnily enough, I was thinking of you when posting the font - in a definite macho MR font expert type of way, rather than anything else!!

I'm touched... heheheh

Did you find out what it was on Typophile?

snkTab · May 13, 2005, 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joetronic

I didn't buy it, but here is my preview. I think I need to take handwriting classes. Nerver relise how bad it is untill you see it like this.

As the saying goes... you could just become a doctor.

Mr. Anderson · May 13, 2005, 09:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by snkTab

As the saying goes... you could just become a doctor.

no - its still legible

I'm going to do it soon and see how it comes out.

D

SodaPopMonster · May 13, 2005, 10:11 PM

I Have been on a long font hunt as well, exept i don'y have a sample.

The font was called MacRadical or something like that ( i'm sure that it had radical somewhere in it)
this was way back when we used to work on those cute little macs at school....ah, i miss those

monster

p.s. Sorry for hijacking the thread, but this seems like the right thread to ask...

munkle · May 14, 2005, 05:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iGav

I'm touched... heheheh

Did you find out what it was on Typophile?

Man, those guys are good!

Turns out it's a font called augie, how would they know that?!!

munkle · May 14, 2005, 05:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SodaPopMonster

I Have been on a long font hunt as well, exept i don'y have a sample.

The font was called MacRadical or something like that ( i'm sure that it had radical somewhere in it)
this was way back when we used to work on those cute little macs at school....ah, i miss those

monster

p.s. Sorry for hijacking the thread, but this seems like the right thread to ask...

Have you tried doing a search at somewhere like MyFonts? A search for 'radical' only brings up 382 results...happy scrolling!

iGav · May 14, 2005, 06:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by munkle

Man, those guys are good!

Turns out it's a font called augie, how would they know that?!!

I know, they're amazing aren't they.

I used to work with a guy who had a similar encyclopedic knowledge of typefaces, if he didn't know what a typeface was (which was very rare) he'd point you in the direction of one that was almost identical.

virividox · May 14, 2005, 06:55 AM

hey i like that font

thanks i think ill dl

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snkTab macrumors 6502a Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Cincinnati, OH	Your Handwritting, Your own font You write and scan, they turn your handwritting into a font. http://www.fontifier.com You have to fill out little boxes, I would have liked to have seen them take cuts from a actual bit of text you would write.

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munkle macrumors 68030 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: On a jet plane	Bumpity bump. Pretty please, anybody?... Oh and sorry to hijack the thread, I just didn't want to start a new one.

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Mr. Anderson Demi-God (Moderator) Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Back in VA	Thanks for the bump - I'm probably going to do this handwriting - it will come in handy. I have an Architecture background so way back when I used to spend time working on my font - this is in the mid 80s, so it was all by hand for me back then The trick will be figuring out which pen to use to get the right look... And I don't know that font, btw. Where did you find it? D __________________ "Klaatu varada nikto!"

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munkle macrumors 68030 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: On a jet plane	A friend showed me a sample of that font and I've been hankering for it ever since. I'm trying to design my own site with a relaxed sketchy feel and that font would be perfect. Oh and my friend doesn't know where it's from either, nor does he have any more samples

May 12, 2005, 10:16 AM	#10
Don't panic macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jan 2004	neat gizmo. I'll consider getting it. it wold be even better if they had you write a pre-decided paragraph and then extrapolate the letters from there, so they would appear in their natural "flow". That i would get for sure. __________________ Bush Tours America To Survey Damage Caused By His Disastrous Presidency

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SodaPopMonster macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Houston, TX	I Have been on a long font hunt as well, exept i don'y have a sample. The font was called MacRadical or something like that ( i'm sure that it had radical somewhere in it) this was way back when we used to work on those cute little macs at school....ah, i miss those monster p.s. Sorry for hijacking the thread, but this seems like the right thread to ask... __________________ The Macintosh may only have 10% of the market, but it is clearly the top 10%.-Douglas Adams

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