I’d say that since about 90% of the enormous amount of labour happens after the characters are initially drawn it’s a bit of a big ask. Plus characters will need to be re-drawn along the way. You’re seeking a patient saint!

You never know what people are willing to do though. Maybe there’s a business niche being missed for out-sourced kerning and hinting.

Oh well... never mind then.

I thought the formatting, at that point, was entirely developmental. That no additional design/artistry was necessary. So I wouldn’t dare ask.

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James, I would contact some type foundries - T-26, Typetrust, Fontshop, PsyOps, Fountain, to name just a few, show them your design and see if they’re interested. If they like the design, most of these places will develop your drawings into a functioning typeface. There may be some independent type designers around here that would do the same for a fee, and/or split in royalties. It really depends on the appeal of your design. You might want to post some word settings to see if folks are interested.

We have built fonts many times for other designers. Don’t know if others would balk at it but as long as each party is happy with the agreement there shouldn’t be a problem.

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Kyle, there are multiple reasons to design in a font program rather than Illustrator, including: 1. You can easily preview your letters in combination with other letters, in words, at will. This is critical to a good font. 2. There are problems transferring from Illustrator to a font program, so it is easier for all concerned to start in a font program. Google with preface of site:typophile.com, and you will find threads on it. 3. The drawing tools in font programs themselves make it easier to adjust curves for letters. I think that anyone who does it will tell you that investing $99 for a basic program is worth it. And also get “Learn FontLab Fast”. Then when it comes to kerning and all the technical stuff and expansion of character set, etc., you may, if it is good, be able to get a foundry to do it with by sharing profits, or, if not, paying them to do the work.

Or you can use FontForge for free. As far as I know (I admit I’m too lazy to RTFM this afternoon) it accepts AI, or at least SVGs which AI can export.

«El futuro es una línea tan fina que apenas nos damos cuenta de pintarla nosotros mismos». (La Luz Oscura, por Javier Guerrero)

Or you can download a trial version of font creation software and quickly build your font before the trial period end. :)