Easily Turn Your Handwriting Into a Custom Font!

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  • Creating your own custom font is a fontastic way to set your videos, thumbnails, and designs apart, and it’s easier than you might think! This video walks you through the process I used to make my font using Calligraphr.
    This video is not sponsored, and I'm sure there are other ways to do this, but this is what I used and it worked great.
    There’s a free version of Calligraphr, but the monthly payment is worth it for how many more options you get. You probably don’t need to sign up for more than a month at a time anyway since most of us likely aren’t constantly making new fonts: www.calligraphr.com
    I definitely recommend creating as many characters and variations as possible (especially if you’ll be using your font for things like live stream comment overlays where a viewer might include an odd character).
    Adding in variations of each character is important to help the font look more natural. Ligatures are also an awesome option if you want to take things even further.
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    0:00 - A Fontastic Idea!
    0:37 - Using Calligraphr
    1:16 - Creating Font Templates
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    5:57 - Adjusting & Editing Individual Characters
    7:24 - Exporting & Installing Your Font
    8:33 - How This Totally Changed My Workflow (Yay For Context!)
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    13:12 - The End Result
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    Episode 309: How I Made My Own Font for Videos & Graphics
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  • @NateNakao
    @NateNakao 2 роки тому +5

    This is actually really cool! I'm not really in the video creation space, but the idea of creating custom fonts is still useful in so many other areas. Thanks for the tip!

    • @tombuck
      @tombuck  2 роки тому +1

      There are definitely a ton of ways to use them- I just aimed it towards video and graphics to make it relevant here 😁

  • @IndyWrestlingSchool
    @IndyWrestlingSchool 2 роки тому +4

    Here's the problem. You'll make a video and I'll think "I don't need this" but I'll put it on and watch it just to support the channel.
    Alway by the end, I'm like "well I absolutely need that." So now I'm sitting here making fonts. Great video, also I hate you for this.

    • @tombuck
      @tombuck  2 роки тому +1

      You’re welcome/thank you/I’m sorry 😬

  • @kirkswater
    @kirkswater Рік тому +2

    Thanks as always Tom! You're hands down the best graphics / video / A/V teacher on UA-cam! Appreciate you and Heather so much!

    • @tombuck
      @tombuck  Рік тому

      Thank you so much Kirk! Heather and I always appreciate the kind support!

  • @weddingproceo
    @weddingproceo 2 роки тому +2

    Always bringing value! Congratulations on 100K+ subscribers!

    • @tombuck
      @tombuck  2 роки тому

      Thank you Ira!

  • @LucaDePazzi
    @LucaDePazzi 2 роки тому +2

    Well, I was waiting for this video for soo much time! Thanks Tom

    • @tombuck
      @tombuck  2 роки тому +1

      I'm glad it's out there! Creating a font was on my to-do list forever, and it's really been worth it!

    • @LucaDePazzi
      @LucaDePazzi 2 роки тому

      @@tombuck yeah and it is very cheap! Time ago I was checking how to make custom fonts for my job and I found only +30$ websites or apps. Thanks for pointing me to the right direction :)

  • @JohnVanDeVoort
    @JohnVanDeVoort 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you for sharing your workflow. I always enjoy learning how to do fun things such as this and streamline pinch points. This was very helpful.

    • @tombuck
      @tombuck  2 роки тому

      It's always fun to figure out little tricks like this. It's been a total game changer for my workflow!

  • @FootDoctorZach
    @FootDoctorZach Рік тому +1

    This is some next level stuff- It’s amazing how much work goes in to something like this- worth it for the custom look and feel though- bookmarked this one to come back to again later. Thanks for doing this one

    • @tombuck
      @tombuck  Рік тому

      It's been a really fun thing to have! Probably not a project for everyone, but I think it's worth at least giving it a shot. 👍

  • @johnravi1683
    @johnravi1683 Рік тому +1

    Hi Tom,
    It was a great watch! I think turning handwriting into a font is the best way to personalize them. It looks like an amazing idea, and I am sure many people will appreciate it. I am looking forward to trying it out very soon, and I will definitely share this with others as well. Thanks a lot for sharing this great video, it was a very informative watch, and I will definitely give it a try.

    • @tombuck
      @tombuck  Рік тому

      Thanks John! I really appreciate that! I know a video about fonts isn't necessarily the most exciting thing in the world, but it's a really fun thing to play around with 👍

  • @vladcampos
    @vladcampos 2 роки тому +2

    This is so cool! Thank you for sharing.

    • @tombuck
      @tombuck  2 роки тому

      You’re welcome! Glad it’s helpful 👍

  • @atyoda
    @atyoda 2 роки тому +2

    This is awesome! Thank you for sharing!

    • @tombuck
      @tombuck  2 роки тому

      Hope it’s helpful!

  • @Wbc1811
    @Wbc1811 2 роки тому +1

    nice wallpaper on the mac, great video as always. keep it up!

    • @tombuck
      @tombuck  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you 😁

  • @Princeton_James
    @Princeton_James Рік тому +1

    I love this. I'm taking a premier pro course and I'm learning a ton. I'd love to use my writing in my videos. Thanks!

    • @tombuck
      @tombuck  Рік тому

      Oh great! I'm sure you can have a ton of fun with it. Good luck with the course!

  • @Jakestar
    @Jakestar 2 роки тому +1

    This is so cool! Definitely need to use this in the future! Thanks Tom ☺️

    • @tombuck
      @tombuck  2 роки тому +1

      It's really fun and much less work than I expected!

  • @DemetriosMina
    @DemetriosMina 2 роки тому +2

    Love your videos as always! It might not be relevant to the video but your channel helped me bounce back on my channel after a long health issue so thank you and your perfect puns 😀

    • @tombuck
      @tombuck  2 роки тому +1

      That’s incredible to hear, thank you for letting me know! I hope you’re feeling much better now.

  • @My_Photography_Journey
    @My_Photography_Journey 2 роки тому +3

    Loved this video! I only saw your tracing with procreate video recently and have loved doing that. Now on to the next project for me!! Great content, great video, great work!

    • @tombuck
      @tombuck  2 роки тому +1

      This one is surprisingly simple! And the ability to go back and adjust the font over time is great too because it takes some of the pressure off (if you don't renew your subscription after a month they do erase your font, but they send you all of the files first so you can just re-upload them if you sign up again in the future).

    • @My_Photography_Journey
      @My_Photography_Journey 2 роки тому

      @@tombuck That's a very good point to know too, I think my evening is going to be spent writing lots of letters over and over again! My next project is starting a newsletter so this will really make some parts stand out!

  • @jalabi99
    @jalabi99 Рік тому +1

    This is so cool!

  • @PrestonJensen
    @PrestonJensen 2 роки тому +1

    Awesome! Great tip! Wonderful video.

    • @tombuck
      @tombuck  2 роки тому

      Thanks Preston! Hope you guys are doing well. 👍

  • @SamTavrs
    @SamTavrs Рік тому

    This is good, Tom - Thanks ✌🏼

  • @stinky59
    @stinky59 Рік тому +1

    Thank you so much for this! I made a font of my handwriting yeaaars ago with some weird confusing free download software and I still use it. I think I’m gonna make an updated version with calligraphr, $8 isn’t a bad price at all.

    • @tombuck
      @tombuck  Рік тому +1

      It's totally worth the $8! Hope you have fun with it!

  • @ItsJamesandMark
    @ItsJamesandMark 2 роки тому +1

    Loved that you call the font Tomvetica lol. It is very unique to you. Great tutorial... may explore this soon!

    • @tombuck
      @tombuck  2 роки тому

      It was either that or “Tomic Sans” 😁

  • @vsmochent
    @vsmochent Рік тому +1

    This is different lesson vs my previous semester class. Your's so damn dope! I hope I can try it nicely!

    • @tombuck
      @tombuck  Рік тому +1

      It's REALLY fun to at least experiment with. Good luck!

  • @nicktayloriv310
    @nicktayloriv310 Рік тому

    Well dang, I'm Def-font-ly (getting my Tom on!) going to take a swing at it!

  • @RogerAVHansen
    @RogerAVHansen 2 роки тому +1

    This was really useful! ☺️ Thank you for the tips! ☺️

  • @MortyMizrahi
    @MortyMizrahi 2 роки тому +1

    This is so cool! I am going to have way too much fun with this. You may have created a monster 😂

    • @tombuck
      @tombuck  2 роки тому

      Fun with fonts! "Fon!"

  • @HomesickMac
    @HomesickMac 2 роки тому +1

    OMG, my font will be called ”Macatica”, what else? Great video Tom!

    • @tombuck
      @tombuck  2 роки тому +1

      That alone is reason to give it a try.

  • @collins_channel8643
    @collins_channel8643 2 роки тому +3

    Great vdieo! And puns....lol

  • @vsmochent
    @vsmochent Рік тому +1

    Tom Buck, Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks! 😂🤣 What else?

  • @SylvereNazaire
    @SylvereNazaire 2 роки тому +1

    I hope I can eFONTually get around to doing this

    • @tombuck
      @tombuck  2 роки тому

      It's fontastic fun!

  • @adrienvillez
    @adrienvillez 2 роки тому +1

    This is AMAZING! I'm going to download that PDF thing and see if I can use the iPad Pro to write into it, saves the trouble of using a printer :)

    • @tombuck
      @tombuck  2 роки тому +1

      Oooh, that's a REALLY smart idea!

    • @adrienvillez
      @adrienvillez Рік тому

      @@tombuck so far, it works perfectly on iPad! Didn't upload the PDF yet but it syncs well (back to my Mac) via iCloud Drive.

  • @JoesVids
    @JoesVids 2 роки тому +1

    Wow, interesting! I thought about using this for a minute, then I remembered how terrible my handwriting is. 😅 Another great video.

    • @tombuck
      @tombuck  2 роки тому

      Hey, even terrible handwriting can be unique! 😁

  • @ROBOTRIX_eu
    @ROBOTRIX_eu 2 роки тому +1

    ✏📝 Nice!

  • @danielschaller-digitalcrealab
    @danielschaller-digitalcrealab 2 роки тому +1

    Super fun, thanks for sharing the workflow Tom 👍 (on a side note I'm sitting on a plane and the custom form is called 102k.... haha)

    • @tombuck
      @tombuck  2 роки тому +1

      Oh nice! They cusTOMized it haha
      Have a safe trip!

  • @MSladekPhoto
    @MSladekPhoto 2 роки тому +1

    Fun! Thanks for sharing this resource and showing the process. Might have to investigate further... Fun fact: the pre-roll ad that played for me was from Adobe Fonts. Coincidence or Conspiracy???

    • @tombuck
      @tombuck  2 роки тому +1

      I think they’re getting scared that you’ll make your own font and make them irrelevant 👀

  • @beyond2809
    @beyond2809 2 роки тому +3

    Fun! You are a font-ain of knowledge!

    • @tombuck
      @tombuck  2 роки тому +1

      Wow. That was amazing haha. Bravo 👏 😁

    • @beyond2809
      @beyond2809 2 роки тому

      @@tombuck thanks. Our family plays pun games all the time. My 15 year old son runs circles around me with his puns.

  • @TransplantHelper
    @TransplantHelper 2 роки тому +2

    I’d love to buy your font

    • @tombuck
      @tombuck  2 роки тому

      Mine isn’t available, but it’s REALLY fun to make your own! Definitely recommend it 👍

  • @JorgeLG
    @JorgeLG 2 роки тому +2

    Wow my own Font is so much fun -t hahhahaha

  • @luke_1234
    @luke_1234 2 роки тому +1

    Would you please consider doing a product review of the Vocaster by focusrite

    • @tombuck
      @tombuck  2 роки тому +1

      They sent me one, but it somehow got lost in the mail 🤷🏻‍♂️
      Podcastage did a really nice review on it and it seems great from what Iv'e heard.

  • @nps_overkill9741
    @nps_overkill9741 Рік тому

    am i able to have 4 XLR mics(PodMics) and 1 usb mic (Samson Q9u) in the RCP2 all being used at the same time?

  • @DanielSilva-te1ww
    @DanielSilva-te1ww 2 роки тому +1

    Could be cool for an online math tutor!

    • @tombuck
      @tombuck  2 роки тому

      Definitely! There are a ton of fun ways to use a custom font. 👍

  • @clemradio
    @clemradio Рік тому

    .otf is the open-source font format. It’s the default for linux and is so very important because most web servers run linux. But nowadays both work great everywhere

    • @tombuck
      @tombuck  Рік тому

      Ahh, thanks for that tidbit of info!

    • @clemradio
      @clemradio Рік тому

      @@tombuck you’re welcome! Thank YOU for keeping on with these quality videos!

  • @mattwruff
    @mattwruff 2 роки тому +1

    I use your Thumbnails as an example of how good they can be, but the time commitment is huge! Custom fonts quality has improved, (like most tech). Do you use the fonts in documents or is it just on UA-cam?

    • @tombuck
      @tombuck  2 роки тому

      I use them quite a bit in other things, mostly as headers and titles. I think it'd be a little too taxing to try and read an entire document written out that way.

  • @ItsRyukin
    @ItsRyukin 2 роки тому +2

    Oh, I just got learned how to make a font, Few months ago.
    Maybe if it's going to make my videos more interesting, It would be *just* fine. (Both video and thumbnails)
    I have to get more creative on those things.
    I think it depends on an idea though.
    Ha, I should look up for my own ideas anyways. (My own inspiration included)
    Because I don't like to copy someone's work.
    This will be more fun! >=)

    • @ItsRyukin
      @ItsRyukin 2 роки тому

      The good news is.
      I just got a L-Shaped table few days ago.
      The setup is "not quite a bit" similar to yours.
      Except for something else.
      You're going to figure out what it is. =)
      That one comment, Take a guess which one.
      But I'll going to make a video about my setup in a near future.
      So I could review it soon. =)

    • @tombuck
      @tombuck  2 роки тому +1

      It’s definitely a fun thing to try and a great way to add some unique personality to projects 👍

  • @PaulFeinberg
    @PaulFeinberg 2 роки тому +3

    First!

  • @dumbledory
    @dumbledory Рік тому +1

    I appreciate the puns. :)

  • @playercool003
    @playercool003 Рік тому

    How do we create a cursive connected script font??

    • @tombuck
      @tombuck  Рік тому +1

      I was thinking about that, and you'd probably just need to spend more time in the editor to make sure that the letters are all positioned in ways where they can connect properly. If you look at a lot of cursive fonts you'll notice that most of the parts that connect the letters start and stop and the same height, which lets each letter connect to every other letter.
      Definitely not as simple as my goofy handwriting though! 😁

    • @playercool003
      @playercool003 Рік тому

      @@tombuck thnks. & some more queries 😃
      How do we sell our fonts on Google fonts / Adobe fonts
      Would you like to consider making a cursive font making video.(i know am asking for a lot)..it's okay if you don't
      ....your videos are informative..pleasant to watch & SOOTHING👍

  • @MrCameraJunkie
    @MrCameraJunkie 2 роки тому +2

    This video seemed to be a lot of '"FONT" to make 😜

    • @tombuck
      @tombuck  2 роки тому +1

      It defontly was. 😬

  • @battlecampkhimmay2981
    @battlecampkhimmay2981 Рік тому

    Can you link your handwriting pdf?

    • @tombuck
      @tombuck  Рік тому

      I don't have my own personal writing available, but I definitely recommend experimenting with your own! It's fun!

  • @rsolsjo
    @rsolsjo Рік тому +1

    This only works when your handwriting looks decent. 😂

    • @tombuck
      @tombuck  Рік тому +1

      If it looks bad, just say it has "character" 😁

  • @orisaadele5852
    @orisaadele5852 Рік тому +1

    Great video production, Instagram inquiries about your business, hope you can reply, thank you!