Hayley McCarthy created her first font using the website fontstruct.com. The interface provided simple shapes that could be placed on a grid to form letters. Though placement had to be done manually without copy and paste, Hayley found the interface easy to use. She created a rounded "A" and continued the style throughout the alphabet, checking the preview to see the developing typeface. Her final font used 20 shapes with simple curves and straight edges to make a clear sans-serif style. Hayley was pleased with the coherent and legible final font, though diagonals in some letters proved most challenging.

1. Skills Development
Creating a font with fontstruct.com
Hayley McCarthy
AS Media Studies
City College Norwich

2. 1
The interface in itself is
quite simple to use, with
shapes (or bricks) to the
left, and a grid where you
can place each brick.
The baseline and left
margin stay consistent to
enable accuracy with
each letter. I had never
made my own font before,
so this was a new
experience, drawing
loosely upon my previous
knowledge of typography.

3. 2
Using a mixture of bricks I
created a rounded ‘A’
shape which
corresponded with the
letter tab. I found the
interface very easy to use,
although each block had
to be placed by hand,
with copy and paste not
possible. I continued this
style throughout the
alphabet, checking the
preview button to see the
typeface as a whole.

4. 3
Upon completing my font, these 20 bricks were used in
various letters to add shape. I kept to simple curves and
straight edges to create a clear sans-serif font.

5. I am very pleased with the final font. It is crisp and clear, with
the typeface harmonious as a group. Each letter took equal
amounts of care, with the diagonals of various letters perhaps
the most challenging. I was inspired by creating my own font,
and shall be using it within my final front cover.