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So here's a little journal update, mainly because it was embarrassing that the last one was from 2011...
I'm busy with my studies but everything is going great. I have several fonts that are pretty close to being done, so if I can find the time and will I'll try to finish them.
That's all for now I guess - feel free to contact me with any questions or whatever :)

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Johan Aakerlund
Artist | Student | Design & Interfaces
Denmark
Hi, i'm Johan, I live in Copenhagen and study design and innovation engineering at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). Other than wasting my time designing fonts, i play the clarinet in a band called "the Copenhagen municipal school band", a wind quintet called "Pentablæs", and a clarinet ensemble called "Gladiators of the Golden Lime" (you read correctly). I don't know what else to write at the moment, but send me a message if you want anything :) or an email to aajohan@gmail.com (i love getting emails)

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:icon1a-solutions:
~1A-Solutions May 8, 2013  New member
Hi Johan, your fonts are excellent, thanks for creating those beautiful art pieces. I have a few questions for you. I write in both English and Spanish but I am having trouble with your font Comfortaa in Spanish. The main trouble is with ¿. In Comfortaa the character is inverted making it confusing for Spanish readers. The second issue I guess requires a different font and my question there is if you have something like that. Basically, I need a font like Comfortaa where the w is rounded. I tried with the ш, but it doesn't really look like a w. Do you have another font that solve these two issues?

Once again, thank you!!!
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~aajohan May 9, 2013  Student Interface Designer
Hi,
I fixed the problem with the upside down question mark in Comfortaa almost 9 months ago. Do you have the latest version?
Or are you using Google Web Fonts? Google doesn't have the latest version - I asked them to update it, but they're very slow.

About the rounded w: I guess i could make a special version of Comfortaa with a rounded w. What weights do you need? And should the capital W also be rounded?
Regards,
Johan
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:iconwomdeimos:
Please have a look at this: [link]

Also it would be nice if you could spread this.
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:iconawfpaget:
Hey man!
I used your stock here: [link]
Thanks a lot :D
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:iconaajohan:
~aajohan Jan 11, 2013  Student Interface Designer
Wow that's amazing! One of the best uses I've seen so far! :) thanks!
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:iconawfpaget:
That means a lot to me, thanks! :)
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:icongoodnight-melbourne:
~Goodnight-Melbourne Jan 9, 2013   General Artist
heyya :) I was wondering if you can tell me the basic steps of making a complete font as I didn't find a clear procedure. I got inkscape, Fontforge and TypeLight. Have no idea from where to start.
Thanks and Regards.
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~aajohan Jan 9, 2013  Student Interface Designer
Hi,
I'm not familiar with TypeLight so can't help you with that one, but you can use Fontforge for the entire process if you like :) Simply create a new font and double click whatever character you feel like starting with (I would recommend starting with the lower case o, n, b, g - then do characters so you can begin writing words and see what the characters look like together). Maintain a constant x-height (the height of the x,a,c,e and so on) and a constant capital letter height (A, B, b, l, h and so on).
If you think it's difficult to design the characters in Fontforge, you can draw them i inkscape instead and use the "import" in Fontforge (maybe you can just copy-paste, don't know).
There are a lot of tiny things and details you need to know, but it's easier that you just figure them out for yourself than me explaining them (I wouldn't know where to start anyway). If there's something particular, just ask :)
Don't expect a lot of knowledge from me when it comes to the technical details of Fontforge, as I mostly use Fontcreator (which is a lot more user friendly if you ask me - but also not freeware, sadly).
Again, don't hesitate to ask!
And good luck! :)
Regards
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:icongoodnight-melbourne:
~Goodnight-Melbourne Jan 9, 2013   General Artist
Oh thanks so much :). This will give a basic idea to start for sure. Thank you for the tips and advises :) Will ask if I'm stuck in designing the fonts, except about fontforge, as you said you are not much accustomed with it.
Regards and thanks again.
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~aajohan Jan 11, 2013  Student Interface Designer
You're very welcome! :)
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