https://github.com/leifgehrmann/map-fonts
Fonts that mimic the style found on a variety of maps
https://github.com/leifgehrmann/map-fonts
fontforge fonts maps typeface
Last synced: 2 months ago
JSON representation
Fonts that mimic the style found on a variety of maps
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/leifgehrmann/map-fonts
- Owner: leifgehrmann
- Created: 2019-04-14T21:11:40.000Z (about 7 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2019-04-27T12:13:52.000Z (about 7 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-05-14T19:48:30.511Z (about 1 year ago)
- Topics: fontforge, fonts, maps, typeface
- Language: Shell
- Size: 1.45 MB
- Stars: 2
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 1
-
Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
Awesome Lists containing this project
README
# map-fonts
This repository contains fonts that mimic the style found on a variety of maps.
For now, this includes fonts that are found on maps by [G. W. Bacon].
Fonts are designed in [Sketch]. An automated script exports the slices as SVG,
imports them to [FontForge], then exports as a TrueType font.
[G. W. Bacon]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington_Bacon
[Sketch]: https://www.sketch.com
[FontForge]: https://fontforge.github.io
## GW Bacon Title (Regular)
## License
Fonts are licensed under the [SIL Open Font License version 1.1-update5][OFL].
[OFL]: https://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?item_id=OFL-FAQ_web
## Build process
### Dependencies
1. Sketch
2. FontForge
2. [svg-stroke-to-path] (Which requires Inkscape)
3. [fontforge-svg-importer][svg-importer]
[svg-importer]: https://github.com/leifgehrmann/fontforge-svg-importer
[svg-stroke-to-path]: https://github.com/leifgehrmann/svg-stroke-to-path
### Building the fonts
Because Sketch is required, the make script will only work on Mac OS.
But other than that, building the font is really simple.
Just clone this repository, and run:
```
make
```
This will generate the `.ttf` file for each font. An `.sdf` file will also be
created, in case the generated font needs to be tweaked.