FontStruct

What FontStruct is

FontStruct is a web-based font-building tool for making typefaces from geometric shapes placed on a grid. Its FontStructor editor lets users assemble designs called FontStructions, with controls and guidance covering bricks, rotation, flipping, filters, spacing and kerning. More advanced options include Expert Mode, brick stacking, composite bricks and commands. Finished fonts can be downloaded as TrueType files for use in Mac or Windows applications, and color fonts and webfont export are supported. Users can choose whether to keep creations private or share them in a gallery, where they can also download other users’ fonts and copy designs to make variations. A widget can display FontStructions on a website or blog. FontStruct has a free plan, funded by advertising and sponsors, and its site also presents the grid editor as a way to teach type-design basics. It does not support uploading existing fonts, and OpenType layout tools are not included.