I am 67 years old and thought I was a clever sod! You, young man, have shown me just how much I admire the young brains of today! Excellent tutorial! You should be sooo proud of yourself! A HUGE thank you from a grateful old fart in the U.K.!
That's the old wisdom Learning from everybody and being humble! I think that's more valuable overall than just knowing how to work with stuff. Learning > Knowing Agreed tho perfect job Michael
Me at the start - "What the heck, why is this tutorial done by a middle school kid?" Me after like a minute - "What the heck, why is this kid better at explaining stuff than literally all of my college professors...?"
I love getting schooled by people who haven't graduated highschool yet :) It's fairly rare to run into GOOD videos like this, but it's one of my favorite things about youtube when it happens!
...I mean... I found Fontforge just recently. I thought, "hey, I'd like to design my own font at some point." I also thought, "Here. While I have some time, and before I actually get into FF, let me just look up a tutorial to give me a head start." This was probably the most amazing tutorial I've ever seen on TH-cam.
I followed your advice, downloaded & installed Fontforge onto my Macbook, (which was good advice as I think it's easier to use for newbies like me!) then imported a Roman like TTF font (Crimson) I want to customise the letters. I imported a screenshot of an actual letter (2) into the background. However, I can't resize or move the background and don't see how to do it. Can you advise me how to adjust the background?
Months ago this taught me how to use Font Forge. Again I am returning as I haven't used it in a dog's age. Thank you for being here, and for creating this comprehensive tutorial.
Oh man, so nice to come across a tutorial with no fluff and gimmicks, you go straight into what we are here for and explain it so clearly. What a breath of fresh air.
If you're that specialized in fonts at such a young age, I can only imagine how good of a learner you are. This series is definitely going to help my ADHD brain. They never would have taught me this in public school lol
This is one of the most well planned tutorial I've ever seen, it's perfect: pace and pronounciation are clear and understandable, you managed to overview almost all the features in a concise manner, the video description is rich. You did an amazing job and definetely earn a new subscriber, keep up the good work!
I'm surprised by how detailed and eloquent you are at your age. This is genuinely good informative content which i didn't expect from a youngster. Excellent job. Edit: ignore my previous comment , you already created a playlist lol. I subscribed btw.
Here! Here! Bazza Adams, I am 74 and you are spot on with this young man. I am very impressed with his presentation and his abilities to teach. I have watched all 4 of his FontForge videos and have learned a lot. Michael Harmon, Can you show me how to create a music tablature font? I have a MiniSax and want to create a font that I can use in MuseScore to show the tablatures in fingering. Thank You
WOW! I am blown away by this tutorial! I learned exactly what I came to learn without a bunch of extra info that I didn't need. Thank you, and great work!
I dont feel shy to say I do not know any of these methods even after cutting 54 years. So cool to find a simple but professional instructor like you. Keep rocking.
Man I wish this whole masterclass was finished. Such a nice job. There's hardly any Font Forge tutorials on utube especially when it comes to teaching the Font Forge actual font making tools & how to use them properly etc. It's something much needed.
Maybe a ittle too advanced for those not familiar with vector graphics or Illustrator, but for those who are it's precise and to the point. Excellent! Just what I was looking for. Subscribed! :)
Hats off to you young man, proving the adage that if you're good enough you're old enough. Over the weekend I tried using Birdfont but found the UI was not intuitive. I also found that what few videos there are for it on TH-cam typically lack narration, are poorly made, are too quick and short or don't address my questions.
Wow, color me impressed. You look pretty young to be presenting at this level. Bravo...your folks must be proud. I would be. This is well presented. I find it easy to follow and most enjoyable. I'm in my late 70's. It's nice to know that some of our future is in capable hands.
Hey young buddy, I sincerely hope you're well, and probably don't have enough time to acknowledge or reply to comments and questions! Appreciate the tutorial, well done.💯💖
I can't say i wasn't skeptical when i was how young you are but great job on the video, keep making them if you enjoy it! i was nerdy when i was young and people just didnt want to interact with me cause i sounded like a kid which hurts a lot
Clearly, I was not in a good education program in grade-school, back in the '80s. Had anyone asked me to do this level of tutoring of anything, at all, at this child's age, it would have been impossible. I wouldn't have had the vocabulary, the pronunciation, or the knowledge level to be capable of doing anything even remotely like this, even if every tool this child has today had existed back then. This level of skill was not being taught to any child in my school, as it was assumed that none of us were capable of this. Michael Harmon is proof that children are perfectly capable of doing what he's doing here - if treated as that capable, and if given the proper opportunity. Any school faculty/board the doesn't believe in that should be immediately replaced with better people.
Wow, impressed by your video! Thanks for the valuable tips. Would've never thought of the clockwise/counter-clockwise behaviour, so that probably saves me a lot of time!
Really nice tutorial! Loving the way you explain everything, and how being significantly younger than I am you already know how to create quality educational content better than I do. Keep up the good work! Will be following along these videos.
Thank you so much. I am translating credits of a show to french, but the type face i was given does not have letters with accents like é ç ô ... because of you, I was able to add the missing characters to the font myself!
Follow above It just occurred to me that the reason for this problem is that Chinese and English are presented in a completely different way when they are arranged vertically, English has to be rotated 90 degrees clockwise or it is not recognized, while Chinese is not. There should be some button to control this function, just where
I am 67 years old and thought I was a clever sod! You, young man, have shown me just how much I admire the young brains of today! Excellent tutorial! You should be sooo proud of yourself! A HUGE thank you from a grateful old fart in the U.K.!
That's the old wisdom
Learning from everybody and being humble!
I think that's more valuable overall than just knowing how to work with stuff.
Learning > Knowing
Agreed tho perfect job Michael
@@Yas-gs8cm Tenho 53 e amei seu comentário! Um salve do Brazil
Ok boomer
@@lukabosnjak8077 Ok zoomer.
At that age your brain is a sponge. It could just have easily been sports stats, video game lore or state capitols for this kid.
Wow, dude, you're really young but really skilled. Subscribed.
Me at the start - "What the heck, why is this tutorial done by a middle school kid?"
Me after like a minute - "What the heck, why is this kid better at explaining stuff than literally all of my college professors...?"
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same
I went to about age looking for his age but no info
I love getting schooled by people who haven't graduated highschool yet :) It's fairly rare to run into GOOD videos like this, but it's one of my favorite things about youtube when it happens!
...I mean...
I found Fontforge just recently.
I thought, "hey, I'd like to design my own font at some point."
I also thought, "Here. While I have some time, and before I actually get into FF, let me just look up a tutorial to give me a head start."
This was probably the most amazing tutorial I've ever seen on TH-cam.
Wow, rarely do I find someone who is short, succinct and to the point without waffling on, but when I do I hit that SUBSCRIBE button!!!
I followed your advice, downloaded & installed Fontforge onto my Macbook, (which was good advice as I think it's easier to use for newbies like me!) then imported a Roman like TTF font (Crimson) I want to customise the letters. I imported a screenshot of an actual letter (2) into the background. However, I can't resize or move the background and don't see how to do it. Can you advise me how to adjust the background?
You already sound like a professional instructor. Good work !
Months ago this taught me how to use Font Forge. Again I am returning as I haven't used it in a dog's age. Thank you for being here, and for creating this comprehensive tutorial.
I'm amazed someone so young knowing so much about typedesign
I am jealous of you. So young and already on the way to become a star.
This was a great tutorial. Really. Excellent. It helped me a lot. Thank you.
Oh man, so nice to come across a tutorial with no fluff and gimmicks, you go straight into what we are here for and explain it so clearly. What a breath of fresh air.
If you're that specialized in fonts at such a young age, I can only imagine how good of a learner you are. This series is definitely going to help my ADHD brain. They never would have taught me this in public school lol
I'm already impressed by how good this tutorial is with such a young dude.. I'm very impressed
I really respect your knowledge and teaching skills. With that said I just have to add, "awww!"
Im blown away at this kids ability to articulate his thoughts and teach... wild.... thanks michael!
This is one of the most well planned tutorial I've ever seen, it's perfect: pace and pronounciation are clear and understandable, you managed to overview almost all the features in a concise manner, the video description is rich.
You did an amazing job and definetely earn a new subscriber, keep up the good work!
This kid is going places! You rock! Thanks for the tuts :)
I'm surprised by how detailed and eloquent you are at your age. This is genuinely good informative content which i didn't expect from a youngster. Excellent job.
Edit: ignore my previous comment , you already created a playlist lol. I subscribed btw.
A genius! You're going far buddy.
Here! Here! Bazza Adams, I am 74 and you are spot on with this young man. I am very impressed with his presentation and his abilities to teach. I have watched all 4 of his FontForge videos and have learned a lot. Michael Harmon, Can you show me how to create a music tablature font? I have a MiniSax and want to create a font that I can use in MuseScore to show the tablatures in fingering. Thank You
Was skeptical at first from his age but that changed after I watched a bit +1 sub
WOW! I am blown away by this tutorial! I learned exactly what I came to learn without a bunch of extra info that I didn't need. Thank you, and great work!
I dont feel shy to say I do not know any of these methods even after cutting 54 years. So cool to find a simple but professional instructor like you. Keep rocking.
This is by and far the best FF explanation. Thaaaaaank laoshi
WOW, young and so skilled! Perfect flow in typographical lingo - that's impressive.
Man I wish this whole masterclass was finished. Such a nice job. There's hardly any Font Forge tutorials on utube especially when it comes to teaching the Font Forge actual font making tools & how to use them properly etc. It's something much needed.
Thank you so much, you have no idea how much I was ripping my hair out over adding a hole to it.
You are a fantastic teacher, clear and concise and you break it down into perfect size chunks. Thank you so much for you content.
Holy damn, you really do know your way around programs don't you? At your age I was still struggling with photoshop. Kudos.
Maybe a ittle too advanced for those not familiar with vector graphics or Illustrator, but for those who are it's precise and to the point. Excellent! Just what I was looking for. Subscribed! :)
DAMN kid!!! You're so professional!!! Subscribed.
incredible tutorial. im so glad this video exists
You are a natural instructor for these things, and you know you're stuff. Congrats
Hats off to you young man, proving the adage that if you're good enough you're old enough.
Over the weekend I tried using Birdfont but found the UI was not intuitive. I also found that what few videos there are for it on TH-cam typically lack narration, are poorly made, are too quick and short or don't address my questions.
Brilliant, thanks. I can see why this was the top search result! Followed along perfectly.
Amazing tutorial, just started now... It's so clear and professional. Thank you !
"Read through everything except the terms". Haha, that was funny! Thnks for the tutorial. Looking forward to check Fontforge next weekend.
Wow, color me impressed. You look pretty young to be presenting at this level. Bravo...your folks must be proud. I would be. This is well presented. I find it easy to follow and most enjoyable. I'm in my late 70's. It's nice to know that some of our future is in capable hands.
Thank you very much for this wonderful series, I found it very useful.
Hey young buddy, I sincerely hope you're well, and probably don't have enough time to acknowledge or reply to comments and questions! Appreciate the tutorial, well done.💯💖
haha wow... Man I was like "What's this young boy going to teach m......"
You teach like a pro!!!!
is this the channel that will topple Linus Tech Tips? well done champ
Thanks a lot! Keep on soaring, sagacious sage!
I can't say i wasn't skeptical when i was how young you are but great job on the video, keep making them if you enjoy it! i was nerdy when i was young and people just didnt want to interact with me cause i sounded like a kid which hurts a lot
A very clear tutorial! Thanks for sharing!
You’re a pro kid! Thanks for sharing and keeping my ego in check.
Splendid tutorial, Michael. Subscribed. As others have pointed out, succinctness e clarity.
This is a well made tutorial. To the point and informative. Thank you very much. Keep it up! :)
Clearly, I was not in a good education program in grade-school, back in the '80s. Had anyone asked me to do this level of tutoring of anything, at all, at this child's age, it would have been impossible. I wouldn't have had the vocabulary, the pronunciation, or the knowledge level to be capable of doing anything even remotely like this, even if every tool this child has today had existed back then. This level of skill was not being taught to any child in my school, as it was assumed that none of us were capable of this. Michael Harmon is proof that children are perfectly capable of doing what he's doing here - if treated as that capable, and if given the proper opportunity. Any school faculty/board the doesn't believe in that should be immediately replaced with better people.
Thank you; I especially like the intro " ... read through everything ... except the terms, etc."
S/O Micheal for schooling me on FontForge right quick
Wow, impressed by your video! Thanks for the valuable tips. Would've never thought of the clockwise/counter-clockwise behaviour, so that probably saves me a lot of time!
Blown away, also subscribed. Keep churning out TH-cam videos little guy, you rock!
10 outta 10 just what I needed thanks homie
Hello Michael! Thank you for your tutorial!
You deserve at least 100x as many subscribers as you have. Great video.
You're really smart and good at explaining stuff, great work kid!!
Dude, really good video! And specially a really good explanation
Thank you! This is really well explained, great job!
This was a very complete and clear tutorial, just what I needed. Thanks a lot Michael.
This really helped me out! Thanks so much, mate.
Wow, I am impressed. Great video sir!
Really nice tutorial! Loving the way you explain everything, and how being significantly younger than I am you already know how to create quality educational content better than I do.
Keep up the good work! Will be following along these videos.
well done, coming from a technical writer
Yew! I just became your 1000th subscriber! 🎉🎉🎉
Thank you for making this tutorial! It was so straightforward and easy to understand!
Thank you for this video series ❤
Damn, you are young yet so sharp. I feel like I am watching future Elon Musk.
greetings from Brazil
Really great tutorials. A thank you here from Denmark.
Thanks Michael for this awesome tutorial. You gave some great technical insights.
Very commendable.
This is very straight to the point, thanks man!
DUDE, you are so good at this
I'm subscribing !!
Michael!! Keep up the good work! Well thought out video with clean editing. Subscribed!
What a good tutorial! you're saving my life :D you go, mate!
This is exactly the tutorial I needed. Thank you!
Thank you so much. I am translating credits of a show to french, but the type face i was given does not have letters with accents like é ç ô ... because of you, I was able to add the missing characters to the font myself!
this video saved me kid thanks Subscribed
how the fuck that youngling has so much content creation skill? good job lad!
This just saved my life. Thanks a lot.
thank you very much for this tutorial !
Thanks for this!
Very good tutorial, helped me a lot. Thanks for making it.
Great! Thank you!
Follow above
It just occurred to me that the reason for this problem is that Chinese and English are presented in a completely different way when they are arranged vertically, English has to be rotated 90 degrees clockwise or it is not recognized, while Chinese is not. There should be some button to control this function, just where
You're good at explaining things. Thank you :3
Love You Dear you are so Great.
nice video mate thank you
Youre amazing thanks♥️
Thank you, this is exactly the tutorial i need!
what a great dude , thanks Micheal👍
This tutorial is amazing! Thank you so much for sharing it! (Subscribed)
Thanks for the tutorial! It was really helpful!!
It's awesome. Really helpful. Any plan to make few tutorials on developing Indian/Indic fonts? Thanks.
Страхотно!
Goooooooooooood :)
안녕하세요 저는 한국사람이에요 5년전 어린애가 저를 가르칠줄몰랐네요 당신은 대단합니다
Good video. Like!
Thank you
nice work! keep it up
How old are you my dude? Impressive! Go for it!
PS Stay humble!