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Alan Hussey

Designer of the free handwriting typeface Breip (2008) and Definitely Not Retro (2009, hand-printed outline typeface made with Fontifier). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Albert Lopez

Albert Lopez (aka Kitten-Boy) used Fontifier to design kitten-boy'sfont (2004) and kittydoodle (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Alice Pham

Alice Pham designed a handwriting font with Fontifier called AliceUberAlles (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Andy The Geek

He used Fontifier to design the handwriting typeface FatGeek (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Angry Pete

Link died. Designer who used Fontifier to create the handwriting font Angry Pete Font (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Anneke Sinnema

Designer of a cute handwriting font, called Anneke2 (2004), which was created with the help of Fontifier. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Anthony Litton

He used Fontifier to design the handwriting typeface Anthony's Scrawl (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

April Hornbuckle

Designer who used Fontifier to design the handwriting typeface mrs.hornbuckle (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Artuur Kamst

He used Fontifier to design the handwriting typeface Arthur'sHandschrift (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Blaine Kendall

Designer who used Fontifier to make the handwriting font QuickScript (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Brandon Beeson

Creator of Brandon's Hand Pencil (2008, a Fontifier font). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Bryan Subinev

NYC-based designer of a font in his own handwriting, Subinevhand (2004), made with Fontifier. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Caitee Bloss

Designer who used Fontifier to design the handwriting typeface caitee (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Carla Maganinho

Designer who used Fontifier to create a handwriting face, Carla's Hand (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Caroline van Oosten de Boer

Designer who used Fontifier to create a handwriting face, Prolific (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Cat Schwartz

Designer who used Fontifier to create a handwriting face, Cat's Handwriting (2004). See also here. Alternate URL. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Cecilia Cotton

Canadian designer who used Fontifier to create a handwriting face, Cecilia (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Chellaigne

Designer who used Fontifier to create a handwriting face, ChellaigneT (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Chris Bokitch

Victoria, BC-based photographer who created the handwriting font chris@iamfour.comtext (2004) with Fontifier. Alternate URL. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Chris Chapman

Chris Chapman made a nice comic book style font with Fontifier, called CLC SmallCaps V5 (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Chrissy

Creator in 2004 of Chrissy's Handwriting, made with the help of Fontifier. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Codi Lazar

Designer, with the help of Fontifier, of the handwriting font Chicken Print (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Colleen

Colleen designed a handwriting font with Fontifier called Colleen (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Dan Wolfgang

Designer who used Fontifier to create a handwriting face, Dan Wolfgang's Handwriting (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Daniel Davidson

Designer who used Fontifier to create an outline handwriting face, Scruffy (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

DasBecca

Designer who used Fontifier to create a handwriting face, DasBeccaHand (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Dave Rawcks

Tulsa, OK-based designer who used Fontifier to create the handwriting font Times New Rawcksman (2004---dead link). [Google] [More]  ⦿

David Marshall

North Yarmouth, UK-based designer (b. 1985) of The Dave Font (2005, handwriting typeface created with Fontifier). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Denise Chan

Hong-Kong-based designer of Aerofoil (2007, calligraphic script), Ampersand (2005, hand-printed) and Cataclysmic (2005, handwriting). Alternate URL. Yet another URL. She used Fontifier to create a handwriting face, Skribble (2004). See also here. Alternate URL. Klingspor link. Dafont link. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Eric Means

Eric Means used Fontifier to make the handwriting font Eric (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Eric Skilling

Designer of the handwriting font Skilling (2004), created with the help of Fontifier. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Erica Schultz

Erica is a graphic designer, Judaica artist, writer, community organizer, vocalist (mezzo-soprano) and performer. After 22 years in the Boston area, she relocated in September 2011 to the Upper West Side of Manhattan, where she lives with her partner, the actor Tom Giordano. Fontspace link.

Creator of Erica's Handwriting (2007, Fontifier). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Erwin Denissen
[YourFonts]

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Eugene Herrera

Delano, CA-based designer of Yujkore Handwriting (2009), which was made with Fontifier. All his fonts in one zip file. Direct access to YUJKORE0.eot and to yujkorehandwriting.ttf. This file contains Mac-specific versions of the font. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Fifth Dream Today Productions

Outfit which used Fontifier to make the grunge font Insider (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Firda Beka

Designer who used Fontifier to create a handwriting face, Firda Type (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Fontifier

Fontifier is a 9USD handwriting font service (was free for its first month only) by David Johnson-Davies, who runs Human-Computer Interface Ltd in Cambridge, UK. One submits a GIF-format scan of a properly filled out template. Fontifier then analyzes a sample of each letter of the GIF version of the template, and constructs a character outline. The result is a standard truetype font. Comments at Typographica. Heinrich Lipschka reports that it made a grunge font from Noga. It sure looks like the low dpi requested (75 to 100) leads to jaggies and a severe loss of information. List of fonts made with this software. Fontifier tips. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Gina Trapani

Instructions on the use of Fontifier, and a font of Gina Trapani's handwriting (2006). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Gina Trappani

Creator of My Handwriting (a Fontifier font). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Graham Ross Waldon

Designer who used Fontifier to create the handwriting typeface GrahamScript (2004). See also here. Blog. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Guy Malachi

Designer who used Fontifier to create a handwriting face, Guy Malachi (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

H. Wade Minter

Designer who used Fontifier to create the handwriting font Wade'041.0 (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Isaac Luther

Isaac Luther (Charlie Shogoe) used Fontifier to create the dripping blood font Fuehrer (2009). [Google] [More]  ⦿

J. Wynia

Designer of the handwriting typeface LetterJ (2004), created via Fontifier. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Jaime Merz

Californian creator of Jaime Merz (a Fontifier font). Download broken. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Jason Hansen

Designer who used Fontifier to create the handwriting font JasonHansen (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Jennifer Levenbook

American creator in 2004 of the 69 cent handwriting typeface TheInfamousJ's Handwriting Font (made with Fontifier). Her blog. Devian tart link. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Jenny de Groot

She used Fontifier to design the handwriting typeface Mijn-handschrift (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Jenny Lau Shi Ting

Designer of the handwriting typeface Jalligraphy01 (2004), created via Fontifier. She also made the handwritten Chinese typeface Jalligraphy02 this way. [Google] [More]  ⦿

jlf033

Anonymous designer who used Fontifier to create a handwriting face, MyHandwriting (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

John Q. Public

South Florida-based designer of the dingbat font Faces (2004), created via Fontifier. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Josh Thomas
[Kojima 2087]

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Josh Way

Designer of Vinegrette (2004), a handwriting typeface created with Fontifier. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Kay Wei Lo

He used Fontifier to design the handwriting typeface Kay Wei Lo Hand (2004). Home page. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Keith Fletcher

South African creator of Keith Scribble (2007, a Fontifier handwriting font). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Kojima 2087
[Josh Thomas]

American designer (aka Kojima2087) who used Fontifier to create Awesomeness (2005, handwriting). He also designed the artificial language typeface Naamu (2005). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Koolman2

Anchorage-based designer (b. 1986) of the handwriting typeface Quinton (2004), created via Fontifier. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Kristen Mowers
[Miss Murdoc]

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Kyle M. Thompson

Designer of the handwriting font kylet normal (2004), created via Fontifier. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Labratkid

Designer who used Fontifier to create an outline handwriting face, Jazz Jackrabbit 2 (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Layla Von Tramp

Now here is a nice name, Layla Von Tramp. She used Fontifier to design the handwriting font Eliz (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

L'Hippopotame

Amsterdam-based designer who used Fontifier to make the handwriting font Ini (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Logan Franken

Designer who used Fontifier to make the handwriting font LoganStyle (Marker) (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Marc Laurie Cassiram

Designer who used Fontifier to create the handwriting font Marcwriting (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Mark Evans

Photographer who created the handwriting font Mark Evans (2004) with Fontifier. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Marsha Amanova

Designer who used Fontifier to make the handwriting font marsha regular (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Matt Duerden

Matt Duerden used Fontifier to design the handwriting font Matt (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Meg Pickard

Designer who used Fontifier to create a handwriting face, MegScrawl (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Melanie J. Cook
[Wiccked Stepmother Fonts]

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Melissa Pendill

Brooklyn, NY-based designer and photographer who created the handwriting font Chalky (2004) with Fontifier. Alternate URL. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Michael Flynn

Designer who used Fontifier to make the handwriting font Mike Flynn Script (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Michael Piotter

Designer who used Fontifier to create the handwriting font Michael Handwriting (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Mike Nowak

He used Fontifier to design the handwriting typeface n0waktablet (2004). Alternate URL. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Miss Murdoc
[Kristen Mowers]

Kristen Mowers (Miss Murdoc) used Fontifier to design the handwriting font Kristen1 (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

mmolai
[Ojay Juarez]

Type blog by Ojay Juarez (TX). Aka mmolai. Ojay used Fontifier to create the handwriting font mmolaihandbasic (2008), and who used Fontcapture to make mminland or Inland (2009, free download), a Victorian typeface from the Inland Type Foundry. His blog.

Vector typeface roundup.

He created the ornamental caps typeface McDonald in vector (EPS) format.

He made a scanfont called Roman Print Variously Shaded (2009), which is an ornamental caps alphabet in EPS format based on document from ca. 1800.

In 2010, he used iFontMaker to create the hand-printed outline typeface Shadow Hand. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Nate Dillon

Designer who used Fontifier to make the handwriting font Nate'sHandwriting (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Nick Findley

Designer who created a handwriting font called NickScript (2004, Fontifier). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Nick Postagulous

Designer who used Fontifier to create his handwriting font, Postwood1 (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Nicole Dalesio

Designer of the 3-d hand-printed look font Walk Around The Block (2008, Fontifier). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Nita Hein

Reading, PA-based photographer who created the handwriting font Nita08 (2004) with Fontifier. [Google] [More]  ⦿

nonAesthetic.com

Designer who used Fontifier to create the comic strip dingbat typeface Milhouse (2004). This typeface really shows the shortcomings of Fontifier for reproducing complex drawings. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Ojay Juarez
[mmolai]

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Pantspocket

American stock photographer, b. 1982. Designer with Fontifier of Hey Kelley (2005). He is very disappointed because the font do's not look at all like his handwriting, and because it looks jagged at large point sizes. Home page. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Patrizia

Italian designer of the children's handwriting font TrixieFontCalligrafico1 (2008, made with Fontifier). [Google] [More]  ⦿

PDTNC

Designer who used Fontifier to create the ransom note font PDTNC-DirtBlackGrunge (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Peter

Designer who used Fontifier to create a scratchy handwriting face, peter's scratch (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Phil McDonald

Phil McDonald used Fontifier to design the handwriting font MrMcD iNk (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Rachel Elisabeth

Erie, PA-based creator of Puremotif (2007, a Fontifier font). Download not functional. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Rasmus

Copenhagen-based photographer who created the handwriting font ras (2004) with Fontifier. Alternate URL. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Richard De Guzman

Designer of the handwriting font Richard's Ugly Handwriting (2004), created with the help of Fontifier. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Richard Polt

Creator (at Xavier University in Cincinnati, OH) of many free typewriter fonts, that were mostly made with Yourfonts or Fontifier. These include:

  • 1914-Woodstock-Typewriter (2012).
  • Byron-Mark-I, Byron-Mark-II (2010). Based on the Byron Mark typewriterv from 1957.
  • CassandreClassic (2009). By Ian Davies of ID Graphics.
  • Cassandre-Graphika (2010). Based on A.M. Cassandre's font for the Olivetti Graphika (1956).
  • Cassandre-Graphika (2010). Based on A.M. Cassandre's font for the Olivetti Graphika (1956).
  • Lucien (2005). Based on the ca. 1889 New Model Crandall typewriter designed by Lucien S. Crandall.
  • Oliver-Printype (2010). Patented by Oliver in 1912.
  • Olympia-Congress (2010) and Olympia Script (2010). Used in the 1950s and 1960s by West Germany's Olympia typewriters.
  • Reiner-Graphika (2010). Based on Imre Reiner's font for the Olivetti Graphika (1956).
  • Rem-Blick (2005). Based on Blickensderfer No. 5 (1920s).
  • Remington-Noiseless (2005). Based on the Remington Noiseless Portable No. 7.
  • Royal-Executive (2017). Going back to the 1930s.
  • Royal-Quiet-Deluxe (2010). From the 1950s.
  • Royal-Vogue (2011). A 1920s art deco typewriter font from the Royal company.
  • Sholes & Glidden (2009). Based on the first letter that Mark Twain typed on his S&G. Date: 1873.
  • Testimonial (2009). By Jack Knarr. Based on a font for the IBM Executive typewriter.
  • Underwood-Quiet-Tab (2012). From the 1950s.
  • VisOmatic-Regular (2015), Visomatic_Electrite-Regular (2015). For electric typewriters from the 1960s.
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Ron Flack

He used Fontifier to design the handwriting typeface Ronofontic (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Ruben Bos

Dutchman who used Fontifier to design the handwriting typeface Handschrift (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Sabine Sulzer

Swiss designer from Aarau (b. 1986) who used Fontifier to make Sasu's Handwriting (2009), and Scanahand to make FatoftheLand (2009), Initialized (2009, children's hand), Outlines (2009), and Blurry Handwritting (sic) (2009). Outlines (2009) was made with Scanahand. Home page. Dafont link. Alternate URL. Aka Sasu. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Samuel Dixon

Youngster from Ohio who made the primitive handscripted TF2 Professor (2007). I am bit puzzled, because the copyright says that TF2 Professor is due to Andrea Wicklund. In any case, it was made with Fontifier. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Sara

American designer who used Fontifier to create the handwriting font Loomylicious (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Scott McDowell

Designer who used Fontifier to create the handwriting typeface Floyd Bold (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Seona Chapman

Creator of her own handwriting font, Palona (2004) thanks to Fontifier. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Shari

Designer who created a handwriting font called zombiefest (2004) with Fontifier. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Simon Moran

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK-based designer who runs Sirimo Design, and who created four handwriting fonts with Fontfier: SirimoScript1, SirimoScript2, SirimoScript3, SirimoScript4 (2004). Alternate URL. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Stefano Bianca

He used Fontifier to design the handwriting typeface whitesteve (2004). See also here. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Stephan Ainley

Stephan Ainley (aka Scatropolis) used Fontifier to design Stephan's Blocks (2004) and Stephan'sSquares (2004). Home page. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Stephanie Segall

Designer who used Fontifier to create these handwriting typefaces in 2004: PunquinCrazyPants, PunquinMarkerDoodle, PunquinQuickandFine, PunquinSharpieBold. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Sue

Designer who used Fontifier to create the handwriting font SueBear (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Tim Drage

Designer who used Fontifier to create a funky outline font called DoodleBad (2004), and the noisy fonts BlockBrushy (2004) and uglymarkertim (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Tom Coates

Designer who used Fontifier to create a handwriting face, Coates (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Tony Gaver

Designer who used Fontifier to create the handwriting font TonyBold (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Trevor F. Smith

He used Fontifier to design a font for the blind, Moon (2004). See also here. [Google] [More]  ⦿

typ.o

typ.o is the name of a free font made in 2004 via Fontifier. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Untype

Free fonts made by New York-based Untype include the destructionist typefaces FutureDirt, BodoniBoldPieces, Tuertest, BodoniScratchedBold, Velvetica. All these fonts were made in early 2004 with the help of Fontifier. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Valette Ragland

He/she used Fontifier to design the handwriting typeface Valette (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Wendi Dunlap

Designer who used Fontifier to create a handwriting face, Wendiscript-Regular (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Wiccked Stepmother Fonts
[Melanie J. Cook]

Melanie J. Cook (Wiccked Stepmother Fonts) is the Australian designer (b. 1958) from Brisbane who designed WS Simple Gallifreyan (2011, planetary dingbats), WS KnamePlate (2007, scratchy handwriting), WS Peskimo (2007), WS Serif (2010), and WS Melanie Hand (2006, Fontifier handwriting font). WS stands for Wiccked Stepmother (sic).

Typefaces from 2013: WS Egg, WS Dora Smooth (sketched), WS Call Me (hand-printed), WS Open Ipad.

Flickr page. Dafont link. [Google] [More]  ⦿

YourFonts
[Erwin Denissen]

On-line commercial font generation service, based on submitting a scanned template. It feels like Fontifier. At some point it became free, and soon after that it took off---105,110 free fonts have been generated between August 2008 and March 2009. Its designer, the Utrecht, The Netherlands-based Erwin Denissen, writes: As an independent software vendor, Erwin Denissen strives to continue developing new and innovative products for the world-wide typography market. Right now High-Logic has three products, a font editor, a font manager and a font generator. In March 2008 Erwin Denissen acquired MyTools.com, including 8 products. In July 2008 yourfonts.com was launched as an online font generation service. More fonts-related utilities are expected soon.

He also made FontCreator, a free font editor. JulieCouillard (2008) is a handwriting test font I sent in to see how good the outlines are. Some time in 2009, Yourfonts become commercial, changing between 9.95 and 14.95 US dollars per font. At the same time, they embarked on a reseller program in which others can use their font generation engine for a fee. Resellers include

Others, such as FontBay, have the same set-up as most resellers. Most of these services charge about 14.95 US dollars per font.

Finally, there are some free example fonts: George, Phooley, Parchemin, and others. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Zach Hale

Designer who used Fontifier to create the handwriting font Zach'sHandwritingBold (2004). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Zach Willard

Omaha, NE-based creator of Sharkscribble (2010, Fontifier) and Receipt Paper Radiation (2012, stencil pixel face, made with FontStruct). Dafont link. [Google] [More]  ⦿