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Starting a side project for the first time in ages: making a font using Fontra. It’s an extensive open-source editor built around variable fonts.
https://fontra.xyzNot exactly the most intuitive app ever, but the €300 alternatives aren’t either. Fonts are hard. The first tutorial video here gives a good overview.
https://docs.fontra.xyz/tutorials/Published at
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