Now it's your turn to join the ranks of the world's best typographers, and create your own hand-drawn font from scratch, based on the skills we've studied in this lesson. Grab your favorite pen, pick a font family to start with (except symbol or script), and print out the worksheet below. Then, design a typeface for each of the 26 uppercase and lowercase letters.

To successfully complete this assignment, pay close attention to the guides on the worksheet. Make sure your font has a consistent look and feel, that your capital letters stay within the cap height and baseline, and that your lowercase letters use the x-height and descender guides accurately. Also, each letter should be drafted using the elements of art and the principles of design. This is not just your handwriting! Carefully shape and craft each letter to create a stylish, professional, and most importantly, readable type face.

Download this template to help you design your personal font. Write the type of font family you will start with (again, not symbol or script), and then create a new character for each letter of the alphabet: upper and lowercase.

Your work will be graded according to this rubric:

Make A Font Rubric

	Criteria
Font Family	You select one of the font families to begin with (except symbolor script). The font family's influence carries through all your characters.
Type Face	Your capital characters all stay within the cap height and baseline guides, and share a consistent look.
	Your lowercase characters use the x-height and descender guides to inform their design, and share a consistent look.
Font Characteristics	Your font is drafted using the elements of art and principles of design. It is original (not a copy of another font), stylish, and easy to read.