Font Production Checklist

List of things to include and verify during the production process up until publication.

Drawing Quality

• Check extremes on all glyphs

Glyphs

• .notdef

• make sure components, corners, marks do not export

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Masters

• Setup Stems thickness (Hstem & Vstem)

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OpenType Features

• Name Stylistic Sets

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Variable Fonts

• Check Axes definition

• Check Axes Coordinates

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Font Information

• Designer(s)

• Designer(s) URL

• Manufacturer

• Manufacturer URL

• Copyright

• License

• License URL

• FontName

• Vendor Identification

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Exports

• Verify Style Name

• Check RIBBI Style Linking

• Setup Style Map Family Names for each style

• Setup Style Map Style Names for each style

• [Figma] use ‘Localized Family Names’ info to display family name

• [Figma] use ‘Localized Style Names’ info to display style

Optional

• Setup fileName for each export (Custom Parameters)

Move to Version 1.0 for initial release and 1.1, 1.2… for following updates.

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Testing

• Fontbook on Mac

• RightFont on Mac

• Adobe Illustrator

• Adobe InDesign

• Figma

• An Apple software (Pages, Keynote or Numbers)

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Useful links:

• Naming in Glyphs