I would like to creat a new font, can I do it in Adobe Illustrator and then zip it?

Nope. You can start to creat your font in illustrator but you'll need a font creation software. Some are listed here : http://www.dafont.com/soft.php#3

Hey Vinz, you probably should try search google for font creators such as Macromedia Fontographer, FontLab or FontExpert and go to their home pages to find out more. Illustrator is good for you to use when creating you original designs but use these font creators to convert them into required font formats such as ttf etc..

http://www.dafont.com/profile.php?user=6706...

http://www.dafont.com/vinz.d926...

yeah, i'll try that!

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