Thanks, that does assist a little bit; however, my issue at the moment is getting the AI files into a font editor. The one that seems to be working the best is Font Forge although it frequently says that the AI files are too complex (I am using AI 5.5). Any suggestions on how to save the files to allow for a smoother import? Thanks again

Hello everyone,

I am calling on anyone who can help me out here, as I am working on a font (free of charge) for my brother who is attempting to open up a business and wanted his own font. The font was actually designed by him originally on paper; however, I have done the work to make everything into Illustrator files. In attempting to convert these into a font however, I am coming up with multiple issues. First, I can't find software that likes the AI files. Secondly, those that do read the files like to fill in the font - which is an issue due to the nature of the font.

The font is essentially cursive; however, it is designed to look like shoelaces (so on each side of the font there are two connecting points. While I understand that the spacing between letters would have to be adjusted so that these letters matched up, I can not seem to find a program that will work. If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know. Any help would be greatly appreciated as this is the first font project I have worked on.

Thanks in advance!