Does anyone know how I could create my own FONT by drawing letters in boxes, scanning into a program, and....?

Question

then I can use my own font to type with???
If there's not such a program, how can I make one?

Answer 1

Here is what all you need to make fonts:

1) A pen or some other device that makes a mark on paper.
2) A piece of paper. A napkin will do if you can't find any paper.
3) A computer with a scanner.
4) Adobe Streamline: Converts your grayscale scan into an eps (Encapsulated Post Script) file which you can open and edit in Illustrator.
5)Macromedia Fontographer: This is the program that makes fonts.
6)Adobe Photoshop: Use this to scan your artwork in and clean it up if you want.
7) Adobe Illustrator: Used as a clipboard for importing your outlines into Fontographer.

Found the above details here:
http://www.chank.com/howto/index.php

Hope to see your fonts soon!!!