Just thought I'd post a quick tip in here as well...

I discovered this handy little font-making site/app called Calligraphr some time ago, and I've really had a blast with it.

Basicly, you just create a template of the characters you'll need, fill it with (either by printing it and filling it by hand or just editing it digitally in Photoshop/etc.), upload it back to the app and it will create your font for you, and you can then download and install it. I have no idea how fonts are 'properly' made, but with this thing I've managed to create a couple of pretty nice fonts of the runes I created for a mapping project. It's really easy and actually quite fun.

No idea if this will be of use to anyone, but if some of you have ever wanted to make your maps with custom made fonts, check this out!