Author: nathabee

  • Introducing BeeFont

    BeeFont — Design Fonts, Letter by Letter

    BeeFont is a WordPress plugin for creating real fonts by drawing SVG vector glyphs directly in the browser.

    You design letters in a clean, focused editor, refine their shapes, and generate a standard TTF font you can install and use anywhere.

    What You Can Do with BeeFont

    • Draw and edit letters as SVG vectors
    • Fine-tune curves, strokes, and proportions
    • Manage glyphs visually and iterate on their design
    • Build and download a finished font file

    The workflow stays simple and intentional, from the first sketch to the final font.

    How It Works

    1. Create a font project
    2. Draw letters in the SVG glyph editor
    3. Adjust and refine as needed
    4. Build and download your font

    Part of BeeLab

    BeeFont is part of the BeeLab ecosystem and connects a modern WordPress interface with a dedicated backend for font generation.

    It is designed for people who care about letterforms and want a practical, hands-on way to create their own type.

    BeeFont
    Designed by Nathabee

  • BeeLab — Dockerized Multi-Service Stack

    beelab Project Portal

    Welcome to BeeLab, my experimental platform for integrating multiple technologies into a single Dockerized environment.
    The project is open source: GitHub – nathabee/beelab

    Github Documentation : https://nathabee.github.io/beelab/index.html

    🔧 What’s inside BeeLab?

    BeeLab runs four main services, each in its own Docker container:

    • Django API (Python 3.12, Gunicorn)
      Core backend for data models and API endpoints.
      → Swagger API Explorer
    • WordPress (Dockerized)
      A separate WP instance to showcase custom plugins and theme integration.
      → BeeLab WordPress
    • Databases
      PostgreSQL for Django and MariaDB for WordPress.

    🔌 Custom WordPress Plugins

    BeeLab includes three original plugins that extend WP with features tied to the Django backend:

    1. BeeFont WP
      WordPress plugin to create your own font using SVG or PNG editor
    2. PomoloBee WP
      Connects to the PomoloBee module inside Django and displays farm/field data.
    3. Competence WP
      Adds competence-related content and interacts with Django data.

    🌍 Why Docker?

    • Each service is containerized and isolated.
    • Easy to run locally, or deploy to a VPS.
    • Clear port mapping for testing (Django 9001, Web 9080, WP 9082).
    • Can later be placed behind Apache/Nginx + HTTPS with subdomains.

    🚀 Try it out

    👉 This project is still work in progress, but the basic stack is up and running.
    Feedback and ideas are very welcome!