Abstract: A method for generating themed branded fanciful fonts in text messages created with the communication device includes the steps of: licensing a brand from a university brand owner, the brand including a specified font set for text characters and brand design features identifying the brand; creating a branded fanciful font set having a plurality of fanciful text characters by combining the brand design features with more than one of the text characters of the specified font set; creating a plurality of themed branded fanciful font sets using the branded fanciful font set; and creating a font application that when executed by a communication device enables a user of the communication device to select one of the plurality of themed branded fanciful font sets to compose a text message with the communication device. The brand design features can include a mascot, school colors and a school nickname symbol.

Abstract: A method for generating themed branded fanciful fonts in text messages created with the communication device includes the steps of: licensing a brand from a university brand owner, the brand including a specified font set for text characters and brand design features identifying the brand; creating a branded fanciful font set having a plurality of fanciful text characters by combining the brand design features with more than one of the text characters of the specified font set; creating a plurality of themed branded fanciful font sets using the branded fanciful font set; and creating a font application that when executed by a communication device enables a user of the communication device to select one of the plurality of themed branded fanciful font sets to compose a text message with the communication device. The brand design features can include a mascot, school colors and a school nickname symbol.

Abstract: A method, a communication device and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for generating (branded) fanciful fonts in text messages created with the communication device include the steps of: operating the communication device to cause a processor in the communication device to open and execute a texting application and a font application stored in the memory; operating the communication device to select one of a plurality of fanciful font sets available in the font application; composing a text message by inputting text characters using a keyboard displayed by the communication device in a display, the processor responding to the text characters by creating the text message incorporating the selected fanciful font set in accordance with the texting application and the font application; and displaying the text message incorporating the fanciful font set in the display. The keyboard can be a custom keyboard associated with the selected fanciful font set.

Abstract: A method, a communication device and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for generating fanciful fonts in text messages created with the communication device include the steps of: operating the communication device to cause a processor in the communication device to open and execute a texting application and a font application stored in the memory; operating the communication device to select one of a plurality of fanciful font sets available in the font application; composing a text message by inputting text characters using a keyboard displayed by the communication device in a display, the processor responding to the text characters by creating the text message incorporating the selected fanciful font set in accordance with the texting application and the font application; and displaying the text message incorporating the fanciful font set in the display. The keyboard can be a custom keyboard associated with the selected fanciful font set.