Glyphs at Typothon in Aarhus
One public lecture and two workshops in Aarhus at the new Typothon initiative in Denmark, all at a steal of a price!
Free time-limited workshop licenses for all workshop participants. Participants can purchase their own unlimited Glyphs license at a discount.
Lecture: Making a Difference with Fonts
Wednesday 9 May, 19.00 h
Contrary to popular belief, fonts are not merely beautiful hobbies for type nerds or simple tools for any task, but can really make a difference. Join Rainer Scheichelbauer on a tour through the political side of type design.
PLUS: Font Gamification. Can animations be put into fonts? And what about games? Learn the answer to these questions, and how Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sparked the development of an experimental font, in this short and fun presentation. Warning: Contains no prepared slides, all typing is done live.
Who?
Rainer Erich Scheichelbauer
For Whom?
Anybody interested in design.
Seating is limited, sign up quickly!
How Much?
DKK 75 administration fee
Language
English
Registration
Workshop: Start Your First Font
Thu 10 May, 10.00—17.00
Fri 11 May, 10.00—17.00
Sat 12 May, 10.00—12.30
Introduction to type design with Glyphs: Learn how to sketch and digitise letters, derive more letter shapes from existing ones, add diacritics, test your font in Adobe or Mac apps, add OpenType features and effects.
Get your first font started! Continue at home and at your own pace with handouts you will receive at the workshop. Work in Glyphs with a special extended trial license and/or buy your own license at a discount.
Who?
Rainer Erich Scheichelbauer
For Whom?
Anyone interested in type design. No prior experience required. (Seating is limited, so sign up quickly.)
How Much?
DKK 1500 (Students: DKK 250)
Language
English
Prerequisites
Bring your MacBook with Glyphs 2 preinstalled.
Registration
Quick Workshop: Vector Animation with Variable Fonts
Saturday 12 May
14.00—16.00 approx
In this workshop, we will build a vector animation and bring it to life in a web browser, with some simple HTML and CSS. It’s cool, it’s fun, it’s easy.
Who?
Rainer Erich Scheichelbauer
For Whom?
Anybody, no prior knowledge necessary. Especially interesting for graphic, type and web designers.
How Much?
DKK 150 (Students: DKK 75)
Language
English
Prerequisites
Bring your MacBook with Glyphs 2, Chrome and a plaintext editor (TextMate or SublimeText) preinstalled.
