2327 August 2017
Boston, MA

TypeCon is back in Boston! Don’t miss out on the workshops by accomplished designer and digital punchcutter Lisa Schultz (Schriftlabor) and Glyphs developer Georg Seifert.

TrueType Hinting in Glyphs: Optimize Your TTFs for the Screen

Wednesday, August 23rd
9:00 am – 12:00 pm

TrueType hinting, the final frontier: learn how to set up TTF Autohint parameters for your font project, and how to add TrueType instructions to your outlines. It is easier than you think to make your fonts look great in Windows. Glyphs coder Georg Seifert will be present. Bring your own font project, or use the sample font provided.

Who?

Lisa Schultz, Georg Seifert

For Whom?

Max. 50 participants

How Much?

USD 50

Language

English

Prerequisites

Bring your macOS laptop, some experience in type design assumed

Open Feedback Session: Q&A with the Developer of Glyphs

Wednesday, August 23rd
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Feature request? Specific technical problem? Confidential bug report? In this personal and exclusive feedback and Q&A session with the developer of Glyphs, Georg Seifert, you can discuss problems you encountered, or ideas you have for improving the software. Either Georg will show a solution for your problem, fix that annoying bug, or add that much-coveted feature, perhaps even right away. Book early, seating is limited.

Who?

Georg Seifert

How Much?

USD 50

Language

English