READSEARCH Variable Font Workshop at PXL-MAD School of Arts

Type: Workshop
When: 4 – 9 December 2020

Finally, good news for 2020. Save the dates: 4 and 9 December. Two days dedicated to multiple font masters, understanding interpolation, and creating variable fonts.

READSEARCH Variable Font Workshop

Go from mere vectors to interpolation for creating a full font family. Learn how to:

set up multiple interpolatable masters,
set up and export instances,
find a a good weight distribution for your instances,
understand and circumvent interpolation problems such as kinks and shapeshifters,
set up intermediate masters (‘brace layers’) and alternate masters (‘bracket layers’)
export a variable font from your MM setup,
make feature code react to axis positions (feature variations),
understand advanced variable font settings,
make your variable font work in Adobe apps,
test your variable fonts.

When?: Friday 4 December 2020, 10:30–17:00 CET
Wednesday 9 December 2020, 11:30–17:30 CET
Including 1 hour lunch break
Where?: Online workshop (via Microsoft Teams)
Who?: Rainer Scheichelbauer, Glyphs team member
For Whom?: This is not a total beginner’s workshop. Some experience with type design and/or font engineering expected, however no experience about interpolation required.
How Much?: EUR 90 participation fee (max 15 seats)
Free for students and alumni of PXL-MAD School of Arts
Language: English
Prerequisites: Mac (minimum macOS 10.11+, 10.13+ recommended), broadband internet connection, Microsoft Teams and the latest Glyphs 3 version.
Registration: Send an e-mail to res at glyphsapp dot com. If you are a PXL-MAD student, please get in touch with Ann Bessemans and María Pérez Mena.