34 December 2024
Hasselt, Belgium
Workshop

For type designers of all levels: get up to par with the latest tech in two intensive Glyphs workshop days, powered by READSEARCH institute.

Participants receive an extended trial license and can purchase their own full license at a discount.

Workshop Day 1: Interpolation

Tuesday 3 December 2024
10.00 – 17.30

DAG 1: Interpolatie

  • een familie opzetten in Glyphs en interpoleren
  • compatibiliteit bereiken oftewel herstellen
  • speciale manieren om te interpoleren
  • interpolatiefouten ontdekken en vermijden
  • statische and variabele fontfamilies exporteren
  • fonts toetsen binnen en buiten Glyphs

DAY 1: Interpolation

  • Set up a font family in Glyphs and interpolate
  • Achieve compatibility or restore it
  • Special ways to interpolate
  • Discover and avoid interpolation errors
  • Export static and variable font families
  • Test fonts inside and outside Glyphs

Who?

Ann Bessemans
Kevin Bormans
Rainer Erich Scheichelbauer

For Whom?

Some experience with font engineering or type design useful.

How Much?

  • EUR 150 for both days, EUR 90 for a single day
  • EUR 90 for PXL-MAD alumni
  • free for currently enrolled PXL-MAD students
    (Payment is processed at the workshop.)

Language

Dutch and English

Prerequisites

Bring your MacBook with Glyphs 3 preinstalled.

Registration

Send an e-mail to res at glyphsapp dot com. PXL-MAD students contact Kevin Bormans directly.

Workshop Day 2: Reusing Shapes

Wednesday 4 December 2024
10.00 – 17.30

DAG 2: Vormen hergebruiken

  • componenten
  • smart components
  • speciale componenten: corner, cap, segment, brush
  • speciale gevallen waar je geen componenten kunt gebruiken
  • truks, scripts en plugins om de workflow te verbeteren

DAY 2: Reusing Shapes

  • components
  • smart components
  • special components: corner, cap, segment, brush
  • special cases where you can't use components
  • tricks, scripts and plug-ins to improve the workflow

Who?

Ann Bessemans
Kevin Bormans
Rainer Erich Scheichelbauer

For Whom?

Some experience with font engineering or type design useful.

How Much?

  • EUR 150 for both days, EUR 90 for a single day
  • EUR 90 for PXL-MAD alumni
  • free for currently enrolled PXL-MAD students
    (Payment is processed at the workshop.)

Language

Dutch and English

Prerequisites

Bring your MacBook with Glyphs 3 preinstalled. Make sure you install all modules in Glyphs 3: Window > Plugin Manager > Modules (especially the Python module), and restart the app.

Registration

Send an e-mail to res at glyphsapp dot com. PXL-MAD students contact Kevin Bormans directly.