Finally back in Ljubljana! ‘We are thrilled to invite you to our upcoming Tipo Brda workshop in the form of a workshop weekend, where you will have the opportunity to expand your type design skills.’
Public type talk: ‘Stitch incoming’
19 September 2025, at 18:00
What we always misunderstood about ligatures, Helvetica, and the Bauhaus, and why we should finally leave them behind. And then, some fun and games.
Where?
Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova
Maistrova 3, 1000 Ljubljana
Who?
Rainer Erich Scheichelbauer
How Much?
Free
Language
English
Workshop: Glyphs Level 2
Weekend of 20 and 21 September, 2025
10:00-18:00 including lunch break and coffee breaks
Enhance your Glyphs skills with Rainer Erich Scheichelbauer in this weekend workshop. Dive deep into advanced techniques such as outline optimization, component management, interpolation, hinting, kerning strategies, and using project files to streamline your type production process.
Saturday:
- Outline optimization and harmonization: potential issues, finding and solving them
- Make interpolation work: avoiding shapeshifting, unwanted distortions and kinks
- What you need to know about autohinting: better screen display for Adobe and Windows applications with PS and TT fonts
Sunday:
- Reusing shapes: step up your component game
- Project files, custom parameters and tokens: streamlining your production
- Automating kerning: bumping, optical kerning, overkerns and KernOn
(Exact program subject to change and open to requests by participants.)
This workshop is open to engaging conversation and questions specific to your workflow. It is ideal for designers with prior experience in font design who want to refine their process and for advanced users ready to unlock the full potential of Glyphs App.
Where?
Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova
Maistrova 3, 1000 Ljubljana
Who?
Rainer Erich Scheichelbauer
For Whom?
Some knowledge of type design or font production advisable.
How Much?
EUR 200
Language
English
Prerequisites
Bring your MacBook with the latest Glyphs 3 preinstalled.
