From zero to a hundred in two days: get a fun crash course in type design with Matteo Bologna and Glyphs evangelist Rainer Erich Scheichelbauer.
Workshop: Typeface Design for Non-Type Designers
Thursday and Friday, 23 and 24 May, 2024, 9:00–17:00
In this two-day class, you will learn the basics of designing and generating a variable font with the font-design software Glyphs (Mac only). Go beyond choosing the same typefaces from the type menu to creating your own!
On the first day, we will learn the basics of drawing a font, generate the font, and use it in an Adobe app or a web browser. In the afternoon, we will add additional letters to the font, learning how to space them, add diacritics and punctuation. (You can purchase a one-day ticket for this day only).
On the second day, we will add more letters, design a bold version of the same typeface, create a variable font—and make it animate in a web browser.
At the end of the class, you will probably not have a finished font, but a respectable start and a deep understanding about how fonts are made. And maybe you’ll become a type design addict. You have been warned.
It’s essential for the course that you bring your MacBook with Glyphs already installed. Please note that Glyphs does not run on Windows PCs. You’ll also receive a free trial version of Glyphs 3.
Where?
C.space, Via Varesina, 162, 20156 Milano
Who?
Matteo Bologna
Rainer Scheichelbauer
For Whom?
Anyone interested in dipping their toes in type design. No prior knowledge whatsoever necessary. If you have used Illustrator before, that will make it easier for you.
MAX SEATING 15 PARTICIPANTS
How Much?
EUR 240 first day only
EUR 310 both days
Language
English and Italian
Prerequisites
- Bring your MacBook with Glyphs 3 preinstalled. Attention: Mac only!
- No prior experience is required in font design, but some experience with Bézier-based vector drawing tools is useful.
