Workshop: Typeface Design for Non-Type Designers

Ever wanted to design your own typeface, but wondered where to start?
This workshop is a fantastic opportunity to get started designing type. Go beyond choosing the same typefaces from the type menu to creating your own! In this two-day class, you’ll learn the basics of designing and generating a variable font with font-design software Glyphs (Mac only).

Course schedule
Classes take place from 9:00 to 17:00 with a short lunch break.
On the first day we will be in classroom C0.4 from 9:00 to 12:30 and in classroom A0.3 from 14:00 to 17:00. On the second day in classroom T.1.1 from 9:00 to 17:00.

Course materials and projects:

All you need is a stable internet connection and a Mac. You’ll get a free trial version of Glyphs 3.

Capacity
The course is open to a maximum of 15 participants. This ensures that each student gets ample time for feedback.

How does it work?
The course is taught by Matteo Bologna Founder and Creative director of NY based Mucca and Glyphs Evangelist Rainer Scheichelbauer.

Host or Publisher Biennale Internazionale Grafica