Python Scripting for Graphic Designers with Petr van Blokland

A design festival for people who use type.

Typographics Festival

During this one-day workshop, graphic designers learn from scratch how to script micro and macro design process tasks. In a series of short specific assignments, related to common tasks, designers learn to recognize patterns that can be automated; breaking them down into existing functions and ones that need to be developed.  
Petr will introduce you to Python syntax, the specifics of scripting for graphic design, planning, testing, introductions to GIT, DrawBot, PageBot scripts, as well as the specifics of output formats such as documents for print and online usage. 
Experience with Python and DrawBot will be helpful to follow along in this workshops, but it's not essential to appreciating the development of design-rules and algorithms. Even designers who don't want to code themselves get an introduction to the world of coding that helps to communicate better with professional coders.  
Takeaways:
<UL>
<LI>Basics of Python coding</LI>
<LI>Basics of thinking in design rules</LI>
<LI>Models for designing the design process</LI>
<LI>Some directions for working with variable-fonts</LI>
<LI>Connecting to InDesign and HTML/CSS</LI>
<LI>Example templates as scripts for DrawBot and PageBot</LI>
<LI>Single-user/non-commercial licenses for some TYPETR fonts to work with during the workshop</LI>
</UL>
 
Petr van Blokland  graduated Cum Laude from the graphic arts program at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in The Hague. With his partner Claudia Mens, van Blokland worked since 1980 as a designer in the studio they co-founded. His output ranges from sketching and model-making to programming in various languages. He specialized in systematic design, with an emphasis on typography, type, and corporate design. He has taught for many years at the Academy of Fine Arts, Arnhem, <A HREF="https://www.kabk.nl/opleidingen/master/type-en-media" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">TypeMedia</A> at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in The Hague and at the Master Graphic Design, St. Joost in Breda. He is a co-founder of WebType and <A HREF="https://www.typenetwork.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Type Network</A>. His oldest typefaces Proforma and Productus, originally released by Font Bureau, are now published by <A HREF="https://typetr.typenetwork.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">TYPETR</A> at Type Network. Recent new typefaces include Bitcount and Upgrade. His work brought him ATypI’s coveted Charles Peignot Prize in 1988.  New initiatives focus on the design and production of typefaces, exploring the possibilities (and limitations) of Variable Fonts and the use of programming in the process of graphic design and typography. Recently, together with Claudia Mens, <A HREF="http://designdesign.space/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Design Design Space</A> was founded, offering an online environment for design workshops and studies

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