In this two-day class, (Sunday, June 16 & Monday, June 17) 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.
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.
Level and prerequisites: beginner, no prior knowledge necessary. Bring your MacBook. A temporary student license for Glyphs will be provided.
Rainer Erich Scheichelbauer was born in Vienna, and studied photography, philosophy and Dutch. Today, he creates and produces typefaces, teaches type design, gives type design workshops, translates Dutch books on typography into German, and writes articles and Python scripts. Rainer joined the Glyphs team in 2012, and has been writing tutorials and the handbook. In 2014, he started the foundry Schriftlabor.
Matteo Bologna is the founder and creative director of the branding studio Mucca (mucca.com), a singular personality and industry leader whose multidisciplinary background has helped him build one of the most respected companies in design. His focused but fun-loving approach has earned strong client partnerships across countless industries, including Sephora, Barnes & Noble, Target, WeWork, Whole Foods, Jean-Georges, and the legendary Balthazar Restaurant. Matteo teaches Packaging Design at the School of Visual Arts and Branding/Type Design at Kean University. He has taught hundreds of students in his ‘Type Design for Non-Type Designers’ workshop. Matteo is a former board member of AIGA/NY and president emeritus of the Type Directors Club. As a typography enthusiast, he speaks at events globally and is widely recognized for his industry contributions.
