AGRA 0310
Graafisen suunnittelun workshop
AGRA 0310
Graphic design workshop
Unterricht ⋅ lectures
Impressum
As promised here are the links and downloads according to this course:
Linklist according to the 1st lecture from 19. oct.:
›basics in typeface formats, bezier curves, software‹ ⋅ ›developing a pixel-font using a (own-)pre-developed grid‹.
Linklist according to the 2nd lecture from 20. oct.:
›more details using bezier curves, software transfer (vector-based to font-based) ‹
›developing a icon-font using self defined signs (or pictures) ‹.
Linklist according to the 3rd lecture from 21. oct.:
›details in calligraphy, letter forms, spacing, kerning‹
›developing a calligraphic font using each ones hand writing‹.
Linklist according to the 4th lecture from 22. oct.:
›details in building letter forms‹
›developing a free font‹.
We held our final presentation on 23. oct. where the font results of the course have been presented.
Aihe on: ⋅ Topic of this workshop:
Kirjoitus suunnittelu ⋅ Typeface Design
Visual communication includes doubtless typografie as the balance and interplay
of letterforms on the page. Digital font technology makes it easier for end-users
to do text processing, typesetting and layout without sacrificing the typographic
quality and logical correctness of the text.
Using digital fonts is getting easier since the last 30 years, but developing them is
more complex. In this workshop we will start from just drawing letters, to provide an
insight into a type designers needs to know about encoding, hinting, layout features
and various parameters that need to be set inside of a font. We will see behind the
curtain of font formats from Type 1 font format, TrueType font format till todays Unicode
Standard and using an digital font editor to develope your own typeface and the possibilities
to enhance yourself independently.
We will start to design fonts with the software application »Fontographer«, working on Mac
(it is also available for both Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh platforms).
Later on we will get an insight of »FontLab Studio« (formerly FontLab), which is a font editor for professional type designers.
In case you want to preview the features of the software tools, or you will continue your work after the course and you have further questions,
please feel free to download the official »Font editor manuals«:
For further reading of those typographic tools or to practice at home
Muutama kysymys? ⋅ Any Questions?
Truly inspiring!:
Typograhy and Font Blog to lift the curtain on well-made typeface: »Overlooked and Underused« online
»Font magazine« download
Literature:
Debra Herman and the Apple TrueType team ›Digitizing letterforms described by »Bezier curves«‹ download
Phil Baines, Andrew Haslam ›Type and Typography‹; ISBN-13: 978-0823055289
Leslie Cabarga ›Learn FontLab Fast‹: A Simplified Guide to Creating Fonts with FontLab; ISBN-13: 978-0965762854
Leslie Cabarga ›Logo Font & Lettering Bible‹: A Comprehensive Guide to the Design, Construction and Usage of Alphabets and Symbols; ISBN-13: 978-1581804362
Karen Cheng ›Designing Type‹; ISBN-13: 978-0300111507
David Earls ›Designing Typefaces‹; ISBN-13: 978-2880466992
Nathan Gale ›Type 1 : digital typeface design‹; ISBN-13: 978-0789306883 Taidekirjasto, yleiskokoelma ⋅ TAID 655 Gale Nathan
David Harris ›L'abc du calligraphe‹; ISBN-13: 978-2047201329
Peter Karow ›Digital Formats for Typefaces‹; ISBN: 3-926515-01-5
Philip B. Meggs ›Revival of the Fittest: Digital Versions of Classic Typefaces‹; ISBN: 978-1883915087 Taidekirjasto, yleiskokoelma ⋅ TAID 655 Revival of the fittest
Janet Mehigan ‹L'art de la calligraphie et des lettres enluminèes‹; ISBN-13: 978-2215078449
Stephen Moye ›Fontographer: Type by Design‹ comprehensive guide to typeface design and editing; ISBN-13: 978-1558284470
Fred Smeijers ›Counterpunch: making type in the sixteenth century, designing typefaces now‹ ISBN-13: 978-0-907259-36-7 Taidekirjasto, yleiskokoelma ⋅ TAID 655 Smeijers Fred
Walter Tracy ›Letters of Credit‹: A View of Type Design; ISBN-13: 978-1567922400
Teal Triggs ›The Typographic Experiment: Radical Innovation in Contemporary Type Design‹: A View of Type Design; ISBN-13: 978-0500511435 Taidekirjasto, yleiskokoelma ⋅ TAID 655 Triggs Teal
Jean-Christophe Loubet Del Bayle: »Typographie & Civilisation | Histoire de l'écriture« Interactive français
Inspiration:
Yasmine Ghata »The Calligraphers' Night«; ISBN-13: 978-1843914303
Erik Spiekermann »Stop Stealing Sheep and Find Out How Type Works«; ISBN-13: 978-0201703399
›typeradio‹, the radio channel on type & design; MP3 internet radio stream. check this out, but please not during the lessons.
Links and groups:
›The TypeRight Guide‹ to Ethical Type Design
Luc Devroye's ›typelibrary‹
The ›finnish type scene‹
The ›Microsoft Typography‹ developer scene
advanced font manipulation: ›RoboFab‹ Python code based
›Typophile‹ group
›Emtype‹ una fundidora unipersonal con sede en Barcelona
›Type Art‹ Blackletter Initials, Roman Initials, Ornaments
›Leslie Cabargas Typopage‹
›Diseño Argentina‹
›Caracter Tipografico Argentina‹
›Cubiertas de Discos de Bossa Nova, Samba y musica brasilera de las decadas '60 y '70‹
›Calgrafos de la Cruz del Sur‹
›San Serif on line‹ un espacio virtual de la carrera de Diseño Grafico del Universidad Abierta Interamericana
Tools and Labs:
›DTL FontMaster‹ tools for professional font production
›FontLab‹ typographic tools for Mac and Windows
Information about font utilities ⋅ linklist
Free download: font creation software »Manutius 2.0«, PostScript Type1 Font-Editor ⋅ English Version, Windows only
Free tryout: professional font editor »FontCreator 5.5«, create and edit TrueType and OpenType fonts Windows Vista, XP, 2003, 2000, NT, Me, 98 or 95
Free, but tricky to install: outline font editor »FontForge«, creates: postscript, truetype, opentype, cid-keyed, multi-master, cff, svg and bitmap (bdf) fonts.
It is a ›Open Source UNIX GUI Toolkit‹: to run it under Mac OS X you need: ›X11 for Mac OS X‹ and the Xcode toolchain, to run it on a PC you need: ›Linux‹
What else:
›Kern In Space‹ VEER, online game
nice to have:
›Glossary‹
Food for thought and careful consideration:
›Are fonts copyrightable?‹
Why should we use a ›sketchbook‹?
Muutama kysymys? ⋅ Any Questions?
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