I Love Typography is partnering with Glyphs to present a series of courses in font engineering and production. Once participants complete each course and are able to meet high standards in font production, they will be presented with an ILT-Glyphs certificate.
- Certificates will be offered for the Font Engineering, Spacing and Kerning, and Hinting courses.
- Each of the smaller courses can be booked independently, but we will give priority to those who are also booking the Font Engineering course.
ILT Academy: Python Crash Course
- When?
21, 23, 25 and 28 Feb 2023,
4 sessions with 10 hours in total - Who?
Rainer Erich Scheichelbauer
- For whom?
The course is open to a maximum of 15 participants.
- How much?
£300 + 20% VAT (if applicable)
£150 + VAT if booked together with the engineering course. - Language
English
- Prerequisites
Participants will need to join the sessions via a Zoom link. A Mac (macOS 10.15 or later recommended) with Glyphs 3 and a stable internet connection is required.
- Links
https://ilovetypography.com/academy/glyphs-python-crash-course/
This is a 10-hour course that will introduce you to Python for font engineering. It will enable you to read and modify existing Python code, and get you started in writing your own code from scratch. Special attention is given to automating tasks in Glyphs. This course also works as an add-on to the ILT-Glyphs Font Engineering course.
- Feb 21 (2 hours), 18:00-20:00 UK
- Feb 23 (2 hours), 18:00-20:00 UK
- Feb 25 (4 hours), 14:00-18:00 UK
- Feb 28 (2 hours), 18:00-20:00 UK
Participants are required to prepare for each session with recommended reading. You will be given a set of tasks as homework once (doable within an hour). You are encouraged to submit questions before classes. Homework tasks, prepared content and collected questions are discussed in live sessions.
ILT Academy: Font Engineering
- When?
2 March – 18 April 2023,
classes take place at 6pm UK time
12 sessions, 24 hours in total - Who?
Rainer Erich Scheichelbauer
- For whom?
The course is open to a maximum of 15 participants.
- How much?
£990 + 20% VAT (if applicable)
- Language
English
- Prerequisites
Participants will need to join the sessions via a Zoom link. A Mac (macOS 10.15 or later recommended) with Glyphs 3 and a stable internet connection is required.
- Links
This course will introduce you to font engineering over a span of 3 months and 24 hours of teaching. You will understand how an OpenType font works internally, be able to make adjustments to a .glyphs file, manipulate a CFF and TTF post-export, produce variable fonts, as well as track down and fix technical issues. Some experience in Glyphs and basic Python skills are expected (a parallel Python workshop can be booked separately).
- March 2: Setup, OpenType specification and fonttools/ttx in the Terminal
- March 7: name table: family naming, style linking
- March 9: OS/2, head and hhea tables: special focus on vertical metrics, fsSelection
- March 14: OTVAR production (STAT, fvar, avar and gvar tables)
- March 16: OTVAR production (STAT, fvar, avar and gvar tables)
- March 21: OTVAR production (STAT, fvar, avar and gvar tables)
- March 23: fontbakery: passing the adobefonts tests
- March 28: Writing your own tests (fonttools, fontbakery) for OpenType binaries
- April 4: Writing Terminal commands for post-production (fonttools)
- April 11: Pre-export engineering (.glyphs files)
- April 13: Pre-export engineering: outlines (plus outline conversion)
- April 18: Pre-export engineering: components & reusing shapes
Participants are required to prepare for each session with recommended reading and pre-recorded videos (doable within an hour). Throughout the course, sample tasks will be given as homework. You are encouraged to collect and submit questions before courses. Homework tasks, prepared content and collected questions are discussed in live sessions.
The course will use the latest software in order to set up a virtual classroom and a resource centre for the course materials. Participants will need to join the weekly sessions via a Zoom link. A stable internet connection is required, as well as the latest Glyphs software on a Mac. macOS 11 or later and Glyphs 3 are recommended. We will install FontTools/ttx at the beginning of the course.
ILT Academy: Kerning & Spacing
- When?
t.b.a.
- Who?
Rainer Erich Scheichelbauer
- For whom?
The course is open to a maximum of 15 participants.
- How much?
£450 + 20% VAT (if applicable)
- Language
English
- Prerequisites
Participants will need to join the sessions via a Zoom link. A Mac (macOS 10.15 or later recommended) with Glyphs 3 and a stable internet connection is required.
- Links
Upcoming edition of this course is still being planned. More details to be announced soon.
This course will introduce you to efficient spacing and kerning workflows in Glyphs, including automating. We will especially focus on potential pitfalls, how to find and fix them, or how to avoid them from the start. Familiarity with Glyphs.app essential, basic knowledge of Python recommended. The course will be taught in English.
Participants are required to prepare for each session with recommended reading and pre-recorded videos (doable within an hour). Throughout the course, sample tasks will be given as homework. You are encouraged to collect and submit questions before courses. Homework tasks, prepared content and collected questions are discussed in live sessions. In the production session, you will go through a series of real-life scenarios where you apply what you learned.
ILT Academy: Glyphs Hinting
- When?
t.b.a.
- Who?
Rainer Erich Scheichelbauer
- For whom?
The course is open to a maximum of 15 participants.
- How much?
£450 + 20% VAT (if applicable)
- Language
English
- Prerequisites
Participants will need to join the sessions via a Zoom link. A Mac (macOS 10.15 or later recommended) with Glyphs 3 and a stable internet connection is required.
- Links
Upcoming edition of this course is still being planned. More details to be announced soon.
This course will introduce you to efficient hinting workflows for both CFF and TTF scenarios in Glyphs, including setting up for autohinting algorithms. We will especially focus on potential pitfalls, how to find and fix them, or how to avoid them from the start. Familiarity with Glyphs.app essential; basic knowledge of Python useful but not required. The course will be taught in English.
Participants are required to prepare for each session with recommended reading and pre-recorded videos (doable within an hour). Throughout the course, sample tasks will be given as homework. You are encouraged to collect and submit questions before courses. Homework tasks, prepared content and collected questions are discussed in live sessions. In the production session, you will go through a series of real-life scenarios where you apply what you learned.