Glyphs Kerning & Spacing
With Rainer Erich Scheichelbauer: Jan 2024
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 is taught in English.
*If you are a business outside of Europe, email us with your business address and website so we can remove VAT from your bill.
Course structure
(classes take place at 6–8pm UK time)
Session 1: Jan 9: Spacing workflow
Session 2: Jan 11: Spacing verification
Session 3: Jan 16: Kerning workflow
Session 4: Jan 18: Kerning verification
Session 5: Jan 23: Production session
Course materials and projects
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.
Capacity
The course is open to a maximum of 15 participants. This ensures that every student gets ample time for feedback.
How will it work?
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 sessions via a Zoom link. A Mac (macOS 10.15 or later recommended) with Glyphs 3 and a stable internet connection is required.
Fees and registration
The course fee is £450 + 20% VAT (if applicable) and is non-refundable. Participants are exempt of VAT if registering as an EU business. If you have any questions, please email [email protected]
*If you are a business outside of Europe, email us with your business address and website so we can remove VAT from your bill.
