(Workshop) Hinting and AutoHinting, for great looking Web Fonts

TYPO Labs 2016 Unlock the magic behind fonts | Wednesday, 11 May | 2:00 pm | Gamecenter

The talk will cover how to hint and fine tune your Webfonts for the best onscreen rendering, for DirectWrite ClearType, plus, how to use the Visual TrueType tool, (VTT) 6.10, to add Autohinting to your fonts, and easily edit the results. Learn how attention to detail, can have a big impact on making the most legible type for the screen. Talk is a teaching format. Note taking advised, but no laptop required.

Mike Duggan

Mike Duggan

Lead Typographer, Microsoft

Mike Duggan is a lead typographer in the Microsoft Advanced Reading Technologies team, and has a degree in Visual Communications from the National College of Art & Design in Dublin, Ireland. He plays a key role in the development and hinting of new typefaces targeted for screen legibility. Mike was…

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