TYPO Labs 2018

Tools and shapes of shared authorship

What routines do designers need to establish to implement Variable Fonts? And how could a new model of shared authorship support creativity and knowledge exchange? Verena Gerlach, Malou Verlomme and Fred Smeijers joined forces on a panel at TYPO Labs, hosted by Gerry Leonidas. The four discussed the current state of the industry, new tools, and working methods, collectively expressing their longing for the “good old” manual processes in a fully digitized world.

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by Matthias Kliefoth

TYPO Labs 2018

AR/VR Tidbits from TYPO Labs 2018

While at last year’s TYPO Labs Variable Fonts were introduced as the great innovation, this year another big topic was treated in several talks. The Augmented and Virtual Reality environment is becoming more notable for many programmers and designers requiring special attention when it comes to text and type.

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by Jan Vincent Dufke