TYPO Labs 2018

Beyond Width and Weight – Variable Fonts Tidbits from TYPO Labs

No big surprises with the main topic of this year’s TYPO Labs. Just like last year, a large chunk of the talks and workshops was dedicated to variable fonts. It’s been roughly one and a half years since the announcement of the new font format in September 2016 and things are steadily progressing. If you want to find out how far we can go with Variable Fonts today, read this most up to date summary.

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by Tilmann Hielscher

TYPO Labs 2018

Tools for Fonts: A Roundup

Glyphs, RoboFont and Fontlab annually take center stage at TYPO Labs, but there’s more to see in terms of tools than just the font editors. New or improved, finished or in progress, command line or polished interface: here’s the cast of tools at Labs, in order of appearance.

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by Tilmann Hielscher

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Interview: Who is behind the new TYPO Labs Design?

TYPO Labs gathering is getting closer, and everything is starting to line up for those intense and exciting type days under the motto “How far can we go?”. While we wait, let’s warm up with a little small talk. Pablo Gámez, TYPO Labs facilitator for 2018, asked Monotype Designers Bernd Volmer and Olli Meier about their new look for the Labs 2018 and how far they plan to go – technically and visually – with this CI project.