After John Hudson’s complex opening speech on The Universal Shaping Engine (USE), a new model for OpenType complex script handling, it was hands on at the FontLab VI session. A lot of “nerd speak” centered on how coordinates are floats, how to create smoothest possible connection between two curve segments and of course on new tools in the recently released update and how to use them.
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by Luc(as) de Groot, LucasFonts
Finally, it was really happening: TYPO Labs, a spinoff of TYPO Berlin, a conference only for font technology. Having been a quite frequent visitor of TYPO Berlin as a professional type designer and also type user, I found myself mostly attending these certain “special interest” presentations and lectures down in the basement of HKW.
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by Verena Gerlach
Auf der TYPO führen sie zu oft ein Schattendasein: Technische Font-Vorträge. Seit die von Linotype veranstaltete TypoTechnica nach 2007 nicht fortgesetzt wurde, vermisst die Fonttechnik-Szene ihr Labor. Wir möchten diese Lücke nun mit den TYPO Labs wieder schließen.
Jürgen Siebert, Marketingchef von Monotype Deutschland und Mitgründer der TYPO Berlin, war trotz Vorbereitungsstress zu einem kurzen Plausch bereit. Er gibt Einblicke hinter die Kulissen der TYPO 2018 und hat einige Geheimtipps und Info’s für alle Besucher.
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von Jenny Zegenhagen
Jürgen Siebert, Marketing Manager of Monotype Germany and co-founder of TYPO Berlin, was ready for a short chat despite the stress of preparation. The discussion provides insights into the behind the scenes goings-on at TYPO 2018 and has some insider tips and information for all visitors.
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by Jenny Zegenhagen
Ich besuche Jürgen Siebert, um mit ihm über die TYPO Berlin 2017 mit dem Thema »wanderlust« zu sprechen. Mal sehen, was er mir verraten kann. Welche Sprecher werden erwartet? Ob und wie wird das Konzept der Bühne »Beyond Design« nächstes Jahr fortgeführt? Wie geht es weiter mit den TYPO Labs? Aber auch Anekdoten aus bald 22 Jahren TYPO Berlin möchte ich ihm entlocken.
„Wie durch etwas Reibung packende Ideen sprühen, zeigte die TYPO Berlin“ – erste Stimmen der Medien und Blogs zur diesjährigen TYPO Berlin.
Once again, we have a great editorial team lined up to cover the TYPO talks. Get to know our new team members and learn about their backgrounds: they’ll contribute immensely to your TYPO Berlin knowledge and experience.
TYPO Berlin is back at the Haus der Kulturen der Welt (“House of the World’s Cultures”) for the 23rd time. We’ve compiled six facts about the building’s rich history. Read on and learn about its connection to inner German conflict, German-American friendship and more.
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by Fabian Lempke
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 gathered participant from around the globe putting their heads together on latest developments in Font Technologies. Next to a variety of tool related questions was the trending topic of non-Latin fonts! What is going on today in the non-Latin world? Here is a little round up.
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by Toshiya Izumo
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
