Smart type design workflow

Learn how to efficiently use smart features in Glyphs in order to tackle daunting tasks in type design. We will show you how to set up smart glyphs, implement smart components and corner components, and employ custom parameters.

Workshop Leaders

Rainer Erich Scheichelbauer

Rainer Erich (‘Eric’) Scheichelbauer was born in Vienna. A trained photographer, Eric holds both a philosophy and a Dutch studies degree. He creates typefaces, works as a digital punchcutter for other type designers, and gives type design workshops on a regular basis. Since he has joined the Glyphs team in 2012, he has been writing articles, tutorials, and Python scripts, as well as the blog and the handbook. He lives and works in Vienna, where he runs his type studio Schriftlabor.

Georg Seifert

Bauhaus University graduate Georg Seifert (born 1978 in Halle an der Saale, Germany) is a type designer and a software developer. His typeface families Graublau Sans and Graublau Slab have become international bestsellers. Seifert co-developed the typeface for the new Berlin Airport. He is most well known, however, for his work on the font editor Glyphs, first released in 2011. Seifert lives and works in Berlin.