Re: [GFD] Re: Libre Graphics Meeting 2014: Call For Paper

Daniel,

Cool.

Well, just to start,  there’s fontforge;
https://github.com/fontforge/fontforge

and the how-to-design-with-fontforge book;
http://designwithfontforge.com/

and metapolator;
http://metapolator.com/


I think it would be fun (and interesting) to write something that approaches font making from a totally, unashamedly, non-mystify point of view. Like an IKEA flat pack for fonts. There, i said it… "like IKEA instructions for making fonts”.

I will think more on this and start collecting material, so feel free to email me further off-list with any questions or help.

-vernon



On 8 Jan 2014, at 10:22, Daniel Kahn Gillmor <[email protected]> wrote:

> [offlist, since i'm not sure what lists to reply on -- i'm only
> subscribed to fontforge-devel]
> 
> On 01/05/2014 11:51 AM, vernon adams wrote:
> 
>> Do you have talks (or know of talks) planned from the ‘libre font’ area that fit the  call for presentations on "how the gap between technical and design development can be bridged” ?
>> 
>> I’m toying with the idea of submitting something like an “A non-experts guide to making libre fonts, quickly and easily”, suggesting workflows, techniques, floss software, that can be used for anyone with the inclination to produce and publish free fonts.
> 
> Vernon, this sounds awesome.  I have a couple high school teachers and a
> group of students looking at starting a project around fonts at a school
> that runs almost all free software.  do you have materials or details or
> workflows or suggestions written down that i could pass on to them?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> 	--dkg
> 



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