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TypEdu-News
A captivating, personal article on I Love Typography about the journey that a first type design is.
Mar 24,’09
The typesetting industry of 1947.
Nov 21,’08
The german Robotlab has trained an industrial robot to write a bible of al things...
Nov 18,’08
Letterror is introducing the new and completely reworked ffTrixie with a nice little YouTube video.
Nov 17,’08
Check out Erik van Blokland's teaching tool, the TypeCooker! Make sure to click on all the little text links.
Aug 25,’08
I Love Type has a long post with lots of photographs from the past year at the Type]Media class in Den Haag.
Aug 23,’08
This site has just got its very own email form. So get in touch!
Jul 30,’08
The continuing education department at the Cooper Union is now offering a three-tiered type design program.
Jul 30,’08
I added a new page on writing. There is some text left to write but it's a beginning...
Jul 27,’08
House Industries just released their beautiful family of script typefaces called Studio Lettering
Jul 08,’08
Hoefler&Frere-Jones' own Sara Soskolne is going to teach a one-week class at the Book Arts Center at Wells College Summer Institute.
Jul 07,’08
The masters program in Den Haag has had their final exams. Try the student fonts in the LetterTester and make sure to check out Cabellero!
Jun 24,’08
Letterpress Printing Course at The Cooper Union Wednesday June 4-July 30 2008!
May 13,’08
Even in the same language the rules for the use of quotation marks differs in different countries and I will try to collect these rules for a future blog entry. One thing however is the same all over the planet. Quotation marks are not meant for emphasis. Check this blog out, it's hilarious.
Apr 20,’08
This letter was written to the FLS user group in reaction to another user's evaluation of FLS, the manual and Leslie Cabarga's book Learn FontLab Fast. The views expressed in this letter are my personal opinions. I am not rying to step on anyone's toes but then again I can't tell a lie, now can I?
Hi there,
my experience is very different from [other user's name]. Granted, coming from Fontographer it is a steep learning curve but definitely worth it. Like anything you are trying to learn: You will need to put your back into it but you can easily master it in a few weeks. Try to do this with a project that has no deadline though so you don't end up stressing yourself out unnecessarily.
The FontLab Studio manual is definitely worth buying. I thought I was super clever, downloaded the PDF had it printed and bound and ended up paying a *lot* more than these very reasonably priced manuals. I haven't read it cover to cover and there are definitely sections I still don't know (and don't care about) but if you don't have the manual I don't see how you can actually understand how FontLab Studio works. During the first half year I used FLS I had to consult with the manual at least two to three times a month. The application is complex and has a lot of features that either need explaining or that are hard to locate. The better you get to know FLS the more nifty features you will encounter. RTFM, definitely true for this one.
I have seen Leslie Cabarga's book in it's last iteration and I understand there is a new edition on it's way that I haven't seen yet so my comments are not pertaining to the new edition. The current edition however is large and thin, less scary than the manual and has lots of pictures, true. It also does show the most important processes however I find it impossible to read as it's atrocious graphic design is clearly geared towards superficial hacks. However FontLab Studio is not and therein lies the disconnect. FLS is professional software for professional designers. If you find Photoshop too confusing you will end up not liking FLS. So if you absolutely need to I'd say buy Leslie Cabarga's book read through it, try everything explained in it and then put it on the shelf and you will never open it again.
It definitely helps to get an introduction from someone who works with FLS. If you have a friend who will allow you to look over his/her shoulder for an hour or two you will get a solid head start. If you are in the NY area I will be teaching an introduction class at the Cooper Union. Get in touch with me off list if you are interested. Hope you guys don't mind the plug.
Best,
HAnnes Famira
my experience is very different from [other user's name]. Granted, coming from Fontographer it is a steep learning curve but definitely worth it. Like anything you are trying to learn: You will need to put your back into it but you can easily master it in a few weeks. Try to do this with a project that has no deadline though so you don't end up stressing yourself out unnecessarily.
The FontLab Studio manual is definitely worth buying. I thought I was super clever, downloaded the PDF had it printed and bound and ended up paying a *lot* more than these very reasonably priced manuals. I haven't read it cover to cover and there are definitely sections I still don't know (and don't care about) but if you don't have the manual I don't see how you can actually understand how FontLab Studio works. During the first half year I used FLS I had to consult with the manual at least two to three times a month. The application is complex and has a lot of features that either need explaining or that are hard to locate. The better you get to know FLS the more nifty features you will encounter. RTFM, definitely true for this one.
I have seen Leslie Cabarga's book in it's last iteration and I understand there is a new edition on it's way that I haven't seen yet so my comments are not pertaining to the new edition. The current edition however is large and thin, less scary than the manual and has lots of pictures, true. It also does show the most important processes however I find it impossible to read as it's atrocious graphic design is clearly geared towards superficial hacks. However FontLab Studio is not and therein lies the disconnect. FLS is professional software for professional designers. If you find Photoshop too confusing you will end up not liking FLS. So if you absolutely need to I'd say buy Leslie Cabarga's book read through it, try everything explained in it and then put it on the shelf and you will never open it again.
It definitely helps to get an introduction from someone who works with FLS. If you have a friend who will allow you to look over his/her shoulder for an hour or two you will get a solid head start. If you are in the NY area I will be teaching an introduction class at the Cooper Union. Get in touch with me off list if you are interested. Hope you guys don't mind the plug.
Best,
HAnnes Famira
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