International
Variable Font
Design Workshop
Registration is now closed.
Thank you for all your submissions!
Starting on 01.11.2021 until 31.12.2021
All conducted online.
Join us in celebrating the 100th birthday of Stanisław Lem, one of the most influential Polish modern writers, translated in over 50 languages. Creating futuristic worlds, Lem speculated on our futures – technology, consciousness, awareness and limits. Lem's books have inspired creatives all over the world for decades. It is time to have a look at the very basic element of every book – letters.
Fundacja Miasto Literatury invites you to participate in type design workshops focused on Variable Fonts. Can Variable Fonts become a tool for speculative design? The technology allows, among many other things, for the dynamic morphing of words on the screen. Is it possible to implement the spirit of Stansiław Lem's books into the letter shapes?
Let's celebrate the Anniversary Year
of Stanisław Lem with typography!
BASICS
Meetings: Online
Time: Central European Time (CET), UTC +1
Language: English (also possible in German and Polish)
Group size: 10 people
Teachers: Verena Gerlach and Maciej Połczyński
Registration: Closed (26.10)
Price: Free
FOR WHOM?
The workshop is intended for international students and graduates of any visual communication department as well as independent creatives interested in developing their skills in the area of type design.
WHEN?
Starting 1 November 2021 until 31 December 2021
Programme
Part 1 – Research (01.11 - 01.12)
This part of the workshop is dedicated to collecting materials and inspirations. Sketching, prototyping, discussing the possibilities of Variable Fonts. There will be 4 meetings (once a week) conducted via a video platform. During this part, participants will also have a chance to listen to lectures from designers and creatives.
Part 2 – Font development (01.12 - 31.12)
This part of the workshop is dedicated to digitalising and finalising the projects. Each participant will be required to design a typeface with basic characters set in at least two masters, fulfilling the requirement of Variable Font format.
Registration is Closed
Thank you for your submissions.
THE TEAM
Verena
Gerlach
1998, Verena Gerlach founded her studio for graphic design, typedesign and typography in Berlin. Since 2006, she has been working as a freelance book designer for art book publishers alike Hatje Cantz and Kerber Verlag. She started lecturing in type design, and typography in 2003, and she now gives lectures and workshops all over the globe.
Beside designing corporate fonts for global companies, she also is working on the typographic production for international, contemporary artists and architects.
Website
Maciej
POLCZYNSKI
Independent visual communication designer focused on letters. Since 2018 runs Laïc: Type Foundry. After graduation in 2016 from the Polish-Japanese Academy, he began to conduct workshops on the basics of type design and variable fonts technology. Based in Warsaw, Poland.
Website
QueSTIONS?
In case of any questions, please reach out via e-mail.
Funding
Celebrating
Organization
Partners
identity and web by Maciej Połczyński
International
Variable Font
Design Workshop
Registration is now closed.
Thank you for all your submissions!
Starting on 01.11.2021 until 31.12.2021
All conducted online.
Join us in celebrating the 100th birthday of Stanisław Lem, one of the most influential Polish modern writers, translated in over 50 languages. Creating futuristic worlds, Lem speculated on our futures – technology, consciousness, awareness and limits. Lem's books have inspired creatives all over the world for decades. It is time to have a look at the very basic element of every book – letters.
Fundacja Miasto Literatury invites you to participate in type design workshops focused on Variable Fonts. Can Variable Fonts become a tool for speculative design? The technology allows, among many other things, for the dynamic morphing of words on the screen. Is it possible to implement the spirit of Stansiław Lem's books into the letter shapes?
Let's celebrate the Anniversary Year
of Stanisław Lem with typography!
BASICS
Meetings: Online
Time: Central European Time (CET), UTC +1
Language: English (also possible in German and Polish)
Group size: 10 people
Teachers: Verena Gerlach and Maciej Połczyński
Registration: Closed (26.10)
Price: Free
FOR WHOM?
The workshop is intended for international students and graduates of any visual communication department as well as independent creatives interested in developing their skills in the area of type design.
WHEN?
Starting 1 November 2021 until 31 December 2021
Programme
Part 1 – Research (01.11 - 01.12)
This part of the workshop is dedicated to collecting materials and inspirations. Sketching, prototyping, discussing the possibilities of Variable Fonts. There will be 4 meetings (once a week) conducted via a video platform. During this part, participants will also have a chance to listen to lectures from designers and creatives.
Part 2 – Font development (01.12 - 31.12)
This part of the workshop is dedicated to digitalising and finalising the projects. Each participant will be required to design a typeface with basic characters set in at least two masters, fulfilling the requirement of Variable Font format.
Registration
is Closed
Thank you for your submissions.
THE TEAM
Verena
Gerlach
1998, Verena Gerlach founded her studio for graphic design, typedesign and typography in Berlin. Since 2006, she has been working as a freelance book designer for art book publishers alike Hatje Cantz and Kerber Verlag. She started lecturing in type design, and typography in 2003, and she now gives lectures and workshops all over the globe.
Beside designing corporate fonts for global companies, she also is working on the typographic production for international, contemporary artists and architects.
Website
Maciej
POLCZYNSKI
Independent visual communication designer focused on letters. Since 2018 runs Laïc: Type Foundry. After graduation in 2016 from the Polish-Japanese Academy, he began to conduct workshops on the basics of type design and variable fonts technology. Based in Warsaw, Poland.
Website
QueSTIONS?
In case of any questions, please reach out via e-mail.
Funding
Celebrating
Organization
Partners
identity and web by Maciej Połczyński