Lesson 4 Videos

Lesson 4 Videos

This session covers
Lesson Four / Part 1 of the Tool2Type Workshop by Rob Leuschke.
Adjusting Text Width in the Glyph Cell
Spacing Letters with Serifs
Using Placeholders to Help with Kerning
Grouping Forms for Easier Kerning
Updating Cells with Shared Metrics
Return to Diacritic Forms
Renaming Multiple Glyphs in the Font Window
Assigning Anchors to Diacritics

Lesson Four / Part 2 of the Tool2Type Workshop by Rob Leuschke.
Numerals
Using Guidelines
Adding Weight to Characters Globally
Alternates and Ligatures
Creating a Ligature
Creating a Final Form Alternate
OpenType (OTF) Features
How OTF features are Used in Applications
Common OpenType Features
OTF Features in the Information Panel
Adding a Contextual Alternate (CALT) Feature
Manually Programming Correct Code

Tool2Type with Rob Leuschke

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Session 1

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  • Session 1
  • Getting to know Glyphs and Terminology
  • Orientation - Font Building Basics
  • Lesson1.pdf
  • Practice_SHAPES.glyphs
  • Tool2Type-LIVE-Session1.mp4

Session 2

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  • Session 2 Videos
  • Lesson 2A
  • Lesson 2B
  • Tool2Type-Live-Session 2.mp4
  • Lesson 2.pdf

Session 3

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  • Session 3 Videos
  • Lesson 3A
  • Lesson 3B
  • Lesson 3.pdf
  • Tool2TypeLIVESession3.mp4

Session 4: May 18, 2023

Delayed 16 days

  • Lesson 4 Videos
  • Lesson 4.pdf
  • Lesson 4A
  • Lesson 4B
  • NamingGlyphsReference.pdf
  • Tool2Type-LIVE-Lesson 4.mp4

Session 5: May 23, 2023

Delayed 21 days

  • Lesson 5 Video
  • Lesson 5
  • Punctuation List & Diacritics Link
  • Tool2Type LIVE Session 5.mp4