Designing a Libre Font Specimen Book

d e s i g n i n ga * l i b r e * f o n t *s p e c i m e n * b o o kManuel Schmalstieggreyscalepress.com

Libre Graphics MeetingApril 12 2013

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

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d e s i g n i n ga * l i b r e * f o n t *s p e c i m e n * b o o k

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s p e c i m e n b o o k s ?

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(+) many fonts

(-) too little space(-) boilerplate text

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(+) lots of space(+) LARGE TYPE

(-) few examples at paragraph size

what we have:* great libre fonts* print on demand

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do it!

feb. 18-22 2013:* first implementation at HEAD Geneva

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rules:* use libre fonts* focus: body text* make an open book

s e a r c h i n g f o r a l a y o u t

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s e a r c h i n g f o r a s o u r c e t e x t

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« D i a l o g u e s f r a n ç o i s p o u r j e u n e s e n f a n t s »C h r i s t o p h e P l a n t i n( 1 5 6 7 )

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find:* a real text* in the public domain* in french

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l ’ è v e f u t u r e

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l ’ è v e f u t u r e( 1 8 8 6 )

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A u g u s t e d e V i l l i e r s d e L ' I s l e - A d a m( 1 8 3 8 - 1 8 8 9 )

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T h o m a s A l v a E d i s o n

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p u b l i s h e d : 1 8 8 6

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p u b l i s h e d : 1 8 8 6

a u t h o r † : 1 8 8 9

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p u b l i s h e d : 1 8 8 6

a u t h o r † : 1 8 8 9

p u b l i c d o m a i n : √

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w o r d c o u n t : 8 5 ’ 3 8 8

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w o r d c o u n t : 8 5 ’ 3 8 8/ 1 2= 7 1 1 5 w o r d s / p e r s .

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a t 5 0 0 w o r d s / s p e c i m e n

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a t 5 0 0 w o r d s / s p e c i m e n= 1 5 s p e c i m e n s p . p e r s o n

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doable!

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w h a t w o r k e d

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* we did the book

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* we shared the

sources

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* direct

communication

with type

designers

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* engaged the school into a debate on open licencing

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w h a t d i d n ’ t w o r k

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* proprietary

workflow and

file format

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wrong assumption:

* we can switch tools along the way

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actually:

* it won’t happen* time pressure will cause lock-in

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lesson:

* define tools and workflow from day one !!

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c o n c l u s i o n s

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* get the book

* replicate

* improve

* collaborate

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to-do:

*new iterations

*more languages

*different focus

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muchasgracias¡ !

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