Designing a Libre Font Specimen Book

1. 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 designing a*libre*font* specimen*book Manuel Schmalstieg greyscalepress.com Libre Graphics Meeting April 12 20131 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ( ; : ? ! $ ¢ £ ¥ & * ) { ö ü å ø ç }

2. 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 z1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ( ; : ? ! $ ¢ £ ¥ & * ) { ö ü å ø ç }

3. 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 designing a*libre*font* specimen*book1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ( ; : ? ! $ ¢ £ ¥ & * ) { ö ü å ø ç }

4. 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 specimen books?1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ( ; : ? ! $ ¢ £ ¥ & * ) { ö ü å ø ç }

14. 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 (+) many fonts (-) too little space (-) boilerplate text1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ( ; : ? ! $ ¢ £ ¥ & * ) { ö ü å ø ç }

21. 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 (+) lots of space (+) LARGE TYPE (-) few examples at paragraph size1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ( ; : ? ! $ ¢ £ ¥ & * ) { ö ü å ø ç }

22. 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 what we have: * great libre fonts * print on demand1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ( ; : ? ! $ ¢ £ ¥ & * ) { ö ü å ø ç }

23. 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 do it!1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ( ; : ? ! $ ¢ £ ¥ & * ) { ö ü å ø ç }

24. 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 feb. 18-22 2013: * first implementation at HEAD Geneva1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ( ; : ? ! $ ¢ £ ¥ & * ) { ö ü å ø ç }

26. 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 rules: * use libre fonts * focus: body text * make an open book1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ( ; : ? ! $ ¢ £ ¥ & * ) { ö ü å ø ç }

27. 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 searching for a layout1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ( ; : ? ! $ ¢ £ ¥ & * ) { ö ü å ø ç }

29. 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 searching for a source text1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ( ; : ? ! $ ¢ £ ¥ & * ) { ö ü å ø ç }

34. 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 «Dialogues françois pour jeunes enfants» Christophe Plantin (1567)1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ( ; : ? ! $ ¢ £ ¥ & * ) { ö ü å ø ç }

35. 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 find: * a real text * in the public domain * in french1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ( ; : ? ! $ ¢ £ ¥ & * ) { ö ü å ø ç }

36. 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 l’ève future1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ( ; : ? ! $ ¢ £ ¥ & * ) { ö ü å ø ç }

37. 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 l’ève future (1886)1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ( ; : ? ! $ ¢ £ ¥ & * ) { ö ü å ø ç }

38. 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 Auguste de Villiers de LIsle-Adam (1838-1889)1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ( ; : ? ! $ ¢ £ ¥ & * ) { ö ü å ø ç }

39. 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 Thomas Alva Edison1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ( ; : ? ! $ ¢ £ ¥ & * ) { ö ü å ø ç }

42. 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 published: 18861 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ( ; : ? ! $ ¢ £ ¥ & * ) { ö ü å ø ç }

43. 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 published: 1886 author †: 18891 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ( ; : ? ! $ ¢ £ ¥ & * ) { ö ü å ø ç }

44. 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 published: 1886 author †: 1889 public domain: √1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ( ; : ? ! $ ¢ £ ¥ & * ) { ö ü å ø ç }

46. 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 word count: 85’3881 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ( ; : ? ! $ ¢ £ ¥ & * ) { ö ü å ø ç }

47. 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 word count: 85’388 /12 = 7115 words/pers.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ( ; : ? ! $ ¢ £ ¥ & * ) { ö ü å ø ç }

48. 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 at 500 words / specimen1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ( ; : ? ! $ ¢ £ ¥ & * ) { ö ü å ø ç }

49. 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 at 500 words / specimen = 15 specimens p. person1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ( ; : ? ! $ ¢ £ ¥ & * ) { ö ü å ø ç }

50. 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 doable!1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ( ; : ? ! $ ¢ £ ¥ & * ) { ö ü å ø ç }

60. 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 * * * what worked * * *1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ( ; : ? ! $ ¢ £ ¥ & * ) { ö ü å ø ç }

61. 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 * we did the book1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ( ; : ? ! $ ¢ £ ¥ & * ) { ö ü å ø ç }

67. 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 * we shared the sources1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ( ; : ? ! $ ¢ £ ¥ & * ) { ö ü å ø ç }

68. 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 * direct communication with type designers1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ( ; : ? ! $ ¢ £ ¥ & * ) { ö ü å ø ç }

69. 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 * engaged the school into a debate on open licencing1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ( ; : ? ! $ ¢ £ ¥ & * ) { ö ü å ø ç }

70. 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 * * * what didn’t work * * *1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ( ; : ? ! $ ¢ £ ¥ & * ) { ö ü å ø ç }

71. 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 * proprietary workflow and file format1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ( ; : ? ! $ ¢ £ ¥ & * ) { ö ü å ø ç }

72. 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 wrong assumption: * we can switch tools along the way1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ( ; : ? ! $ ¢ £ ¥ & * ) { ö ü å ø ç }

73. 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 actually: * it won’t happen * time pressure will cause lock-in1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ( ; : ? ! $ ¢ £ ¥ & * ) { ö ü å ø ç }

74. 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 lesson: * define tools and workflow from day one !!1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ( ; : ? ! $ ¢ £ ¥ & * ) { ö ü å ø ç }

76. 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 * * * conclusions * * *1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ( ; : ? ! $ ¢ £ ¥ & * ) { ö ü å ø ç }

77. 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 * get the book * replicate * improve * collaborate1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ( ; : ? ! $ ¢ £ ¥ & * ) { ö ü å ø ç }

78. 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 to-do: *new iterations *more languages *different focus1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ( ; : ? ! $ ¢ £ ¥ & * ) { ö ü å ø ç }

79. 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¡ muchas gracias !1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ( ; : ? ! $ ¢ £ ¥ & * ) { ö ü å ø ç }