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Presentation: ‘An Arabic font editor called Glyphs’
- When?
Friday 21 Oct 2022, 18:00
- Who?
Georg Seifert
- Where?
American University of Beirut
- Language
English
The Arabic script was one of the first scripts to be supported by the popular Glyphs font editing program. After witnessing the complexity of creating Arabic fonts, it became very clear that the current process of developing fonts could be improved, allowing Arabic type design to become more accessible. This journey of improving the current font production process was successful, and eventually led to the addition of Indic and CJK scripts. Join lead developer, Georg Seifert, on a quick tour-de-force taking a closer look at the history, key features, and the latest developments of Glyphs.