From Hand to Font: creating a communal typeface

Jihae Choe will guide you through the process of turning your own hand-drawn letters into a working digital typeface. Please note: this event will be held in person. Your hand drawings will be transformed into digital letterforms that can be typed with directly. Using the typefaces created during the workshop, you will experiment with words, spacing and composition, exploring the shift from hand-made marks to digital typography. To bring everything together, the group will collaboratively create a zine using the fonts made during the session. The zine will be designed and printed on site, and each participant will leave with a copy of the finished publication. About Jihae: Jihae is a London/Seoul based typographic designer exploring language, participation, and collective making. She is interested in how meaning is shaped not only through words, but through the ways we read, make, and share them. Through typography and participatory projects, her practice explores how design can create spaces for connection and bring people into the creative process. Learn more about Jihae. Access information for this event: There will be 11 attendees maximum, and the event will feature comfort breaks. During this event, attendees will participate in: Hands on activities This event will take place at Glasgow Zine Library's space on Albert Road. You can find directions here. You may be asked to wear a mask at this event. If you have any questions or access requirements, please get in touch with us via [email protected] Find out more about access at GZL events and how to make an access request here. All events will adhere to our safer spaces policy, which you can learn about here. GZL pledges to support The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel. As part of this pledge we may participate in strikes called in response to the ongoing genocide in Palestine. If this event falls on a strike day and is cancelled, we will work with event leaders to reschedule the event asap. Participants will also have the option of receiving an immediate refund for any ticket purchases and travel booked to attend. How to access the event: After booking a ticket, you will be sent several reminder emails from Eventbrite leading up to the event. We will also send emails that share any resources that attendees will need access to, including any required materials. Please email [email protected] with any queries or issues. Support GZL: Join the GZL Patreon and support the library on a monthly basis.