Quatre/Quarts: multi track Print Party
more images here: http://ospublish.constantvzw.org/image/?level=album&id=13
and here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcwathieu/…
Track 1: Narrate
Pierre guided us through his assorted collection of stories about engineered fonts.
→ Images
Track 2: Bake
With the help of Yi, Femke prepared a Quatre Quarts and explained what chemical processes where going on while mixing and baking.
→ Recipe (improved formula)
→ What Happens When You Bake a Cake?
Track 3: Design
Harrisson designed 9 numbers in Inkscape and FontForge, based on 4 different elements: a square, a circle, a triangle and a rectangle. Than he laid out a 16 page booklet in Scribus, and added the Quatre Quart recipe.
→ Download PDF
→ Download Font
Track 4: Print
The finished booklet after commandline imposition + printing.
→ 19 easy steps to print a booklet (version fran?aise: voir ‘comments’)
Many thanks to the ERG tutors who helped us gather materials (cake tins, whisks, printers, mixing bowls, extension chords…)!