Gergő Kókai
Font Engineer and Type Designer
Berlin, GermanyAn informed thinker, a pragmatic dreamer and a passionate lover of Typography. How can I help?
Work Experience
Alphabet Type
Font Engineer
Along general Project Management my duties as a Font Engineer cover the following areas of font development and mastering:
- Technical and visual check-ups for Fonts und Font source files
- Outline corrections for Font-Updates
- PostScript and TrueType Hinting
- OpenType Layout Features
- Technical and visual check-ups for Fonts und Font source files
- Outline corrections for Font-Updates
- PostScript and TrueType Hinting
- OpenType Layout Features
January 2016
- Present
Berlin, Germany
FSI FontShop International
Font Engineer Intern
Gaining deep insight into Font Engineering, while learning and working close with Senior Type specialists covering the following areas of font development and mastering:
- Technical and visual check-ups for Fonts und Font source files
- Outline corrections for Font-Updates
- PostScript and TrueType Hinting
- Test documents refinement
- Kerning
- OpenType Layout Features
- Doing preliminary work for competitions, animations and llustrations See less
- Technical and visual check-ups for Fonts und Font source files
- Outline corrections for Font-Updates
- PostScript and TrueType Hinting
- Test documents refinement
- Kerning
- OpenType Layout Features
- Doing preliminary work for competitions, animations and llustrations See less
January 2015
- December 2015
Germany
Inception Group
Junor Graphic Designer, Artworker
Research | Branding | Editorial Design | Typography
Following brand identity guidelines to generate online and printed publications.
Following brand identity guidelines to generate online and printed publications.
2013
- 2014
London, United Kingdom
FRS London
Graphic Designer Intern
Research | Branding | Editorial Design | Calligraphy
Learning time and project management, being responsible for design and production.
Learning time and project management, being responsible for design and production.
2013
-
London, United Kingdom
De Montfort University
Junior Graphic Designer, Artworker
Editorial Design | Branding | Creative Direction | Illustration | Photography
Creating online and printed publications according to brand identity guidelines.
Creating online and printed publications according to brand identity guidelines.
2013
- 2013
Leicester, United Kingdom
From Dusk 2 Dawn Magazine
Graphic Designer
Creative Direction | Editorial Design | Typography | Illustration
Using experimental typography, image making and editorial skills.
Using experimental typography, image making and editorial skills.
2009
-
Leicester, United Kingdom
Education
University Of Reading
The sessions included practical exercises, workshops, hands-on sessions with materials from our collections, lectures, and group or individual feedback sessions. Gerry Leonidas, was present throughout the two weeks, and Gerard Unger and Fiona Ross for the whole of one week each. Additional sessions were scheduled with Eric Kindel, Ewan Clayton, Vaibhav Singh, and Mohammad Dakak.
July 2017
- July 2017
United Kingdom
Esad Orléans - École Supérieure D’Art Et De Design
Graphic Design BA(hons)
I was taking part in the ERASMUS Programme which is a European Union student exchange programme. This opportunity enabled me to improve my skills, discover another country, its culture and make new friends from all over the world. To my mind, Erasmus is an experience that forms strongly one’s personality in a very positive way.
October 2011
- June 2012
Orleans, France
Languages
Hungarian (Native),
English (Fluent),
German (Fluent),
French (Beginner),
Awards
Skills
Fontlab,
Glyphs,
Featured
Abduzeedo - Daily Inspiration
Somewhere - A Project to be Proud of
typeunion.net - Experimental Typography
Somewhere - A Project to be Proud of
typeunion.net - Experimental Typography
Exibition
Riposte Exhibition No. 6 - International exhibition, France