Episode 23. “Meet RGME Bembino: Facets of a Font”
September 1, 2025 in Bembino, Book, Design, Event Registration, Manuscript Studies, Research Group Episodes for The Research Group Speaks, Research Group Speaks (The Series)
“The Research Group Speaks”
Episode 23
“Meet RGME Bembino:
Facets of a Font”
A Conversation
Saturday 28 February 2026
1:00–2:30 pm EST (GMT-5) by Zoom
[Posted on 31 August 2025, with updates]
As the series wherein “The Research Group Speaks,” we respond to suggestions and requests as the series unfolds. For information about the series, please see:
The Plan
Join us for an informal conversation with the RGME Font-Designer, the RGME Director, an author, a graphic designer, and others who use our copyright multi-faceted multi-lingual digital font Bembino for scholarly or literary work, quality book-layout, and everyday use.
Years in the making, and responsive to requests (such as recently for Elvish), Bembino is freely available for use whether commercial or non-commercial. It is FREE for download on our RGME website. It continues to develop, and we welcome feedback.
For our Episode, we gather experts to report on their experience with the font, its use, its abilities, and its beauty.
- Leslie J. French (see the Interview with our Font and Layout Designer)
- Mildred Budny (Mildred Budny: Her Page)
- Reid Byers), author of Imaginary Books (Oak Knoll Press, 2024) — the first full-length book to be set in RGME Bembino
- Matthew Young), designer of Reid Byer’s book and exhibition catalogue of Imaginary Books
Front Cover: Imaginary Books by Reid Byers (Oak Knoll Press, 2024), via https://reidbyers.com/?page_id=147; see https://www.oakknoll.com/pages/books/141071.
We welcome you to share your observations and requests.
Meet the Font
This Episode features presentations by:
- the RGME Font Designer, Leslie French;
- the Director of the RGME, Mildred Budny;
- the author of the first full-length book set in RGME Bembino, Reid Byers;
- the graphic designer for that book, Matthew Young.
Information
Registration
Multi-Lingual Bembino Booklet Cover
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