Resources

A somewhat haphazard list of DrawBot learning materials, examples, and related projects.

Official

• drawbot.com — official documentation and downloads
• github.com/typemytype/drawbot — source code
• drawbot-skia — cross-platform DrawBot implementation by Just van Rossum, using Skia as a backend

There used to be a forum too - not sure if that’s still active.

Learning

• Python for Designers — an introductory manual to Python and DrawBot by Roberto Arista. Also on GitHub.
• Python for Visual Designers — course by David Jonathan Ross at Cooper Type. Course materials on GitHub — a treasure trove of examples and explanations.
• Josef Renner’s DrawBot video playlist — clear and simple video tutorials.
• typefloundry.com DrawBot notes — four sets of clear notes by a student of Just van Rossum.
• Tutorial: Creating an animated GIF with Python in DrawBot — by Just van Rossum himself. This is the one that made DrawBot “click” for me.

Examples and experiments

• dailydrawbot.tumblr.com — older Tumblr posts by Just van Rossum.
• Lettering explorations in DrawBot — by Stephen Nixon.
• DrawBot Exercises — by Josef Renner.
• drawbotgrid — helpers for grid-based layout in DrawBot, by Mathieu Réguer.
• How to animate variable fonts using Python and Drawbot - by Henrique Beier.

Using DrawBot in VS Code

• drawbot-vscode — using DrawBot in VS Code or any external editor, by Stephen Nixon.

Background reading

• Jörg Kantel on DrawBot — creative coding and generative art with DrawBot.
• Hommage an Bridget Riley (mit DrawBot) — animated DrawBot sketch by Jörg Kantel.