How Can We Ensure Typographic Inclusivity Beyond Dominant Languages? ðŸ§
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April 11th | Designing Type for American Indigenous Languages with Manuel López Rocha
In this session, we’ll be speaking with Manuel López Rocha about Designing Type for American Indigenous languages, with a focus on the Mixe language and a broader conversation around supporting the many Indigenous languages of the Americas. We’ll explore the linguistic and cultural considerations involved in designing type for underrepresented languages, the complexities of diacritic construction and placement, and the importance of collaborating with Indigenous communities throughout the design process. What does it mean to co-create typefaces with language users? How can typography contribute to language preservation? What challenges do designers face, and how can we ensure typographic inclusivity beyond dominant languages?
Check out Manuel’s previous talks!
Type design for american native languages: four case studies with Jose Manuel Lopez Rocha, ATypI Montreal, 2017
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Here are some resources shared during the talk:
Latvian Diacritics by Aleksandra Samuļenkova
On Diacritics by David Březina
Context of Diacritics by Setup Type
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