#letterforms — Public Fediverse posts

My running hypothesis as a UX Researcher: Does a deep knowledge of a non-Latin script—and the pen/formatting skills learned from that cultural perspective—make a typographer more inclined to favor the single-story 'a'?

It's a familiarity/taste thing, maybe? 🤔 #TypeDesign #Typography #UXResearch #Letterforms

Just published a case study on our site about how Ghanaian street poster lettering became a Google Font. David Abbey-Thompson's work on Ga Maamli is a brilliant example of preserving vernacular design digitally, making it worth sharing for anyone interested in how culture shapes typography.

Read: https://www.lttrink.com/blog/from-ghanaian-street-signs-to-google-fonts-creating-ga-maamli-with-lttr-ink

#TypeDesign #Typography #Lettering #FontDesign #VernacularTypography #TypefaceDesign #GraphicDesign #TypeSpecimen #LetterForms #CustomType #GoogleFonts

Just published a case study on our site about how Ghanaian street poster lettering became a Google Font. David Abbey-Thompson's work on Ga Maamli is a brilliant example of preserving vernacular design digitally, making it worth sharing for anyone interested in how culture shapes typography.

Read: https://www.lttrink.com/blog/from-ghanaian-street-signs-to-google-fonts-creating-ga-maamli-with-lttr-ink

#TypeDesign #Typography #Lettering #FontDesign #VernacularTypography #TypefaceDesign #GraphicDesign #TypeSpecimen #LetterForms #CustomType #GoogleFonts

Just published a case study on our site about how Ghanaian street poster lettering became a Google Font. David Abbey-Thompson's work on Ga Maamli is a brilliant example of preserving vernacular design digitally, making it worth sharing for anyone interested in how culture shapes typography.

Read: https://www.lttrink.com/blog/from-ghanaian-street-signs-to-google-fonts-creating-ga-maamli-with-lttr-ink

#TypeDesign #Typography #Lettering #FontDesign #VernacularTypography #TypefaceDesign #GraphicDesign #TypeSpecimen #LetterForms #CustomType #GoogleFonts

Just published a case study on our site about how Ghanaian street poster lettering became a Google Font. David Abbey-Thompson's work on Ga Maamli is a brilliant example of preserving vernacular design digitally, making it worth sharing for anyone interested in how culture shapes typography.

Read: https://www.lttrink.com/blog/from-ghanaian-street-signs-to-google-fonts-creating-ga-maamli-with-lttr-ink

#TypeDesign #Typography #Lettering #FontDesign #VernacularTypography #TypefaceDesign #GraphicDesign #TypeSpecimen #LetterForms #CustomType #GoogleFonts

Just published a case study on our site about how Ghanaian street poster lettering became a Google Font. David Abbey-Thompson's work on Ga Maamli is a brilliant example of preserving vernacular design digitally, making it worth sharing for anyone interested in how culture shapes typography.

Read: https://www.lttrink.com/blog/from-ghanaian-street-signs-to-google-fonts-creating-ga-maamli-with-lttr-ink

#TypeDesign #Typography #Lettering #FontDesign #VernacularTypography #TypefaceDesign #GraphicDesign #TypeSpecimen #LetterForms #CustomType #GoogleFonts

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Pushing boundaries of Devanāgarī type design
[email protected], @motaitalic, BERLIN

Devanagari letters have a rich history, but technological limitations have hindered their digital evolution — until recently. #OpenType, #Unicode, and widespread internet use in #India have opened up new possibilities. Now is the perfect time to explore and innovate with these #letterforms and push the boundaries of #Devanagari #typedesign.

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