Multi-Script Font Expansion: Minority Language Support for Open-Source Fonts

As part of my Master of Digital Media program at Toronto Metropolitan University, I am in the process of expanding Raleway, an open-source typeface, to offer Syllabic language support.

November 7, 2024   ·   Type design, Canadian Syllabics, Open-source

  • Type specimen for the Syllabic version of Raleway.

This practice-based major research project examines how the Syllabic writing system can be effectively integrated into fonts to support the accessibility, preservation, and revitalization of First Nation and Inuit languages.

Using Indigenous-centred methodologies, my research outlines culturally sensitive best practices for type designers incorporating minority writing systems into open-source fonts.

This project was featured on episode 219 of the Talk Paper Scissors Podcast.

You can read more about my research here at syllabics.youngcreative.ca.


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