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Font Futures: Indigenous Syllabic Type Revitalization with Kevin King

Font Futures: Indigenous Syllabic Type Revitalization with Kevin King

FromTalk Paper Scissors


Font Futures: Indigenous Syllabic Type Revitalization with Kevin King

FromTalk Paper Scissors

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Length:
52 minutes
Released:
Jun 16, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Welcome to the future… FONT FUTURES!In this episode, we meet Toronto-based type designer, Kevin King, who is working to revitalize and preserve North American Indigenous languages in digital spaces. You’ll hear Kevin’s career origin story, the challenges that exist in digital spaces for minority language support, current barriers to access and the process involved in helping to remove these barriers. You’ll learn the process involved in taking on a project of this magnitude, including a research methodology that helped Kevin reach out to Indigenous communities and work with language keepers directly. Finally, Kevin provides excellent advice for up-and-coming type designers.I'm all about interesting projects with interesting people! Let's Connect on the web or via Instagram. :)
Released:
Jun 16, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Join host, Diana Varma, as she explores the wonderful world of design and printing, typography and branding, books and publishing. In each episode Diana aims to answer many age-old, deep philosophical questions such as: Where the heck did Comic Sans originate? Why do the majority of printed books have blank pages at the end? What is the world's ugliest colour? What does a sassy three-year-old have to say about the visible colour spectrum? Ready to have some fun? Let's talk paper scissors.