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Applications and innovations in typeface design for North American Indigenous languages

Julia Schillo, Mark Turin · 2020 · Book 2 0

Summary. Indigenous North American language speakers face significant barriers when typing their languages due to inadequate typeface support. The paper documents typeface innovations developed by Indigenous communities and identifies the critical role of designers in creating tailored solutions. It highlights how cross-platform consistency remains unavailable for most Indigenous languages, contrasting with dominant languages, while celebrating emerging collaborations between type designers and Indigenous communities that offer promise for addressing these longstanding technical inequities.

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Schillo, J., & Turin, M.. (2020). Applications and innovations in typeface design for North American Indigenous languages. Book 2 0. https://doi.org/10.1386/btwo_00021_1

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DOI
10.1386/btwo_00021_1
Countries
United States, Canada
Regions
North America
Categories
indigenous-innovation, broadband-and-digital
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2026-04-28