Applications and innovations in typeface design for North American Indigenous languages
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
Schillo, Julia, and Mark Turin. “Applications and innovations in typeface design for North American Indigenous languages.” Book 2 0, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1386/btwo_00021_1.
Schillo, Julia, and Mark Turin. 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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TY - JOUR TI - Applications and innovations in typeface design for North American Indigenous languages AU - Julia Schillo AU - Mark Turin JO - Book 2 0 PY - 2020 DO - 10.1386/btwo_00021_1 UR - https://doi.org/10.1386/btwo_00021_1 ER -
Details
- DOI
- 10.1386/btwo_00021_1
- Countries
- United States, Canada
- Regions
- North America
- Categories
- indigenous-innovation, broadband-and-digital
- Added
- 2026-04-28