Canada


Canada is a country in North America, sharing a common border with the United States to the south.

Articles 3

This essay explores the journey to developing a suitable secondary style for such a script, the Canadian Syllabics, in a way that expands its typographic palette and offers more tools for expressing the language in its visual form.
Essays · 24 January 2022 · English · 3019 words
This essay provides guidelines to fine Syllabics typography through identifying its general and inherent concepts, as well as detailing the nuances found in local preferences within individual communities.
Essays · 24 January 2022 · English · 6512 words
Personal notes of the author on the design process and development of Echo and Charlie typefaces.
Typeface stories · 12 January 2015 · English · 1376 words

Blogs 2

Typotheque is launching a series of Unified Canadian Syllabics fonts that support Indigenous language revitalisation and preservation efforts in North America, changing the standards of future Syllabics fonts.
24 January 2022
Introducing a new typeface Echo, a sans serif counterpart to the newly released Charlie, with subtle influence from the broad nib pen.
13 January 2015

Authors 4

Kevin King is a typeface designer, typographer, calligrapher, and type researcher based in Canada. After working at Toronto’s Coach House Press ...
Jyotish Sonowal studied at the renowned National Institute Of Design in Ahmedabad, India, and after his graduation joint the Indian Type Foundry. He d...
Ross Milne was born in Canada where he studied graphic design at Emily Carr University in Vancouver. Upon graduation he pursued the Type & Media p...
American-born poet, book designer, typographer, historian and linguist who writes about native issues and typography. His manual The Elements of Typog...