[Indic-computing-users] Indian language font contest (suggestion from Delhi)

[Frederick N. <fr...@by...>]

Some interesting ideas... FN

On Tue, 15 Oct 2002, LinuxLingam wrote:


> hi fred,
> 
> thanks for pumping up the volume on that font contest am trying to bring 
> alive in schools.
> 
> thankfully, the gnulinux community has shown encouraging response, and is 
> helping out with several issues.
> 
> would be fabulous if indic font-design contests are held more regularly, and 
> more widely, across indian schools and colleges. plus, among the hardcore 
> coding community, if indian language coding solutions could be encouraged 
> through friendly contests and competitions through inter-school and 
> inter-college contests.
> 
> there's lots to be done, and we need to catch up on lost decades.
> 
> of course, all the work needs to be done on free and freedom-based tools, and 
> published under the gnu gpl, and gnu fdl license.
> 
> do please spread the word.
> 
> secondly, if u know indian font designers, who appreciate unicode, opentype, 
> have a sensitive and expert eye on those bezier curves, and know how to 
> flourish a brush in calligraphy, do please forward us some names. we need 
> such people to mentor and evaluate the font designs.
> 
> the first set of designs created is just the beginning.
> :-)
> LL
>