![]() ![]() The Mumbai-based type designer Girish Dalvi has a gift for conveying the sheer scale of this typographic challenge. ![]() Some of these languages and their scripts have descended from ancient Brahmi, others are based in Arabic, while the ongoing use of English, a language that's reach and influence has grown considerably since India's independence from Britain in 1947, means that Latin letters are also a common sight. This challenge is especially striking in India, a country that recognizes 23 official languages, but counted almost 1600 (including dialects) in their last census. As mobile access grows and more people around the world start using the internet-a billion people are expected to come online over the next few years in emerging markets alone-it’s also necessary to elevate the quality and range of digital typefaces available in different writing systems. ![]()
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