alphabets

The Beauty of Typography: Writing Systems and the Calligraphy of the World

Wonderfully written and illustrated article from Smashing Magazine on the typography of Asian and Arabic languages. As well as discussing how to differentiate diacriticals from radicals, the article h...

READ MORE | 19 May 2010
Charlie Foxtrot and Juliet Lima: International Phonetic Alphabets

Most Anglophones have come into contact with the International Aviation phonetic alphabet of Mike, Romeo, Juliet, Charlie and their friends. However, as this fun web page points out, other European la...

READ MORE | 13 Apr 2010