Design process that was followed in this project:
• Introduction
- Signages
- Indic Script
• Objective
• Existing Signage Fonts
- Highway Gothic
- Clearview
- Wayfinding Sans Pro
- Signage Fonts in India
• The Malayalam Script
- What is Malayalam Script?
- Anatomy of the Script
- Orthography Reform
- Malayalam in Digital Space
• Variable Fonts
- What are Variable Fonts?
- Variable Font Terminologies
• Building the Font
- Letter Width
- Letter Weight
- x-Height
- Terminals
- Counter Spaces
- Exploration
- Scaling Joineries
- Glyph Alternates
- Arrows
- Design of Numerals
- Optical Corrections
- Grid for Malayalam Script
- Grid for Latin Script
- Design Iterations (Normal)
- Design Iterations (Condensed)
- Final Form (Normal)
- Final Form (Condensed)
• Naming the Font
• Comparing Fonts
• Type Specimen
• Conclusion
• Resources
• Glyphs
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