African Latin fonts (presentation for AtypI '08)

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This presentation was given at ATypi '08's TypeTech pre-conference in September 2008.

It presents the requirements of African orthographies in the Latin writing system, show what characters are needed with what advanced features using OpenType technology, and showcases some good and bad designs.
Benefits of Open Source license for fonts is also discussed.

The presentation is unded CC-by-sa-nc.

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Yes everyone is agree that

Yes everyone is agree that 240 characters required for African orthographies in the Latin writing system.