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Submitted by Jaime Sharp<\/a> on November 15, 2022<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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“A new virtual event will bring together Indigenous designers, artists, illustrators, and other practitioners to discuss the challenges and triumphs involved in designing typefaces for Native language,” said Julianne Aguilar for Hyperallergic. “Co-curated by Ksenya Samarskaya and Neebinnaukzhik Southall (Chippewas of Rama First Nation), Ezhishin is the first-ever conference on Native North American typography.”<\/p>\n

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\n\u201cThere aren\u2019t many typefaces available for Native scripts \u2014 and nearly all of the ones that are widely available aren\u2019t made by Native practitioners,\u201d Type Directors Club Managing Director Samarskaya told Hyperallergic. \u201cWhen there aren\u2019t a lot of options we get really conservative, safe, and limited styles. There\u2019s not a lot of visible dialogue about the possibilities, or about how people want to see their scripts evolve. I wanted to see what Native practitioners were making, I wanted to hear what they\u2019re needing or wanting.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to know what other Natives are up to. Am I on the right path here? What are people doing with design? Their typography is who they are. This is mainstream. This is modern. This is us now. We are here, we are thriving, and we are creating,\u201d said Duncan.<\/p>\n

Samarskaya hopes that Ezhishin will demystify type design for those who are curious about getting involved, and that the conference is merely the beginning of a larger conversation.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor a long time, type has been seen as this \u2018nerdy\u2019 thing where someone is off whittling away in a remote corner\u2014as something purely official and technical, where there\u2019s a right way and a wrong way of doing things,\u201d she said. \u201cBut I see it more like food, or fashion, or culture. I see it as one of our cultural beacons that indicates how heritage and history are passed down. I want to make sure things like we\u2019re doing with Ezhishin are not a one-off event. I want this to be an ongoing conversation.\u201d<\/p>\n

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