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November 7, 2011

Typography

Typography in other languages from other cultures

I typically get a raised eyebrow when I tell people I took Russian in high school. Truth be told, if I am ever in Russia and I meet a girl name Marsha, and I need a pencil, I'm set. Other than that, I couldn't tell you a thing about it. (The sole thing I remember is, "Marsha, do you have a pencil?" or "Марша, у вас есть карандаш?")

So I'll share this site with you with the proviso that I'm not quite sure what we're looking at. By that I mean, I could show you snippets of type I've seen around the United States, but what I show you would be colored by what I like, or that I think is most interesting. So, I don't know if we're seeing a good representation of Russian type, or just one person's opinion.

In any case, it's fascinating stuff. I particularly like to look at type in a language I don't understand. It allows us to see the styles without being distracted by the content.

Do you know of another design or typography site that represents another non-english culture particularly well?