The Bride of Scripts: Why Urdu Uses Nastaʿlīq
Explore the visual and linguistic allure of Urdu's "hanging" script, Nastaʿlīq. This article delves into why Urdu defies the flat baseline of standard Arabic computer fonts in favor of a…
Unlocking the Universe of Languages
Explore the visual and linguistic allure of Urdu's "hanging" script, Nastaʿlīq. This article delves into why Urdu defies the flat baseline of standard Arabic computer fonts in favor of a…
Before 'cut and paste' existed on a screen, there was the Friden Flexowriter, a revolutionary machine that used punched paper tape to edit text. Discover the story of this forgotten…
Our story begins in a time much different from our own; a period when English writing was a privilege of the educated and the clergy,...