From: BalaSundaraRaman <sundarbecse(a)yahoo.com> To: wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Tue, November 23, 2010 2:42:34 PM Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Contribute campaign Yes, we should probably rotate various fonts to cover different writing systems. Can someone take a shot at the font used in http://indiagirl35.bloxode.com/images/122486701453.jpeg That would reflect the "curved glyphs" of Tamil and Malayalam, plus Telugu and Kannada to an extent. - Sundar "That language is an instrument of human reason, and not merely a medium for the expression of thought, is a truth generally admitted." - George Boole, quoted in Iverson's Turing Award Lecture > >From: Ravishankar <ravidreams(a)gmail.com> >To: wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org >Sent: Tue, November 23, 2010 2:21:12 PM >Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Contribute campaign > >Hi Salmaan, > >I will share my ideas soon. But, please consider using non-hindi / devanagri >styled english fonts for indic promotion drives. We are tired seeing this Hindi >= India thing everywhere. Please consider that many of the south indian >languages have very active wiki communities. > >Ravi >

From: Ravishankar <ravidreams(a)gmail.com> To: wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Tue, November 23, 2010 2:50:22 PM Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Contribute campaign Sundar, need not search for dravidian looking fonts :) just don't project devanagiri looking fonts alone :) any aesthetic english font is fine. Ravi