{"title":"SILICON","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/silicon.stanford.edu\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eStanford Initiative on Language Inclusion and Conservation in Old and New Media (SILICON)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e believes that your “home screen” should feel like home. SILICON is a Stanford Presidential initiative, supported by UNESCO, that focuses on advancing digital inclusion and empowerment for the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003emore than 6000 languages left behind in the Digital Age. SILICON works with communities, linguists, technologists, and more to develop the foundational building blocks of the digital age, including typefaces, keyboards, and UX\/UI datasets. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"kourosh-beigpour-jin","title":"Kourosh Beigpour: Jin","description":"\u003cp\u003eJune 2026, English, Laki, 5 x 8 in., 28 pages, riso, softcover, staple-bound\u003cbr\u003eEdition of 200\u003cbr\u003eDesign: Kourosh Beigpour \u0026amp; Sming Sming Books\u003cbr\u003ePrinting: Irrelevant Press\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eOf the 7000+ human languages in the world, between 50–100 are supported digitally, with 10 languages making up 82% of all internet content. This booklet is part of series that highlights the work of designers who are creating digital typefaces for languages or writing systems that are underrepresented or entirely unsupported within current operating systems, keyboards, and digital technologies at large. The process for developing such typefaces requires intensive research, often with ongoing community collaboration and feedback. By providing a digital application for these languages, the type designers featured in this series contribute to the longevity of a language, and in turn, its cultural knowledges, oral histories, and ways of thinking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKourosh Beigpour\u003c\/strong\u003e's \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is a digital typeface for Laki, a Kurdish language spoken in Western Iran and part of the Northwestern Iranian branch of the Indo-European family. Laki's linguistic structure preserves elements believed to descend from older Iranian forms, often linked to early stages of Old Persian. These layered histories give Laki a distinctive place within the linguistic landscape of Iran. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eTraditionally, the Laki language has been written in two ways, with examples of it being written using the Kurdish and Persian alphabet. Despite being spoken by several million people, the language has remained largely absent from the digital typographic environment. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis project is made in partnership with SILICON (the Stanford Initiative on Language Inclusion and Conservation in Old and New Media).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eKourosh Beigpour\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning graphic artist, type designer, and independent scholar whose work explores the relationship between typography, language, and cultural identity. Originally from Kermanshah, Iran, and now based in Los Angeles, his practice brings together design, history, and linguistic research to examine how visual systems shape cultural memory and communication. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eBeigpour is the founder of K-B Studio, established in 2011, where he develops projects that combine contemporary graphic design with a deep engagement in Iranian visual culture and mysticism. His work often focuses on typography as a cultural medium, exploring how letterforms can reflect historical memory, linguistic identity, and philosophical ideas. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/silicon.stanford.edu\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eStanford Initiative on Language Inclusion and Conservation in Old and New Media (SILICON)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e believes that your “home screen” should feel like home. SILICON is a Stanford Presidential initiative, supported by UNESCO, that focuses on advancing digital inclusion and empowerment for the \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003emore than 6000 languages left behind in the Digital Age. SILICON works with communities, linguists, technologists, and more to develop the foundational building blocks of the digital age, including typefaces, keyboards, and UX\/UI datasets. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sming Sming Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50239617827009,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2789\/2198\/files\/kourosh-beigpour_jin_1.jpg?v=1779894478"},{"product_id":"manuel-lopez-rocha-tuki","title":"Manuel López Rocha: Tuki","description":"\u003cp\u003eJune 2026, English, Spanish, Epi-Olmec, 5 x 8 in., 28 pages, riso, softcover, staple-bound\u003cbr\u003eEdition of 200\u003cbr\u003eDesign: Manuel López Rocha\u003cbr\u003ePrinting: Irrelevant Press\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOf the 7000+ human languages in the world, between 50–100 are supported digitally, with 10 languages making up 82% of all internet content. \u003c\/span\u003eThis booklet is part of series that highlights the work of designers who are creating digital typefaces for languages or writing systems that are underrepresented or entirely unsupported within current operating systems, keyboards, and digital technologies at large. The process for developing such typefaces requires intensive research, often with ongoing community collaboration and feedback. By providing a digital application for these languages, the type designers featured in this series contribute to the longevity of a language, and in turn, its cultural knowledges, oral histories, and ways of thinking. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eManuel López Rocha\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eTuki \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eis a type design project aimed at supporting the writing of Mixe languages. It constitutes the first typeface family to incorporate glyphs from the Epi-Olmec, considered one of the earliest scripts in the Americas. Tuki is grounded in extensive linguistic, historical, and documentary research focused on reinterpreting a writing system that had fallen out of use. Today, this system is being reappropriated by the Mixe people as part of broader efforts to reclaim and sustain their cultural and historical heritage, making it clear that writing in the region existed prior to the adoption of the Latin alphabet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThis project is made in partnership with SILICON (the Stanford Initiative on Language Inclusion and Conservation in Old and New Media). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/manuellopezrocha\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eManuel López Rocha\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e is a graphic designer, type designer, educator, and researcher from Xalapa. He was a founding member of the Fontstage collective and has collaborated with the type foundries AndRepeat Inc and PampaType. For several years he has collaborated with linguists and native speakers to create typographic solutions designed to meet the needs of Indigenous languages across Mexico and the Americas. He is currently a partner and designer at Estudio Cuatro Ojos, teaches at Universidad Veracruzana and Universidad Anáhuac Veracruz, co-organizes the Multilingüe conference, and is part of the Letrástica collective, where he coordinates a local chapter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/silicon.stanford.edu\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eStanford Initiative on Language Inclusion and Conservation in Old and New Media (SILICON)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e believes that your “home screen” should feel like home. SILICON is a Stanford Presidential initiative, supported by UNESCO, that focuses on advancing digital inclusion and empowerment for the \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003emore than 6000 languages left behind in the Digital Age. SILICON works with communities, linguists, technologists, and more to develop the foundational building blocks of the digital age, including typefaces, keyboards, and UX\/UI datasets. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sming Sming Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50239636472001,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2789\/2198\/files\/manuel-lopez-rocha_tuki_1_02c7c2c3-1f8f-4186-975a-c0b18c765e18.jpg?v=1778984030"},{"product_id":"adam-yeo-bete-typeface","title":"Adam YEO: Bété Typeface","description":"\u003cp\u003eJune 2026, English, Bété, 5 x 8 in., 28 pages, riso, softcover, staple-bound\u003cbr\u003eEdition of 200\u003cbr\u003eDesign: Adam Yeo \u0026amp; Sming Sming Books\u003cbr\u003ePrinting: Irrelevant Press\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOf the 7000+ human languages in the world, between 50–100 are supported digitally, with 10 languages making up 82% of all internet content. \u003c\/span\u003eThis booklet is part of series that highlights the work of designers who are creating digital typefaces for languages or writing systems that are underrepresented or entirely unsupported within current operating systems, keyboards, and digital technologies at large. The process for developing such typefaces requires intensive research, often with ongoing community collaboration and feedback. By providing a digital application for these languages, the type designers featured in this series contribute to the longevity of a language, and in turn, its cultural knowledges, oral histories, and ways of thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdam Yeo\u003c\/strong\u003e's \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBété Typeface\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e emerges from a deep engagement with the Bété script, a syllabary of 448 pictographic signs invented in 1956 by the Ivorian artist Frédéric Bruly Bouabré to transcribe the Bété language of Côte d’Ivoire. Based on geometric forms inspired by everyday life, this handwritten system was conceived to preserve and promote local culture. More than a tool for writing, the script embodies a worldview, a rhythm, and a visual logic deeply rooted in Bété traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThis project is made in partnership with SILICON (the Stanford Initiative on Language Inclusion and Conservation in Old and New Media).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adamyeo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAdam Yeo\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eis a graphic designer, type design researcher, and faculty member at the University of Bondoukou in Côte d’Ivoire. He holds a PhD from Nanjing University of the Arts in China, where his research focused on African writing systems and typeface design. His work explores the relationship between writing systems, visual culture, and contemporary design. In particular, he researches the Bété script: an unencoded writing system from Côte d’Ivoire, with the aim of supporting its preservation and digital development. Through his projects, Adam brings together culture, identity, and design, transforming indigenous scripts and symbols into contemporary typographic and visual forms. His practice operates at the intersection of research, graphic design, and cultural heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/silicon.stanford.edu\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eStanford Initiative on Language Inclusion and Conservation in Old and New Media (SILICON)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e believes that your “home screen” should feel like home. SILICON is a Stanford Presidential initiative, supported by UNESCO, that focuses on advancing digital inclusion and empowerment for the \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003emore than 6000 languages left behind in the Digital Age. 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