Akuru Language & Font Platform
Project overview.
Akuru is a platform for creating and managing multilingual fonts, with a focus on Sinhala, Tamil, and English typography. We built desktop tooling for type designers and a connected ecosystem tied to the AkuruCon typography conference.
The platform bridges traditional calligraphic craft with modern font engineering, giving designers the tools to produce production-quality OpenType fonts with complex script support.
- Desktop font design and management application
- Complex script shaping for Sinhala and Tamil
- Font validation and export pipeline
- Community platform connected to AkuruCon conference
Preserving language through
modern type technology.
Each project moves through a sequence of carefully scoped phases. Here's how this one came together.
Complex Indic script rendering
Sinhala and Tamil scripts require intricate glyph shaping rules, ligature handling, and contextual substitution that go far beyond Latin typography.
Cross-platform desktop distribution
Building and shipping a native desktop application across Windows, macOS, and Linux with consistent rendering and font tooling capabilities.
Open-source font community standards
Aligning with international open-source font standards while supporting the unique requirements of the Sri Lankan typographic community.
Could be the next case.
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