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The Ga Maamli font is a hand-drawn, all-caps digital format typeface that was created from an inspiration of art in Ga communities like Jamestown, Chorkor and Nungua.[1] It was created by Afotey Clement Nii Odai, Ama Diaka, David Abbey-Thompson[2] and released to Google Fonts and licensed under the SIL Open Font License.[3]
Background
[edit]The Ga Maamli font represents historic handwritten posters found in the vibrant coastal communities of Accra. These fonts were used to design poster announcements for parties, boxing matches and concerts.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Dying Ghanaian 'Ga Maamli' art form gets new life via Google Font - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com. 2024-08-13. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ↑ "Ghana's Ga Community Inspires Google To Launch "Ga Maamli" Font - TechEstate". 2024-07-08. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ↑ "Ga Maamli". Google Fonts. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ↑ Kuuire, Joseph-Albert (2024-07-08). "Google Releases "Ga Maamli" Font Inspired By The Ga Community In Ghana". Tech Labari. Retrieved 2024-08-14.