Language Preservation through Character Encoding

What is Unicode? And how can it help in the quest to preserve the endangered languages of the world? Before February 15, 2018, I had a partial answer to the first of these two questions. I had heard the name “Unicode” and had a vague idea of what it was. But I had no idea…

Graphic Design Is My Passion, and Other Unassuming Gateways to Global Language Justice (Part I of II)

I am not a visual artist by training; even the term “autodidact” would be a bit of a stretch when applied to me.  I am, however, a product of the digital age, which means that I’ve been exposed to digital art alongside more concrete fine arts since childhood. From Microsoft Paint to online art-sharing platforms…