The peculiarities of Armenian letter Forms - Liana Shushanyan
Channel: GRANSHAN Conference
Date: 2022-10-05

Armenian typeface design slowly but surely is developing in the right direction by the help of such competitions as Granshan. Almost 10-15 years ago Armenian type industry was filled with very low quality typefaces that you could find on various publications. One of the major reasons for this was the lack of qualified Armenian typeface designers and the lack of educational centers to prepare them.

Some of the most famous Armenian fonts deform the characters and structures of our letters substituting them with similar Latin characters. But Armenian letter forms are very unique and beautiful in their own way.

Luckily, we have some outstanding type designers who have done a great job by purifying and perfecting Armenian typefaces. One of our greatest achievements is that our young generation is very interested in created high quality Armenian typefaces. This gives us a hope for a brighter future for our typeface design. Another huge achievement for the development of Armenian typeface design was the initiation of Granshan competition. One of the main goals was to give a proper ground for Armenian type design to develop in the right directions and it was possible to realize by the help of conferences and competitions that are being held since 2008.