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Name of Project: "Practical IPA"

Year Created: 2024

Class: Typography 1

Skills Gained: Typesetting, use of type and image, grid systems

Tools used: Adobe Indesign Adobe Illustrator, laser printer

Team members: Self-led project

Instructor: Kelcey Gray

Course: Typography I, DES 325

Timeline: ~1 month (October 30th - December 4th)


Articulating a place for the International Phonetic Alphabet in Modern Typography

Building the Path to Linguistic Enlightenment

Words and Noises and Language and Paper

The Final Product


Feedback requested

Is the goal of the book made clear in this brief?

Is it okay that the concepts are heavily simplified, or is too much nuance lost?


Articulating a Place for the International Phonetic Alphabet in Modern Typography

Starting with a story…

How can I make IPA both accessible and enticing to an unknowledgeable audience?

Thinking about the IPA and typography

Pulling sources

Building the Path to Linguistic Enlightenment

Building the grid

Building the charts