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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
editThe 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.