chiShona reimagined is an ongoing exploration into language, writing and cultural identity.
The question
What if a language could design itself? The project investigates how the sounds and structures of chiShona could become the foundation for a contemporary writing system.
The idea
It is part research. Part typography. Part cultural archaeology. Part speculation.
The making
At its heart is a question:
What happens when we stop designing for African languages and start designing with them?
Related
See also Roto, the album artwork for Mbira Renaissance, where the title is rendered in Chimbire — a newly reimagined script inspired by the visual traditions and phonetic systems of the Shona language.