Doc video candidate mzj #1

[marekjez86]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XUkhXCNl0s

EVENT: Internationalization & Unicode Conference 44 (IUC 44)
DATE: October 14-16, 2020

DESCRIPTION:
The Noto project attempts to develop a unified set of typefaces for everything defined in Unicode, which is all open-source. Noto fonts are used daily by billions of people because they ship on every Android and ChromeOS device, and many designs have versions that are adjusted to work within the vertical space constraints of labels and buttons. Now, with coverage up to and including Unicode 12+ (for some scripts), the set is intended to be visually harmonized. This presentation provides insights into the never-ending strife to cover new and emerging scripts while at the same time improving the fonts from a quality point of view. We will also describe the Noto font creation process, from the design brief with letter-form characteristics to how the fonts are built and tested.

BIO:
Marek Z Jeziorek
Marek Z Jeziorek, a native of Poland, worked for Google LLC as a Technical Program Manager managing the Noto Fonts program from 2015 until 20 January 2023. Marek had been passionate about ensuring that the Noto Font family covers all the world’s scripts. In his spare time, which he doesn’t usually have, Marek films various events that interest him and works on a full-length documentary on Confucius and the Confucian philosophy (while at the same time trying to figure out how to make his family history compelling short films :-)).

OWNER: The Unicode Consortium