Abstract/Summary

This chapter summarizes the context within which Greek typeface development happens, and identifies externally imposed limitations and biases that have affected the forms of letters in current digital typefaces. In response, it proposes a methodology that focuses on primary sources, and looks at sociotechnical factors to capture formal fundamentals of the script, and inform future development. To demonstrate this method the chapter includes the results of analyses of capital letters, lowercase letters, and diacritics. It concludes with indications of further areas this approach is applicable for Greek typography, and suggests that the methodology is a useful framework for other scripts.