Greek Reporter

Greeks: The Inventors of the First True Alphabet

The first true alphabet was an invention of the Greek world, revolutionizing writing, literacy, and shaping foundations of ...
The Guardian

Many alphabets - for example, Gujarati, Hebrew, Tamil - don't distinguish between upper and lower case letters. Why does the Latin alphabet?

THESE WERE originally two distinct alphabets, the earlier being the "capitals" which came from Latin engravings in ancient Rome, the lower case developed later by pen-and-ink scribes. I believe these ...
New Scientist

The alphabet may have been invented 500 years earlier than we thought

The early history of the alphabet may require rewriting. Four clay artefacts found at an ancient site in Syria are incised with what is potentially the earliest alphabetic writing ever found. The ...
Greek Reporter

New Findings Suggest Greek Alphabet Is Older Than Previously Thought

The Greek alphabet, believed to have emerged in the eighth century BC, is undergoing reevaluation by Leiden University.
The Guardian

Turkey switches from Arabic script to the Latin alphabet – archive, 1928

On 1 November 1928, a new Turkish alphabet law was passed making making the use of Latin letters compulsory in all public communications and the education system 11 July 1928 A new alphabet for ...
Design Week

The beauty of letters: alphabets from across the world

“I find myself falling in love with each new script I’m working on. With every multi-script typeface, we immerse ourselves in these new shapes we’re drawing, and with the amount of time we spend on ...