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Zulu-Ndebele Pattern

Zulu-Ndebele Pattern

by Scholtz Fonts
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Zulu-Ndebele Pattern Font Family was designed by Merle Scholtz and published by Scholtz Fonts. Zulu-Ndebele Pattern contains 1 styles.

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About Zulu-Ndebele Pattern Font Family


Zulu-Ndebele Pattern is the first ever font to be based solely on the traditional decorative patterns of the Zulu and Ndebele tribes of Southern Africa. The designer has lived in KwaZulu (Place of the Zulu), for over 50 years and has made a life-long study of traditional Zulu beadwork and carving, and of Ndebele wall decoration. There are 52 pattern units that may be combined in many ways to create borders, backgrounds and an unlimited number of designs. The pattern units correspond to the upper and lower case letters. The reason that the Zulu and Ndebele patterns have been grouped together is that the true tribal areas are contiguous and the there has been much artistic cross-fertilization between the two cultures. Many of the patterns that are used by the two tribes are identical.

Designers: Merle Scholtz

Publisher: Scholtz Fonts

Foundry: Scholtz Fonts

Design Owner: Scholtz Fonts

MyFonts debut: May 15, 2007

Zulu-Ndebele Pattern

About Scholtz Fonts

Scholtz Fonts, started by Anton Scholtz in 1997, specializes in "African flavor" fonts. The foundry is based in Durban, South Africa, where the Zulu culture of the region has greatly influenced Anton's font design. In his profession as a graphic designer, he became aware of how few available fonts were suitable for African inspired design. He began to create his own fonts to enhance the work produced by his design company, and this branch of his design work has grown steadily in recent years.

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