Doric typeface

In 2012 I chanced upon a radio interview with the author Norman Harper talking about the origins of Doric in Scotland, I was instantly fascinated. This was under-represented and not well known (particularly in the Midlands!). Having completed an MA exploring the parallels of oral language and typography, this seemed a viable research project for my continuing practice as a graphic designer. My research topic is to create a typographic response to the Scottish Dialect of 'Doric'. This dialect is located in the North East part of Scotland. So far I have interviewed 8 participants, professors, teachers, authors, speakers and I have collated typeface 'designs' and sketches from school children in Torry, Scotland. Today I will retrace the children's typefaces and start to design a hybrid font in due course. I will upload the work in progress over the next few weeks/months. From the interviews conducted, two areas came to light: 1 Children need to be involved to keep the dialect alive 2 One typeface will not 'solve' the issue for the speakers of Doric, there are so many variables in accent and words. For example, there are 7 ways to say 'seagull', from inner city to coastal.