I was asked this year to present a story about the development of Matnsaz at the design conference typodiversity. Was honored to share research on the history of Urdu typography, and how we can build a new keyboards for Arabic Script. On YouTube now:

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MDE alum Zeerak Ahmed featured in TIME for Matnsaz, an iOS app that offers a refined Urdu digital keyboard, autocorrect options and word suggestions. He began developing the app as a thesis project for his MDE, run jointly by SEAS and Harvard GSD. buff.ly/46IdTJb

.Zeerak Ahmed (MDE '18) was frustrated at the lack of options for computing in Urdu. Last year he launched @Matnsaz, an app that offers an Urdu keyboard that groups letters by shape, autocorrects, and even suggests subsequent words.

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My work on Urdu technology, Matnsaz, was featured in Time! And to be profiled with others doing such amazing work, such as Zeeshan Nasar - MehrType Rekhta, it’s an absolute honor.

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Zeerak Ahmed will speak at Typodiversity on November 3 and 4. Zeerak is a designer, engineer, and writer who founded the Urdu technology initiative Matnsaz.
Please register in advance and join us either in person or online.

typodiversity.net

Finally we have a tune for Huroof-e-Tahajji!
‘Pakkay Dost’ is now available on YouTube! Enjoy wholesome Urdu entertainment for the young ones!

#PakkayDost #Urdu #BilalMaqsood #HuroofeTahajji

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Speaking to Ideate Innovation about Urdu design!

Tonight at 7 PKT via Zoom. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Our webinar on Aug 15 is sure to be packed with first-hand learnings about designing in Urdu and people named Ahmed. Learn more about Zeerak Ahmed of Matnsaz and Ideate's Zahab Ahmed and Ahmed Hashmi.

Register at bit.ly/dd-urdudesign

#urdu #type #design #webinar #ideate

In this episode, we sit down with Zeerak Ahmed, the founder of the innovative initiative, Matnsaz. Zeerak has taken on the challenge of improving the Urdu typing experience on mobile phones with the launch of an incredible new Urdu keyboard. youtu.be/mULMY89APE8

We designed our simple Matnsaz keyboard for people completely new to typing Urdu.

If you’re used to existing keyboard layouts, you can still benefit from Matnsaz features such as autocorrect and soft space.

See how to use alternate layouts in Matnsaz: youtube.com/shorts/IspoBfq…

GSD alum Zeerak Ahmed created an app, Matnsaz, for his thesis for the Master in Design Engineering, a joint program between GSD and Harvard SEAS. The app makes it easier for smartphone users to type in Urdu. Read more at the link! matnsaz.net

We get asked how you can help Matnsaz. Please consider giving us a rating on the App Store!

apps.apple.com/us/app/matnsaz…

Matnsaz is featured in the February Urdu Digest! Available at your nearest bookstore and now online: urdudigest.pk/%D8%A7%D8%B1%D…

A new keyboard layout uses layers of the Arabic script to compress a large alphabet into an easy-to-use modern keyboard

Zeerak Ahmed #keyboards #Urdu

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