Jako Olivier

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Jako Olivier Jacobus Alwyn Kruger Olivier is the South African designer of ZAsymbolsAriel (2002) and ZAsymbolsRoman (2002). These have (had) diacritics useful for these South African languages: isiNdebele, isiZulu, Sepedi, Setswana and Tshivenda. Currently, Jako Olivier is an Adviser: Higher Education at the Commonwealth of Learning, Burnaby, Canada. Before this he lead the UNESCO Chair on Multimodal Learning and Open Educational Resources (OER) and was a Professor at North-West University, South Africa until August 2022. His research interests include open and distance learning, self-directed learning, multimodal learning, OER, blended learning, e-learning, multiliteracies, multicultural education, language planning and subtitling. At one point, he was based in Sasolburg, South Africa. CV.	EXTERNAL LINKS Jako Olivier MyFonts search Monotype search Fontspring search Google search INTERNAL LINKS Type designers ⦿ Type designers ⦿ Type design in South Africa ⦿ The Canadian type scene ⦿ Font hosting at On Snot and Fonts ⦿

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