Inventing an Alphabet

This week, Eurovision, panthers, and a celebration of Cyrillic writing. Ahead of a Cyrillic national holiday in several Eastern European countries, we chat to typography designers Maria Doreuli and Krista Radoeva about what makes the script so special. We're also talking about the Paris mayor's war on cars, and why Slovenia's populist prime minister is really, really into panthers. Plus, a special edition of Isolation Inspiration for the Eurovision nerds.

You can follow Maria and Krista here and here on Instagram and check out their Cyrillicsy design workshops here on Twitter.

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The Swedish Ambassador's Guide to Eurovision can be found here.

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