Merge pull request #81 from TypeTogether/Articles-Guides

Articles + images for the Playwrite Guides fonts

documentation/about-guides/AR/ARTICLE.en_us.html

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+<p>
+    Playwrite Argentina Guides is a single-weight font designed to harmonize seamlessly with its companion, <a href="https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Playwrite+AR">Playwrite Argentina</a>. This font includes guideline markers on the baseline, x-height, ascenders, and descenders, providing a visual aid for primary school children. These guides help young learners grasp the proportions of letterforms and assist them in drawing letters with confidence and accuracy.
+</p>
+<p>
+	Primary school curricula in Argentina focus on writing mostly from a
+	comprehension and composition standpoint rather than from the perspective of
+	handwriting. Even so, primary school students learn how to write with joined
+	upright cursive letters from first or second grade. In the initial level,
+	students learn print-style uppercase letters, followed by print lowercase
+	letters in the first grade, and finally, cursive writing.
+</p>
+<p>
+	To contribute, see
+	<a href="https://github.com/TypeTogether/Playwrite/">
+    github.com/TypeTogether/Playwrite</a>.
+</p>
+<hr />
+<img src="Playwrite-Argentina-Guides_1.png" />
+
+<h4>Playwrite Argentina Guides characteristics</h4>
+
+<p>
+	Guidelines are present in all characters except for those used for letter spacing. To create a versatile font for teachers designing practice sheets that feature guidelines without corresponding letters, the underscore is used as a key character. It replaces the glyph shape with the guidelines and matches the width of the letter space.
+</p>
+<p>
+    Find the detailed characteristics of this country's Model in <a href="https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Playwrite+AR/about#playwrite-argentina-Guides_characteristics">Playwrite Argentina.</a>
+</p>
+<img src="Playwrite-Argentina-Guides_3.png" />
+<h4>Family name in font menus</h4>
+<p>
+	Playwrite Argentina Guides appears in font menus with a two-letter country code ‘AR’,
+	<strong>Playwrite AR Guides</strong>, and features a single Regular weight.
+	<br />
+	The download .zip file includes the static font for this guided version.
+</p>
+<img src="Playwrite-Argentina-Guides_2.png" />
+
+<h3>Playwrite fonts for schools</h3>
+<p>
+	The Playwrite school fonts are based on the findings of Primarium, a
+	groundbreaking educational effort that documents the history and current
+	practice of handwriting models taught to primary school students worldwide.
+	This typographic engine serves teachers, educators, and parents by generating
+	localized libre fonts. These Playwrite fonts are complemented by
+	<a href="https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Playpen+Sans"> Playpen Sans</a>, an
+	informal and fun typeface designed for annotations, instructions, and student
+	notes – that also includes emojis.
+</p>
+<p>
+	For more information about the Primarium project, visit
+	<a href="https://primarium.info/">primarium.info</a> and to learn more about
+	handwriting education in Argentina, see
+	<a href="https://primarium.info/countries/argentina/">
+    primarium.info/countries/argentina</a>.
+</p>
+<hr />
+
+<h4>How to install the fonts?</h4>
+
+<p>
+	<strong>Windows:</strong> Download the font file to your computer. Navigate to
+	where you saved the font file and double-click it to open. Click the "Install"
+	button at the top of the font preview window. The font is now installed and
+	ready to be used across your apps.
+</p>
+<p>
+	<strong>macOS:</strong> After downloading the font file to your Mac,
+	right-click it in Finder and select "Open With" > "Font Book". Then, click
+	"Install Font" in the font preview window that pops up. The font is now
+	installed and ready to be used across your apps.
+</p>
+
+<h4>How to use the fonts in apps?</h4>
+
+<p>
+	The Playwrite font family uses complex OpenType features to generate connected
+	writing. Some common applications require these features to be manually
+	activated.
+</p>
+<p>
+	Note: This font family doesn't include Bold or Italic styles, so please avoid
+	applying them in text editors. If you use the common 'B' and 'I' buttons, you
+	will automatically generate low-quality styles.
+</p>
+<p>
+    <strong>Google Docs and Slides:</strong> From the font selector drop-down, go to "More Fonts" 
+    and search for the desired font name, in this case, "Playwrite AR Guides", and click OK. 
+    If some text is already selected, the font choice will apply.
+</p>
+<p>
+	<strong>Microsoft Word:</strong> Go to Format in the Menu bar, select Font, and
+	then the Advanced tab. Activate "Contextual Alternates" and "Kerning for fonts
+	below" to apply these settings to all text sizes.
+</p>
+<p>
+	<strong>LibreOffice:</strong> In macOS, to select the different styles, go to Format in
+	the Menu bar, select Character, and use the Typeface menu.
+</p>
+<p>
+	<strong>Adobe InDesign:</strong> Open the Paragraph Panel and select Adobe
+	"World-Ready Paragraph Composer" from the contextual menu.
+</p>
+<p>
+	<strong>Adobe Illustrator:</strong> Navigate to Preferences > Type, check the
+	"Show Indic Options" box, and close preferences. Then open the Paragraph Panel
+	and select "Middle Eastern Composer" from the contextual menu.
+</p>
+<p>
+	<strong>Adobe Photoshop:</strong> Access the Paragraph Panel, then choose
+	"World-Ready Layout" from the contextual menu.
+</p>
+<p>
+	The above instructions are also available in
+	<a href="https://www.primarium.info/Playwrite_installation_notes.pdf">
+    PDF format here</a>.
+</p>

documentation/about-guides/AT/ARTICLE.en_us.html

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+<p>
+    Playwrite Österreich Guides is a single-weight font designed to harmonize seamlessly with its companion, <a href="https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Playwrite+AT">Playwrite Österreich</a>. This font includes guideline markers on the baseline, x-height, ascenders, and descenders, providing a visual aid for primary school children. These guides help young learners grasp the proportions of letterforms and assist them in drawing letters with confidence and accuracy.
+</p>
+<p>
+	The Austrian Elementary School Curriculum, updated in 2003, stipulates that by
+	the end of the second grade, students should achieve legible and fluent
+	handwriting based on the <em>Österreichische Schulschrift</em>, or Austrian
+	school script. This model was originally created in 1946 drawing upon the
+	foundations of <em>German Sütterlinschrift</em>, but underwent several reforms
+	before its last version was introduced in 1995.
+</p>
+<p>
+	To contribute, see
+	<a href="https://github.com/TypeTogether/Playwrite/">
+    github.com/TypeTogether/Playwrite</a>.
+</p>
+<hr />
+<img src="Playwrite-Osterreich-Guides_1.png" />
+
+<h4>Playwrite Österreich Guides characteristics</h4>
+
+<p>
+	Guidelines are present in all characters except for those used for letter spacing. To create a versatile font for teachers designing practice sheets that feature guidelines without corresponding letters, the underscore is used as a key character. It replaces the glyph shape with the guidelines and matches the width of the letter space.
+</p>
+<p>
+    Find the detailed characteristics of this country's Model in <a href="https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Playwrite+AT/about#playwrite-sterreich-characteristics">Playwrite Österreich.</a>
+</p>
+<img src="Playwrite-Osterreich-Guides_4.png" />
+<h4>Family name in font menus</h4>
+<p>
+	Playwrite Österreich Guides appears in font menus with a two-letter country code ‘AT’,
+	<strong>Playwrite AT Guides</strong>, and features a single Regular weight.
+	<br />
+	The download .zip file includes the static font for this guided version.
+</p>
+<img src="Playwrite-Osterreich-Guides_2.png" />
+<img src="Playwrite-Osterreich-Guides_3.png" />
+
+<h3>Playwrite fonts for schools</h3>
+<p>
+	The Playwrite school fonts are based on the findings of Primarium, a
+	groundbreaking educational effort that documents the history and current
+	practice of handwriting models taught to primary school students worldwide.
+	This typographic engine serves teachers, educators, and parents by generating
+	localized libre fonts. These Playwrite fonts are complemented by
+	<a href="https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Playpen+Sans"> Playpen Sans</a>, an
+	informal and fun typeface designed for annotations, instructions, and student
+	notes – that also includes emojis.
+</p>
+<p>
+	For more information about the Primarium project, visit
+	<a href="https://primarium.info/">primarium.info</a> and to learn more about
+	handwriting education in England, see
+	<a href="https://primarium.info/countries/austria/">
+    primarium.info/countries/austria</a>.
+</p>
+<hr />
+
+<h4>How to install the fonts?</h4>
+
+<p>
+	<strong>Windows:</strong> Download the font file to your computer. Navigate to
+	where you saved the font file and double-click it to open. Click the "Install"
+	button at the top of the font preview window. The font is now installed and
+	ready to be used across your apps.
+</p>
+<p>
+	<strong>macOS:</strong> After downloading the font file to your Mac,
+	right-click it in Finder and select "Open With" > "Font Book". Then, click
+	"Install Font" in the font preview window that pops up. The font is now
+	installed and ready to be used across your apps.
+</p>
+
+<h4>How to use the fonts in apps?</h4>
+
+<p>
+	The Playwrite font family uses complex OpenType features to generate connected
+	writing. Some common applications require these features to be manually
+	activated.
+</p>
+<p>
+	Note: This font family doesn't include Bold style, so please avoid applying it
+	in text editors. If you use the common 'B' button, you will automatically
+	generate a low-quality style.
+</p>
+<p>
+    <strong>Google Docs and Slides:</strong> From the font selector drop-down, go to "More Fonts" 
+    and search for the desired font name, in this case, "Playwrite AT Guides", and click OK. 
+    If some text is already selected, the font choice will apply.
+</p>
+<p>
+	<strong>Microsoft Word:</strong> Go to Format in the Menu bar, select Font, and
+	then the Advanced tab. Activate "Contextual Alternates" and "Kerning for fonts
+	below" to apply these settings to all text sizes.
+</p>
+<p>
+	<strong>LibreOffice:</strong> In macOS, to select the different styles, go to
+	Format in the Menu bar, select Character, and use the Typeface menu.
+</p>
+<p>
+	<strong>Adobe InDesign:</strong> Open the Paragraph Panel and select Adobe
+	"World-Ready Paragraph Composer" from the contextual menu.
+</p>
+<p>
+	<strong>Adobe Illustrator:</strong> Navigate to Preferences > Type, check the
+	"Show Indic Options" box, and close preferences. Then open the Paragraph Panel
+	and select "Middle Eastern Composer" from the contextual menu.
+</p>
+<p>
+	<strong>Adobe Photoshop:</strong> Access the Paragraph Panel, then choose
+	"World-Ready Layout" from the contextual menu.
+</p>
+<p>
+	The above instructions are also available in
+	<a href="https://www.primarium.info/Playwrite_installation_notes.pdf">
+    PDF format here</a>.
+</p>

documentation/about-guides/AU_NSW/ARTICLE.en_us.html

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+<p>
+    Playwrite Australia NSW Guides is a single-weight font designed to harmonize seamlessly with its companion, <a href="https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Playwrite+AU+NSW">Playwrite Australia NSW</a>. This font includes guideline markers on the baseline, x-height, ascenders, and descenders, providing a visual aid for primary school children. These guides help young learners grasp the proportions of letterforms and assist them in drawing letters with confidence and accuracy.
+</p>
+<p>
+	All Australian provinces employ modern cursive letters for handwriting
+	education, which are taught in a progressive manner. But each state teaches its
+	own version of this style, locally known as ‘script‘, and state-level
+	departments of education offer guidelines and, in some cases, resources for
+	schools and teachers.
+</p>
+<p>
+	The adoption of the current models and approach can be traced back to 1990,
+	when the Australian Education Council (AEC) recommended that all schools in the
+	country should adopt a handwriting style based on Scottish calligrapher Tom
+	Gourdie’s Simple Modern Hand. The AEC advocated for a consistent style in
+	handwriting instruction across the country so students relocating across states
+	and territories would not face difficulties. Despite starting from the same
+	source, today the
+	<a href="https://fonts.google.com/?query=Playwrite+Australia">
+    five main handwriting models</a>
+	have diverged somewhat in their details.
+</p>
+<p>
+	To contribute, see
+	<a href="https://github.com/TypeTogether/Playwrite/">
+    github.com/TypeTogether/Playwrite</a>.
+</p>
+<hr />
+<img src="Playwrite-Australia-NSW-Guides_1.png" />
+
+<h4>Playwrite Australia NSW Guides characteristics</h4>
+
+<p>
+	Guidelines are present in all characters except for those used for letter spacing. To create a versatile font for teachers designing practice sheets that feature guidelines without corresponding letters, the underscore is used as a key character. It replaces the glyph shape with the guidelines and matches the width of the letter space.
+</p>
+<p>
+    Find the detailed characteristics of this country's Model in <a href="https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Playwrite+AU+NSW/about#playwrite-australia-nsw-Guides_characteristics">Playwrite Australia NSW.</a>
+</p>
+<img src="Playwrite-Australia-NSW-Guides_3.png" />
+<h4>Family name in font menus</h4>
+<p>
+	Playwrite Australia NSW Guides appears in font menus with a two-letter country code
+	‘AU’ and a the ‘NSW’ abbreviation <strong>Playwrite AU NSW Guides</strong>, and features a single Regular weight.
+	<br />
+	The download .zip file includes the static font for this guided version.
+</p>
+<img src="Playwrite-Australia-NSW-Guides_2.png" />
+
+<h3>Playwrite fonts for schools</h3>
+<p>
+	The Playwrite school fonts are based on the findings of Primarium, a
+	groundbreaking educational effort that documents the history and current
+	practice of handwriting models taught to primary school students worldwide.
+	This typographic engine serves teachers, educators, and parents by generating
+	localized libre fonts. These Playwrite fonts are complemented by
+	<a href="https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Playpen+Sans"> Playpen Sans</a>, an
+	informal and fun typeface designed for annotations, instructions, and student
+	notes – that also includes emojis.
+</p>
+<p>
+	For more information about the Primarium project, visit
+	<a href="https://primarium.info/">primarium.info</a> and to learn more about
+	handwriting education in australia, see
+	<a href="https://primarium.info/countries/australia/">
+    primarium.info/countries/australia</a>.
+</p>
+
+<hr />
+
+<h4>How to install the fonts?</h4>
+<p>
+	<strong>Windows:</strong> Download the font file to your computer. Navigate to
+	where you saved the font file and double-click it to open. Click the "Install"
+	button at the top of the font preview window. The font is now installed and
+	ready to be used across your apps.
+</p>
+<p>
+	<strong>macOS:</strong> After downloading the font file to your Mac,
+	right-click it in Finder and select "Open With" > "Font Book". Then, click
+	"Install Font" in the font preview window that pops up. The font is now
+	installed and ready to be used across your apps.
+</p>
+
+<h4>How to use the fonts in apps?</h4>
+
+<p>
+	The Playwrite font family uses complex OpenType features to generate connected
+	writing. Some common applications require these features to be manually
+	activated.
+</p>
+<p>
+	Note: This font family doesn't include Bold or Italic styles, so please avoid
+	applying them in text editors. If you use the common 'B' and 'I' buttons, you
+	will automatically generate low-quality styles.
+</p>
+<p>
+    <strong>Google Docs and Slides:</strong> From the font selector drop-down, go to "More Fonts" 
+    and search for the desired font name, in this case, "Playwrite AU NSW Guides", and click OK. 
+    If some text is already selected, the font choice will apply.
+</p>
+<p>
+	<strong>Microsoft Word:</strong> Go to Format in the Menu bar, select Font, and
+	then the Advanced tab. Activate "Contextual Alternates" and "Kerning for fonts
+	below" to apply these settings to all text sizes.
+</p>
+<p>
+	<strong>LibreOffice:</strong> In macOS, to select the different styles, go to
+	Format in the Menu bar, select Character, and use the Typeface menu.
+</p>
+<p>
+	<strong>Adobe InDesign:</strong> Open the Paragraph Panel and select Adobe
+	"World-Ready Paragraph Composer" from the contextual menu.
+</p>
+<p>
+	<strong>Adobe Illustrator:</strong> Navigate to Preferences > Type, check the
+	"Show Indic Options" box, and close preferences. Then open the Paragraph Panel
+	and select "Middle Eastern Composer" from the contextual menu.
+</p>
+<p>
+	<strong>Adobe Photoshop:</strong> Access the Paragraph Panel, then choose
+	"World-Ready Layout" from the contextual menu.
+</p>
+<p>
+	The above instructions are also available in
+	<a href="https://www.primarium.info/Playwrite_installation_notes.pdf">
+    PDF format here</a>.
+</p>