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Paul McNeil and Hamish Muir told an interviewer not long ago that they think of themselves not as type designers, but as designers who make type. I understand wanting to avoid claiming for themselves skills they don’t have, and they probably want to keep their typographic work in its proper...
It is a modulated medium weight unnamed Devanagari newspaper typeface. As it is a modulated typeface, I studied calligraphy with the help of reed pen to get familiar with the devanagari characters. Challenge was to design each character with a consisten...
If you’ve ever tried your hand at designing a Devanagari typeface or studied one closely, you will appreciate that part of the challenge is to fit complex forms in limited space — a challenge that is amplified when you’re dealing with heavy weights. Far from shying away from it, Modak Devanagari makes...
Katékar Katékar is a Devanagari typeface inspired by the modulation and flaring often seen in the hand–painted signs in the streets of India. At its core, Katékar is a glyphic typeface and has thorn–like quasi serifs. It has a sharp and edgy personality....
If you’ve ever tried your hand at designing a Devanagari typeface or studied one closely, you will appreciate that part of the challenge is to fit complex forms in limited space — a challenge that is amplified when you’re dealing with heavy weights. Far from shying away from it, Modak Devanagari makes...
This is the third piece in our series that weighs the pros and cons of living and working in Mumbai’s creative community. Following in the footsteps of our London City Guide, we explore the state of design education in the city. We’ve previously explored the nuances of what it’s like living and work
