Category: Lettering (9 posts found)
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Shubho / January 23rd, 2013
Ambigrams aren't necessarily the highest form of lettering art, but it can be a fun way to ease the tedium of uninspiration.
Categories: Graphic Design,
Lettering,
Typography | 6 Comments »
Shubho / November 27th, 2012
A collection of vernacular signage from the small town of Illambazar, once known as a center of indigo cultivation.
Categories: Bengal,
Cities,
Environment,
History,
Lettering,
Typography | 2 Comments »
Shubho / October 4th, 2012
Any student of branding will notice with alarm the trend that emerges out of the recent rebranding of Microsoft and Ebay: it is this idea of going clean & Swiss with the typography. What is worrying is that this simplicity is being achieved at the cost of unique silhouettes.
Categories: Branding,
Design,
History,
Lettering,
Typography | No Comments »
Shubho / September 2nd, 2012
I am increasingly in favor of trying to understand vernacular typography—not by its inherent characteristics but—by its complex relations to the mainstream design practices. The term vernacular itself is understood within its polar relation to an elite or a dominant culture.
Categories: Bengal,
Lettering,
Typography,
Uncategorized | 2 Comments »
Shubho / February 12th, 2012
Any survey of the letters & types on display at the Kolkata Book Fair.
Categories: Bengal,
Books,
Calligraphy,
Lettering,
Typography | 6 Comments »
Shubho / January 27th, 2011
A survey & analysis of Bengali lettering styles found in & around the beautiful town of Chandannagar.
Categories: Architecture,
Bengal,
Cities,
History,
Lettering | 2 Comments »
Shubho / January 7th, 2011
Some pictures from the recently concluded Poush Fair in Santiniketan.
Categories: Bengal,
Craft,
History,
Lettering | 7 Comments »
Shubho / December 11th, 2010
A collection of Bengali lettering & typography from Bangladesh, as documented by Hrit Roy.
Categories: Bengal,
Cities,
Lettering,
Typography | 4 Comments »
Shubho / November 11th, 2010
Rarh Design Studio looks at how local brands like Mouchak is destroying themselves.
Categories: Bengal,
Branding,
Design,
Lettering,
Typography | No Comments »
