Typography Society of India

Session 11 of Design Lecture Series organised by Typography Society of India. 30th January 2021 Video of the talk https://youtu.be/8hNbc7-n1X0   About the speaker: Achyut R. Palav Calligrapher & Designer   Achyut Palav is one of the most important names in Indian calligraphy today. With his unique approach, dedication and faith in the aesthetic appeal and potential of Calligraphy as an art form, Achyut has made significant contributions in reviving the glory of Indian calligraphy. His mission is to bring traditional and modern calligraphy to the masses. He goes beyond putting pen to paper to create an expression or style. He believes that each letter is a design in itself & a letter or symbol has the potential of a becoming a piece of art, whether painted individually or as a composition. Born and brought up in Mumbai, Achyut completed his studies in Applied Art from Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Art in 1982, specializing in lettering, typog...

Typography Society of India. Design Lecture Series.  Talk No: 10 Date: 12th December, 2020.  Time: 5:00pm Speaker: Ms Anagha Narayanan. Topic : "Ilai: Variable typeface in Tamil — a case study" This is available in YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZYlMBBir2w Please subscribe to the Youtube channel of Typography Society of India. Live stream on : https://hasgeek.com/tsi/12dec/ Anagha Narayanan is a type designer from Hyderabad, India. From childhood, Anagha has been immersed in art and design, and has vivid memories of her father’s offset printing press. She has always been fascinated by letters, drawing them and collecting them in ephemera like postcards. Anagha is inspired by how type design is so closely knitted with culture and history, and does the task of preserving it graphically. She has interned at Black [Foundry] in Paris, and works at Universal Thirst in Bangalore, where she contributes to the design and development of various Indic typefaces. Anag...

Typography Society of India, Design Lecture Series. Traditional grid systems of India.   A talk by Sri Parameshwar Raju on 14th November 2020, Saturday, at 5:00pm Recording of the talk is available at  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHo8hyLDpj8 A documentary film on Parameshwar Raju is available in YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QjpHEQOj80 This topic will be useful for those in the area of graphic design, product design, architecture, craft and artefacts. In India, the grid was always a part of tradition and it has been practiced with the faith to the extent of religious doctrine. It has a large variety in form and application. In the past few centuries, the meaning of grid has shifted from interface between physical and super physical worlds to interface between physical world and its perception by the rational cognition. Process of creation is an initiation and a sharing knowledge of the craft and information gathered and referred from nature. Listening, seeing, f...

All talks organised by the Typography Society of India are available in the YouTube Channel :  Typography Society of India https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSf20V60R9-WnnRM1XzK1Tg https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSf20V60R9-WnnRM1XzK1Tg Talk No 10: Ilai - A variable typeface in Tamil, a case study Speaker: Anagha Narayanan Date: 12th December 2020 YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZYlMBBir2w Hasgeek:   https://hasgeek.com/tsi/12dec/ Talk No 9: Traditional Grid Systems of India Speaker: Parameshwar Raju Date: 12th December 2020 YouTube:  https://youtu.be/hHo8hyLDpj8 Hasgeek:   https://hasgeek.com/tsi/12dec/ Talk No: 8 Font Design through the ages: a look at pre and post digital era of font design process Speakers: Eiichi Kono and Aurobind Patel Date: 24th October 2020  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToxlAT7j97I   Talk No: 7 Redesign of Hindustan Times - First Voice. Last Word. Anup Gupta, Managing Editor, Integrations with HT Media L...

Guidelines for Speakers: Typography Society of India design lectures are scheduled on Saturdays at 5:00pm IST (1700Hrs). Due to the technical requirements of various live streaming platforms, we have decided to record the lectures in advance. Some of the guidelines for recording the talks are given below: Time limit:  Typography society's online lectures are following a time limit of 40 minutes. In case you prefer to speak for more than 40 minutes, please inform us in advance. You will need a paid account of Zoom to record your talk OR you may use powerpoint without any time limit. However, we request all speakers to keep the upper limit as 40 minutes. Video requirements: Video aspect ratio: 16:9 (1920 x 1080) (HD), Frame: horizontal , Preferable video format: MP4 or MOV Slides used in Presentations: It is desirable to prepare your presentation slides, decks, and video, etc., are created in 16:9 aspect ratio (1920x1080 pixels). Camera: You may u...

Typography Society of India Online Lecture Series. Talk No: 8 Font Design through the ages: a look at pre and post digital era of font design process Aurobind Patel in conversation with noted Japanese Typographer and scholar Eiichi Kono Date: 24th October 2020,  Time: 5:00 pm Recording of the talk is available at:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToxlAT7j97I About the speakers: Eiichi Kono   Born in Japan in 1941, Eiichi Kono began his working life in the photo optical industry in Tokyo with Carl Zeiss, and became fascinated by the universality of the Latin alphabet. This brought him to UK in 1974 to learn typographic design at the London College of Printing, and on to the Royal College of Art.  He redesigned the London Underground's iconic typeface, Johnston Sans for text setting as well as display use in 1979, now known as New Johnston. He carried out a feasibility study for space saving and legibility for BT telephone directory in 1984, resulting in substantial ...

Story of our group–from a small whatsapp group to a "Society" with 689 members. Prof G V Sreekumar, IDC School of Design, IIT Bombay. The Typography Society of India started off as a small WhatsApp group for calligraphy and typography enthusiasts. Main objective of this group is to provide a platform for interaction and to share knowledge on Calligraphy, Typography, Hand lettering etc with design students from various institutes. Soon this group was enriched by presence of a large number of calligraphers, typographers, design academicians and professionals which made us progress towards creating an interesting virtual meeting point for people to share notes, take feedback, discuss concepts etc. Then, as we faced the lockdown phase of our lives, I thought of expanding the activities of the group and started online talks on alternate saturdays.  Three members of my typography family– Prof Tarundeep Girdher (NID Ahmedabad), Dr D.Udayakumar (Head, Dept of Design, IIT Guwahati) a...