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The Typecraft Initiative

@type_craft

We make typefaces and lettering with, and, to support women artisans and tribal artists. Ecological living, literacy, educational tools through craft.

 New Delhi, India
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Joined December 2011
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... a font that displays a tattoo as you type!! The Typecraft Initiative has created a new version of the #Baiga #tribal #adivasi #tattoo #typeface where typing the name of the tattoo or an associated word results in the icon being generated! typecraftinitiative.org
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Thank you for the #invitation to be a #speaker at @typecon #2023 but due to the #USVisa #backlog I will not be able to attend the #conference in #Portland
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I just started following SVA MFA Design on #Vimeo: vimeo.com/svamfadesign
SVA MFA Design

SVA MFA Design

The School of Visual Arts MFA Design: The Designer as Entrepreneur launched in 1998 as an alternative to traditional masters programs that emphasize form over content.…

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I just liked “Finding Vivian Maier” on #Vimeo: vimeo.com/452963941
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Derek Jones@plug10315 Apr 2022
A huge thank you to everyone who made it to the Futures of Design Education discussion today, with Ishan Khosla - really interesting presentation with some great points coming out. Thank you! The recording of the event is here: youtu.be/3EoVtb8t9HI #design #education
Futures of Design Education 15 - Ishan Khosla

Futures of Design Education 15 - Ishan Khosla

Typecraft — the importance of indigenous craft and tribal knowledge...

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***CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS*** ⠀ SEEKING 500 Word #ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS for an upcoming #book on #CraftforSocialChange in #SouthAsia by @ritpress | Deadline : May 21, 2022 | [email protected] with the subject line ‘#CRAFT #SUBMISSIONS 2022’ instagram.com/thetypecraftin…
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I just started following Letterform Archive on #Vimeo: vimeo.com/letterformarchive
Letterform Archive

Letterform Archive

Based in San Francisco, Letterform Archive is a nonprofit center for inspiration, education, publishing, and community. As a library and museum, we offer radical…

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Loka@LokaLocus28 Dec 2021
"Everybody's name is hidden in this world. Can we find where we are?" Loka student DINESH (15) during a workshop of #Visual #Artist and #Designer Ishan Khosla of @type_craft.
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The AKLF@TheAKLF22 Dec 2021
Here is the much-awaited Longlist of the 7th edition of Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize. @ShashiTharoor @DeShobhaa @PritiPaul7 @kunalbasu100 @DrAlkaPande #OxfordBookstoreBookCoverPrize2022 #Longlist #BookCover #BookDesign
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Thank you for joining guest-host, @SAHM_UK for a South Asian typographer themed #FontSunday to mark #SouthAsianHeritageMonth. Here is @type_craft. Collaborating with craftswomen across India, they develop digital typefaces based on tribal arts in Latin and Indic scripts.
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@bhajjushyam @crafttriennial instagram.com/p/CSwU-zEDx3Y/…
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I just uploaded “Ram teri Ganga maili” to #Vimeo: vimeo.com/582483335
Ram teri Ganga maili

Ram teri Ganga maili

This artwork is one of nine kaavads, which are a part of the work, văn se vănvās by Ishan Khosla + *Artists — commissioned by the Indian Ocean Craft Triennial, Perth, Australia. The idea of this...

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An oasis in the #desert in the form of the foliage-rich #appliqué #textile based font #typeface made in #collaboration with #craftswomen from #Barmer @rangsutra
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Type Directors Club@typedirectors5 May 2021
.@type_craft develops a range of display typefaces based on the rich crafts and tribal arts of India, with a particular interest in raising larger socio-geopolitical issues. Learn more about the initiative from @andreubalius + Ishan Khosla at #TypeDrivesCommunities this week!

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type on a #platter | a #cup of type | #type #mug | #typeinmotion #blueandwhite #ceramics #porcelain #comingsoon #typespire #typographic #round #circle #dish instagram.com/p/CN0SniPpyFD/…

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#commissioned #work #typeinspire #typeinmotion #typedrivescommunity instagram.com/p/CN0RNUyJDTz/…
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