Under nine hours, and we’re 70% funded! Let’s go internet pals 🚀 You’re making your neighbourhood type designer’s dreams come true 💙 Whether you just adore the vibrant lettering in India, or you’re a designer or researcher, there’s something for you in INDIA STREET LETTERING. Help @Blaft Publications and I cross the finish line ➡️ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/blaft/india-street-lettering-a-book

🥁 Welcome INDIA STREET LETTERING, the book! 🥁 I’m working with @Blaft Publications to bring together my documentation of letterforms from India’s cityscapes into a book — a 200-page hardcover full-colour volume showcasing striking public lettering from around the country. We need your help to make this book happen 🤝🏼 Our Kickstarter campaign is live. Please chip in, pre-order the book and share the project with everyone you know ➡️ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/blaft/india-street-lettering-a-book/

The week before last I was in Pune to document some of the city’s public lettering. It wasn’t my first time visiting, but finally being in the old parts and around was a treat. There is a city archive for Pune on India Street Lettering now

India Street Lettering

Pune Archives

that will get populated in the coming months as I sift through and edit photos, but I’ve already posted a taste — beauties like these hotel signs 👌🏽 #IndiaStreetLettering #Pune

Today I saw the first photos of a book I co-edited — seeing one’s name on a book cover is, umm, quite exciting 🫠 💖

Found myself underplaying a significant professional landmark to a group of enthusiastic and supportive colleagues, who quickly set me right. Why am I like this? 🙄

Bangalore pals, my short film about the wonderful street lettering on MG Road is part of tomorrow’s line-up at the Sci560 Film Festival. I would love for you to watch it 🥹 More details and schedule 👉🏽

Bangalore International Centre

Sci560 Film Festival - Bangalore International Centre

Bengaluru Through Film and Conversation

I love putting together talks about India Street Lettering

India Street Lettering

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, but it is so different when it is a for a general audience versus folks versed in design and typography. The former is so much tougher, but very much-needed in this country, where design is still seen by many as icing on the cake, rather than something fundamental to our culture.

I’m in Ahmedabad for a hot minute, and the sign painting game here is as strong as I remembered 🔥