Bengali Type
A photo documentation of Bengali typefaces around Calcutta
A photo documentation of Bengali typefaces around Calcutta
‘Bengali Type’ is a photo documentation of vernacular typography in form of a ‘Book’. It was a part of my Short Term Project (STP) during master's programme at IIT Guwahati. The lettering culture around Kolkata has been captured and organised in this book.
Creation of identity for the book:
Selected Images of Signboards:
'Notun Boisakhi'
'Subir Brothers' Jewellers
'Puraton Sona O Rupa Kharid Kora Hoi' or ‘We buy old gold and silver’
'Silk Kuthi'
'Paul Jewellers'
'Aito Rang Be Rang'
Lettering on vehicles:
Front view of a Tram
The word 'Batanagar'
A Display Panel of Bus
Collage of different collected images of typefaces
