Display typefaces based on the rich living folk and tribal craft tradition of South Asia

We work with South Asian craftswomen to

create beautifully designed typefaces, while

also encouraging them to learn design skills

via our workshops

Exciting! Basma Hamdy and Farzana Khatri opening up one of the Arabic tie-dye letters!

We conducted a workshop in Kutch with TypeAraby and Knots and Dots on a Bandhani Arabic Typeface in December 2023

Mangala Bai Maravi holding up Baiga Tattoo based letters she's made

April 2024: We just concluded another workshop with Baadi tribal tattoo artists, Mangala Bai Maravi, Jumni Bai Maravi, Hansi Bai Paraste, and Matvar Singh Paraste

Craftswomen from Barmer, Rajasthan

Some of these women learnt how to write their own name by the end of the workshop. Learn more about the process behind creating a Typecrafted font such as Barmer Katab. The workshop concluded in March 2020 just weeks before the lockdowns began,

Exciting! Basma Hamdy and Farzana Khatri opening up one of the Arabic tie-dye letters!

We conducted a workshop in Kutch with TypeAraby and Knots and Dots on a Bandhani Arabic Typeface in December 2023

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