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We celebrate non-Latin typefaces and typography, design and communication that enable communities to develop culture and enterprises. The Non-Latin Typographic Project | Competition, Conferences, Exhibitions & Publications

16/07/2025

Shirin Johari’s Hinglish Font cleverly blends English and Hindi scripts to make Hindi more accessible—without losing its character. Discover how typography can bridge cultures in our latest GRANSHAN Insights feature.

🔗 Read the blog: https://buff.ly/vn8axs6

12/06/2025

As part of our ongoing series highlighting the people shaping global type culture, we’re proud to introduce - Titus Nemeth. He has been working at the cutting edge of contemporary Arabic typography for two decades. When he conceived his original Nassim typeface in 2005/6, it challenged prevalent approaches to multiscript design. When Nassim was selected to deliver the news of all Arabic script websites of the BBC Worldservice in 2010, it pioneered the first large technological use case for webfonts.

Nemeth has worked with design and industry leaders – from Adobe, to Lineto, Microsoft, and Morisawa – contributing to current standards and trends of Arabic type design and typography. In collaboration with DecoType, he played an important role in bringing their concepts and approaches to the mainstream, as manifested in the genre-defining Library of Arabic Literature by NYUP.

Through his substantive work in historical research and publishing, Nemeth has been instrumental in shaping current discourse and bridging disciplines. His 2017 monograph Arabic Type Making in the Machine Age is widely regarded as a milestone of Arabic typographic history. His 2023 edited volume Arabic Typography: History and Practice furthered this line of work, exemplifying the communion of research and design in Nemeth’s approach.

09/06/2025

The GRANSHAN Exhibition at DIVE’25
Celebrating the power of script diversity and typographic innovation, the GRANSHAN Exhibition at DIVE’25 showcased a curated selection of multiscript and beyond Latin typefaces.

🔍 Find out more on GRANSHAN Insight https://buff.ly/9OlKIyr

06/06/2025

As part of our ongoing series highlighting the people shaping global type culture, we’re proud to introduce Minjoo Ham — a type designer, typographer, and graphic designer from South Korea, now based in Berlin.

Minjoo studied graphic design in Seoul, discovered her love for type, and went on to complete the TypeMedia master’s at KABK in The Hague, focusing on Latin and Hangul multi-script design. After designing the Teddy family with Fust & Friends, she now creates custom multi-script fonts for international clients and foundries.

Minjoo’s thoughtful, cross-script work embodies the GRANSHAN mission — celebrating diverse scripts and voices in type design.

05/06/2025

At the DIVE 25 conference in Munich, Veronika Burian - type designer, TypeTogether co-founder, and GRANSHAN Chairwoman, delivered a powerful keynote: “Schrift verbindet” (“Writing Connects”).

She explored handwriting through a rich, interdisciplinary lens - linking it to culture, education, and the brain.

👉 Find out more in GRANSHAN insight.
https://buff.ly/asl4GE8
📸 Credit: Norman Posset

30/05/2025

As part of our ongoing series introducing GRANSHAN community members, we are delighted to feature Neelakash Kshetrimayum, a typeface and graphic designer from Manipur, India, now based in Goa. He co-founded The Type Design Dept. (TTDD) India, exploring identity and culture through letterforms. With a Master’s in Typeface Design from the University of Reading, Neelakash has collaborated with global clients including Adobe, Google, Microsoft, Monotype, and Ananda Bazar Patrika (ABP).

His work includes Adobe Bengali, Myriad Bengali (Adobe), and Linotype Bengali Revival (Monotype). He has also played a key role in developing November Bangla and November Meetei Mayek (Typotheque). Alongside Fiona Ross, he led a team to design ABPN fonts for its TV channels, including Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Punjabi, Gujarati, Tamil, and Telugu.

Neelakash’s dedication to preserving and innovating Indic typography makes him a vital part of the GRANSHAN community.

27/05/2025

As part of GRANSHAN’s ongoing community spotlight series, we’re proud to highlight the extraordinary work of Dr. Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès — design researcher, educator, curator, and a leading voice in Arabic type design.

Founder of the Khatt Foundation, Huda has authored numerous seminal books on Arabic typography and multilingual design, including Arabic Typography: Arabic Typography: A Comprehensive Sourcebook, Typographic Matchmaking series.

With a career bridging research and practice across the US, Europe, and the Arab world, she continues to shape the discourse on design in the Middle East through publishing, teaching, curating, and mentorship.
Her work embodies GRANSHAN’s mission: connecting type and culture across borders and scripts.

30/04/2025

As part of GRANSHAN’s community spotlight series, we’re excited to introduce Kostas Bartsokas, a Greek type designer with a passion for expressive letterforms and multicultural design.

With an MA in Typeface Design from the University of Reading, Kostas blends historical influence with contemporary experimentation. His work bridges functionality and flair, with a growing international presence. Selected projects include:

🔹 Averta – A warm, modernist sans serif with a clear tone of voice supporting Cyrillic, Greek, and Latin, beloved by designers worldwide.
🔹 Oi! – A loud, unapologetic display typeface with Clarendon roots and heavyweight energy, supporting various scripts including Tamil and Arabic.
🔹 Commissioner – An open-source typeface crafted for accessibility and neutrality in public-facing applications.
🔹 Evert – A sharp, mechanical grotesque with subtle eccentricities and three optical sizes.

Each project reflects his adventurous eye and love for types that tell stories.

25/04/2025

We’re thrilled to share that Boris Kochan - GRANSHAN Chairman, designer, and one of Germany’s leading voices in design policy—will be on stage at DIVE’25 in Munich!

As the initiator and curator of DIVE’25, Boris brings together visionary minds from design, politics, business, and science—sparking conversations that explore the social, ecological, and cultural impact of design.

🌀 DIVE’25 is more than a conference. It highlights future perspectives for and through design and invites participants to network and develop new projects.

🗓 8–10 May 2025
📍 Fat Cat München (formerly Gasteig)
🎟 Tickets → https://lnkd.in/dFWizudd

Come join the conversation, where effective design comes to life.

22/04/2025

Proudly announcing that, Veronika Burian, our chairwomen will be speaking at ATypI Copenhagen 2025! 🇩🇰

Join our chairwoman and TypeTogether co-founder for an exciting session at this prestigious event, hosted at the Royal Danish Academy from April 22–26, 2025.

We can’t wait to see you there and explore the future of type and design together!

📅 April 22–26, 2025
📍 Royal Danish Academy, Copenhagen
🎟 More info & tickets: ATypI Copenhagen 2025

21/04/2025

The GRANSHAN community celebrates designers who push the boundaries of typography, and Toshi Omagari is a prime example. Born in Japan and trained at Musashino Art University and the University of Reading, Toshi has built a distinguished career in type design, blending calligraphic traditions with modern innovation.

His work has received international recognition, including the Modern Cyrillic 2014 award and a TDC Certificate of Excellence in Type Design for Metro Nova. He is also known for his contributions to typographic translation, making essential design literature accessible to Japanese audiences.

Toshi’s typefaces have won multiple awards at the GRANSHAN competition, including Klaket, Codelia, and Platia. One of his most notable typefaces, Marco (published with TypeTogether in 2014), is a lively humanist serif with a strong calligraphic influence. Its asymmetric baseline serifs and flared stems create a dynamic yet highly readable text, embodying both precision and warmth.

Toshi’s work exemplifies GRANSHAN’s spirit—where typography becomes a bridge between cultures, scripts, and traditions.

17/04/2025

We’re proud to share that our chairwoman Veronika Burian, co-founder of TypeTogether and initiator of the Primariumproject, will be speaking at this year’s DIVE '25 in Munich!
She joins an inspiring line-up of over 80 experts from design, media, politics, and beyond – sparking dialogue, exploring ideas, and shaping the future of design.

🎤 Veronika will dive into the intersection of type design and education, showcasing how inclusive design can start with something as fundamental as handwriting.

🗓 8.–10. Mai 2025
📍 Fat Cat München

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