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Tanya George

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World meet Glottosaurus! Glotto meaning “tongue” is the word I’ve used as the text for my kinetic sculpture. The letters for Tongue in English, ज़ुबान in Hindi and നാക്ക് Malayalam are spread across and turn imitating the way a tongue might articulate the sounds in a mouth. These are also three of the languages I balance as a speaker, reader and writer with varying levels of fluency. The type designer in me always wants to work with metal. I couldn’t cast type so here I am casting shadows with my metal type. The reptilian quality on its spine as it suspends brings the saurus. It’s on view at @xxl.gallery till February. Come by and see it move in person by @tanyatypes
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3 years ago
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बॉम्बे स्वीट शॉप : Script Adaptation Early in the lockdown I was working on small personal projects interpreting logos in Devnagri to keep my mind busy from all the uncertainties. Bombay Sweet Shop had opened earlier that year with a mazedaar logo that combined the best of old school indulgent maximalism very sleekly interpreted in an Art Deco style, proved a worthy challenge. The English logo had the words shaped in three separate boxes with varying sizes had me juggling with perspective and proportions for its Marathi counterpart. So when @pleaseseeus who had designed the delicious English logo reached out to use the Devanagari version I drew, I was over the moon! I cleaned it up a bit and the end result is a beautiful sign that lives outside the @bombaysweetshop Byculla shop. Shot by @aashim who makes all signs look lovelier. Fabricated by @jemcoarts #Mumbai #marathi #signage #TanyaTypes #designspiration #typedesign #itsnicethat #goodtypetuesday #posteraday #grafikfeed #aigaeyeondesign #designinspiration #icographica #worldoftype #graphicindex #collectgraphics #grqphiclounge #designarmy #visualjournal #thedesigntip #posterunion #certainmagazine #thedesignblacklist #typematters #Type #Lettering #TypeMatters #Typography #TypographyInspired #TheDailyType taken in Bombay Sweet Shop by @tanyatypes
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3 years ago
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Empress Court: Signage Design ✨ 
Last year I got to be part of a special project that merged my love for signage and working with archival material. @artdecomumbai got me on board this project with a unique brief to restore the sign for Empress Court to its original design from 1936. Thanks to archival photographs courtesy of ADMT and meticulous planning and measurements from the team, I got to re-create the design that now over looks the Oval maidan. Empress Court is a prominent part of the Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and I am thrilled to have played a small part in its typographic revival. Extremely delighted to have @aashim photograph this beauty in all its glory one fine “Bombay Winter” morning. Fabricated by @jemcoarts #ArtDeco #Mumbai #Revival #typography #signage #TanyaTypes #designspiration #typewip #typedesign #itsnicethat #goodtype #goodtypetuesday #posteraday #grafikfeed #aigaeyeondesign #designinspiration #icographica #worldoftype #graphicindex #collectgraphics #grqphiclounge #designarmy #visualjournal #thedesigntip #posterunion #certainmagazine #thedesignblacklist #typematters #TypographyInspired taken in Oval Maidan by @tanyatypes
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3 years ago
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How do the tools at our disposal change how we write and read? What is so special about Helvetica? Who was RK Joshi and what’s his legacy? And, crucially, has Comic Sans been misunderstood all of its life? In the Episode 2 of the Croma Unboxed Podcast, we had many questions for Mumbai-based typographer and type designer Tanya George (@tanyatypes ) — who leads the popular Type Walks around the city — about the history of printing technology and font evolution, India’s type histories, how screens and the internet changed typography (or didn’t), what makes a typeface feel trustworthy or luxurious, and what happens to hand-painted lettering as the city changes. Tanya trained at the JJ School of Art and holds an MA in Typeface Design from the University of Reading. She designs letterforms for brand identities and fonts across Indian scripts, writes about type, and is a docent for the Letterform Archive. Since 2018 she has also led Typewalks through Mumbai’s heritage districts, teaching people to read the city’s signboards. The Croma Unboxed Podcast is about technology at the intersection of culture and society, and the lives it shapes. In every episode, we find the story hiding behind the technology few notice. Plug in. Link in Bio Host: Abhishek Mande Bhot (@manicmande ) Creative Director: Nidhi Gupta (@_niddee_ ) Producer: David Gupta (@david.guptaa ) . . . . #unboxed #podcast #mumbai #design #fonts by @tanyatypes
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2 days ago
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✍️ 🅰 This lecture celebrates the human hands, imagination, and traditional skills behind the signs that shape our everyday surroundings. About the Lecture Every painted form, wooden letter, and design carries the identity of its maker and is made to measure for the space it inhabits. The signs we often pass without noticing are more than advertisements—they are expressions of local culture, creativity, and craftsmanship. Through the stories of sign-makers and craftspeople, we discover how patience, practice, and personal artistry transform simple materials into meaningful visual landmarks. At its heart, the talk is about recognising the people behind the things we see every day and to highlight the labour that goes into making signs and skills that are slowly disappearing. As digital technology and mass-produced printing replace many handmade practices, the work of traditional sign-makers reminds us of the value of human touch and individuality. Their stories connect craft with community, showing that ordinary streets can hold extraordinary histories when we take the time to look closely and listen to the people who create them. About the Speaker Tanya George (@tanyatypes) is a designer of Sorts. She loves reading, writing, pointing at, and making letterforms. She draws letterforms digitally for fonts and identities but also makes them out of paper and metal for her artworks and designs across the many scripts she can read and some that she wishes she could. She also runs @mumbai_typostammtisch What to Expect 🅰 ✒️ 50-60 minute lecture about the human hands, imagination, and traditional skills behind the signs that shape our everyday surroundings. 🎤 15-20 minutes of interactive Q&A with the speaker 👋 10-15 minute mixer with the speaker and other participants 🍹 One complimentary alcoholic beverage OR non alcoholic beverage is included with your ticket Event Details 📅 Sunday, 18th October | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM 📍Woodside Inn Bandra 🖼️ Creatives by Shrishti Khanna 🎟️ Ticket Link in Bio taken in Mumbai - मुंबई by @tanyatypes
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15 days ago
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In this final module of GRAIN 2026, we cast our lens on the hospitality business, from designing a visual identity through typography and sustainability; from packaging and design to running and scaling a hospitality venture. Aug 25 - Design, Sustainability and Visual Language, Khushboo Gandhi @not.that.gandhi Sep 1 - Brand Identity through Type Design, Tanya George @tanyatypes Sep 8 - Scaling the Hospitality Business, Minakshi Singh @min.drinks Register now through the link in bio. by @tanyatypes
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2 months ago
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What connects a 1930s type specimen to a student’s assignment from the 1950s? A century-old oral hygiene brand from Germany!⁠ ⁠ Spanning stylistic and topical boundaries, Letterform Archive’s collection often invites unexpected and evocative connections. Seen Together is a new blog series featuring our favorite object pairings—works that may come from very different times and places, yet sit next to each other in dialogue on a tour table.⁠ ⁠ Tap this image from the link in our bio to read the full blog post by @tanyatypes ! ⁠ ⁠ #LetterformArchiveBooks #PublicationDesign #Printing #Publication #LetterformArchive #typography #typespecimens #printads #printdesign taken in Letterform Archive by @tanyatypes
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4 months ago
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At GRAIN, experienced practitioners share the insights, observations, and lessons they've gathered over years in the industry and through their own creative practice. Live and virtual, the series is accessible to participants anywhere in the world. Register through the link in bio. by @tanyatypes
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4 months ago
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❗️SOLD OUT ❗️ Grab a ticket to come make one of your own! Try your hand at making your own ‘tikats’ by experimenting with colours, textures, words and typefaces. The workshop will introduce the unique elements and formats of these attractive and informative ‘labels’ that circulated in the global textile marketplace as early forms of advertisement. The session is inspired by the ongoing exhibition, ‘Ticket, Tika, Chaap: The Art of the Trademark in Indo-British Textile Trade’. It is presented by the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum in collaboration with the Museum of Art and Photography, Bengaluru and Impart. Tanya George is an independent designer and researcher with a typographic practice that spans developing typefaces and identities and artworks across various Indian scripts. She graduated from JJ institute of Applied Art, and holds a Masters degree in Typeface Design from the University of Reading. She loves leading TypeWalks and all her puns are intended. Saturday, 16th May 11 am to 1 pm Age: 12 and above Charges: Rs 150 per person, Museum entry ticket applicable Registration link in bio! Make your own tickets and join a walkthrough of the Ticket, Tika, Chaap exhibition taken in Dr Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum by @tanyatypes
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5 months ago
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Great two days of powerful creative insight as some of South Asia’s most renowned designers and thinkers take the stage at the Design Dialogue Showcases Thank you @mooniakhq @pathumego @typethug @aod_design , and the entire @sldesignfest . team for the opportunity and for hosting such a meaningful platform. #sldf #design #aod #sldf2025 #aodcolombo taken in City of Dreams Sri Lanka by @tanyatypes
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8 months ago
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संग्रह का दौरा: लेटरफॉर्म आर्काइव का परिचय हिंदी में। शुक्रवार, ६ फ़रवरी २०२६⁠ सुबह ४:००–५:३० बजे प्रशांत समय (पी टी)⁠ शाम ५:३०–७:०० बजे (आई एस टी)⁠ क्या आप जानते हैं कि जिन अक्षरों से आप पढ़ते और लिखते हैं, उनके पीछे सदियों पुरानी कहानियाँ छुपी हैं?⁠ टॉन्या जॉर्ज आपको अक्षरों की इस दिलचस्प यात्रा पर ले चल रही हैं — जहाँ इंसान ने पहली बार अपने विचारों को दर्ज करना शुरू किया, स्याही और काग़ज़ का इस्तेमाल किया, और आज के डिजिटल व प्रिंटेड टेक्स्ट तक पहुँचा।⁠ लेटरफॉर्म आर्काइव के संग्रह के ज़रिए, आइए आप भी अक्षरों की उन कहानियों को जानें जो डिज़ाइन, इतिहास और संस्कृति को एक साथ जोड़ती हैं।⁠ ⁠ #हिंदी⁠ #अक्षर⁠ #कला⁠ #डिज़ाइन⁠ #रचनात्मकता⁠ #इतिहास⁠ #हिंदीरील⁠ #भारतीयडिज़ाइन⁠ Collections Tour: Intro to the Archive in Hindi⁠ Fri, Feb 6, 2026⁠ 4:00am–5:30am PT⁠ 5:30pm–7pm IST⁠ ⁠ Did you know that the letters you read and write with carry stories that are centuries old?⁠ ⁠ Tanya George takes you on a fascinating journey through letters, spoken entirely in Hindi — from the moment humans first began recording their thoughts, to the use of ink on paper, and all the way to today’s digital and printed text.⁠ Through the collection at the Letterform Archive, come discover the stories of letters that connect design, history, and culture.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #Hindi #LanguageLearning #GujratiType #HindiType #TypeDesign #TypeClasses #GraphicDesignLearning #ExtendedLearning #OnlineLearning #calligraphy#lettering ⁠#typography #graphicdesign #script #handlettering #graphicarts #calligraphicarts#publicationdesign by @tanyatypes
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9 months ago
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When Typography met craft at Art Deco Alive! 🏷️✨ Led by Tanya George, participants explored the bold and eclectic world of Art Deco letterforms from around the around & walked away with handcrafted Art Deco postcards of their own - timeless, bold, and personal. #ArtDecoAlive #Deco100 #MiamiMeetsMumbai by @tanyatypes
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