The Seminar will host some of the leading men and women working in the field of typography in India.
For those who have worked in the field of type or typography in the context of India, if interested in making a presentation at Typography Day 2008, we request you to write to the organisers with a brief on the presentation.
The tentative speakers are:
Professor Mahendra Patel, one of the finest teachers of Design, taught students at the National Institute of Design for 39 years. His areas of expertise include Typography, Typeface design, Signage Systems and Information Maps and Charts. He pioneered developments in these fields. Since 2004, he has retired from being a full time faculty at NID. He now spends his time on projects and conducts workshops at different design institutes.
Rabia Gupta is the founder of Rabia Gupta Designs, one of India's leading design companies.
Prof. Vikas Satwalekar was an erstwhile faculty at NID, Ahmedabad. Specialised in Graphic Design, Publication Design, Exhibition Design, Identity Systems, etc.
Achyut Palav is a renowned calligrapher and of modern calligraphy. This specialises in calligraphic paintings, calligraphic art murals, wallpapers and books.
Prof. Sreekumar is an Associate Professor at the Industrial Design Centre IIT Bombay. He joined IDC IIT Bombay, after working for eight years in the publication Industry.
Girish Dalvi is a research scholar at IDC IIT Bombay, he completed his graduation in computer engineering, and his masters in new media design from NID. He is working on the structural aspects of Devanagari typography.
Uday Kumar is a research scholar at IDC IIT Bombay, he finished his graduation in architecture, and his masters in visual communication from IDC. He is working on the historical development of letterforms in Tamil typography.