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GRANSHAN is the hub for global visual identity. We celebrate typefaces and typography, design and communication that enable communities beyond Latin to develop culture and enterprises in a balance between local, regional, and global.

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Meet Eunyou Noh, Korean Script Chair and Type Design Director at Sandoll.

With a PhD in Hangul type design and a Masterโ€™s in TypeMedia from KABK, her work bridges history, craft, and innovation.

#GRANSHAN #Typography #Hangul #TypeDesign #EunyouNoh #Sandoll #GlyphsTypeDesign

29.10.2025 07:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How do we name the shapes of our languages?
Every script carries its own anatomy, rhythm, and history.
Typography is cultural archaeology, uncovering how languages move, breathe, and connect.

๐Ÿ”— Read the full article on GRANSHAN Insights: buff.ly/awRwVb2

17.10.2025 07:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Donald Knuth and Charles Bigelow Type Design Incubator (KBI) invites students - especially those from Digitally Disadvantaged Language communities - to explore typography in a supportive online program.

๐Ÿ”— Learn more kbitype.org

15.10.2025 06:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Designing Greek Type: Of Myths and Scripts Crafting Type for Greek and Beyond

Discover how designers balance history and innovation in Greek type design now on GRANSHAN Insights ๐Ÿ‘‰ buff.ly/heIxo1l

#GRANSHAN #SuFo #GRANSHANInsights #GreekTypography

11.10.2025 07:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sovichet turned his passion into a profession. He has created both open-source and custom typefaces for global and local clients such as Google, Grab, Xiaomi, Carlsberg Group, Peng Huoth Group, Cadson Demak, Typotheque, and TypeTogether.

07.10.2025 08:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A century after its birth, Futuraยฎ speaks the worldโ€™s languages.
TypeTogetherโ€™s Futuraยฎ100 revives a modernist icon as a multiscript family, uniting designers from across cultures in a single typographic vision.
Read more on GRANSHAN Insights ๐Ÿ‘‰ buff.ly/fEN6scg

01.10.2025 19:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Meet Panuwat Usakulwattana, senior type designer at Cadson Demak and educator shaping Thai typography. His work spans Thutiya (GRANSHAN 2017 winner), Tatsana Suksa for the Tourism Authority of Thailand, Panpuri Sans, and Bree Thai for TypeTogether - modern voice to Thai design.

30.09.2025 08:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Bridging Cultures Through Letters โœจ

In our latest SuFo Insight, we look at @Typothequeโ€™s decade-long journey of designing Thai typefaces - built on research, local collaboration, historical study, and cognitive legibility.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Read the full story: buff.ly/KZwwNYN

01.09.2025 07:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Why do we need new fonts? A type designerโ€™s job is to make new fonts. But why is it necessary to keep making new fonts? Donโ€™t we already have enough fonts around?

Read our insight and learn more about Cadson Demak and the Modern Thai Typeface
buff.ly/HjI40Ps

14.08.2025 06:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Meet Lasha Giorgadze, a Georgian typographer shaping alphabets and identities.
With over a decade in the field, Lasha has crafted 30+ unique typefaces in Latin and Georgian scripts. Two-time winner of Georgiaโ€™s national type competition, his work bridges culture, craft, and clarity.

#LashaGiorgadze

08.08.2025 09:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Continuing our #GRANSHAN community series โ€” meet Khajag Apelian, a lettering artist and type designer blending Armenian, Arabic & Latin scripts with cultural depth.
Now working under debakir, Khajag teaches, designs, and uplifts script diversity worldwide.

#KhajagApelian

05.08.2025 08:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Weโ€™re pleased to share a closer look at Devanagari Two, a 12-week online course led by Kimya Gandhi and organized by Practica Program. Designed for type designers with prior experience in Devanagari, the course offers guidance and community support to help develop a working Devanagari typeface.

31.07.2025 08:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Why do we still need new fonts?
Discover how Cadson Demak redefined modern Thai typography through tradition, innovation, and looped identity. ๐Ÿ‘‰ Read our insight: buff.ly/71h2M3b
#Typography #ThaiType #CadsonDemak #Granshan #FontDesign #TypeCulture

28.07.2025 06:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Shirin Johariโ€™s Hinglish Font cleverly blends English and Hindi scripts to make Hindi more accessibleโ€”without losing its character. Discover how typography can bridge cultures in our latest GRANSHAN Insights feature.

๐Ÿ”— Read the blog: buff.ly/vn8axs6

16.07.2025 10:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Meet Titus Nemeth, a leading voice in Arabic type design. From his groundbreaking Nassim font for BBC Arabic to collaborations with Adobe, Lineto, and Morisawa, his work shapes both practice and history.

#GRANSHAN #TitusNemeth #ArabicTypography #TypeDesign #Multiscript #FontDesign

12.06.2025 08:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The GRANSHAN Exhibition at DIVEโ€™25
Celebrating the power of script diversity and typographic innovation, the GRANSHAN Exhibition at DIVEโ€™25 showcased a curated selection of multiscript and beyond Latin typefaces.

๐Ÿ” Find out more on GRANSHAN Insight buff.ly/9OlKIyr

09.06.2025 10:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Meet Minjoo Ham โ€” a Berlin-based type designer shaping global type culture with her Latin & Hangul multi-script work. From Seoul to The Hague to custom fonts for international clients, her designs celebrate script diversity.

#GRANSHAN #MinjooHam #TypeDesign #Multiscript

06.06.2025 08:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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At the DIVE 25 conference in Munich, Veronika Burian - type designer, TypeTogether co-founder, and GRANSHAN Chairwoman, delivered a powerful keynote: โ€œSchrift verbindetโ€ (โ€œWriting Connectsโ€).

๐Ÿ‘‰ Find out more in GRANSHAN insight
buff.ly/asl4GE8
๐Ÿ“ธ Credit: Norman Posset

#GRANSHAN #DIVE25

05.06.2025 12:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Meet Neelakash Kshetrimayum โ€” type designer from Manipur, co-founder of TTDD India, and part of our ongoing #GRANSHAN community series. With a focus on Indic scripts, his work includes fonts for Adobe, Monotype, Typotheque & ABP.

#Typography #TypeDesign #GranshanCommunity

30.05.2025 09:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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As part of GRANSHANโ€™s ongoing community spotlight series, weโ€™re proud to highlight the extraordinary work of Dr. Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarรจs โ€” design researcher, educator, curator, and a leading voice in Arabic type design.

#GRANSHAN #ArabicTypography #KhattFoundation #HudaAbiFarรจs

27.05.2025 18:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Meet Kostas Bartsokas, a Greek type designer blending history with modern design. Notable works include:

๐Ÿ”น Averta โ€“ Modern sans serif (Cyrillic, Greek, Latin) ๐Ÿ”น Oi! โ€“ Bold display typeface (Tamil, Arabic) ๐Ÿ”น Commissioner โ€“ Open-source & accessible ๐Ÿ”น Evert โ€“ Sharp grotesque with optical sizes

30.04.2025 13:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Weโ€™re thrilled to share that Boris Kochan - GRANSHAN Chairman, designer, and one of Germanyโ€™s leading voices in design policyโ€”will be on stage at DIVEโ€™25 in Munich!

#DIVE25 #GRANSHAN #BorisKochan #DesignDialogue #DesignFutures

25.04.2025 08:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Proudly announcing that, Veronika Burian, our chairwomen will be speaking at ATypI Copenhagen, hosted at the Royal Danish Academy from April 22โ€“26, 2025! ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ

#ATypI2025 #TypeDesign #VeronikaBurian #DesignConference #GRANSHAN #TypeTogether #Copenhagen

22.04.2025 08:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The GRANSHAN community is thrilled to honor Toshi Omagariโ€”a visionary designer who merges calligraphic heritage with modernity. From Metro Nova to Marco, and acclaimed fonts like Klaket, Codelia, and Platia, Toshi's work unites cultures, alphabets, and design legacies.

21.04.2025 11:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Weโ€™re proud to share that our chairwoman Veronika Burian, co-founder of TypeTogether and initiator of the Primariumproject, will be speaking at this yearโ€™s DIVE '25 in Munich!

#DIVE25 #DesignConference #TypeDesign #GRANSHAN #VeronikaBurian

17.04.2025 11:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Weโ€™re pleased to introduce Vera Evstafievaโ€”a type designer whose work bridges tradition and experimentation.

Her CMYK Calligraphy Series explores the dynamic interplay of Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black through transparent inks and layered strokes.

#GRANSHAN #Typography

15.04.2025 13:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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For over decade, GRANSHAN is the hub for global visual identity, advancing type beyond Latin and bridging cultures through design.

๐Ÿ’ฅ Stay tuned - exciting things are coming! #GRANSHAN #Typography

04.04.2025 08:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We are delighted to feature Neelakash Kshetrimayum, a typeface and graphic designer from Manipur, India, now based in Goa. His dedication to preserving and innovating Indic typography makes him a vital part of GRANSHAN Community.

26.03.2025 17:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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At GRANSHAN, we believe in preserving the history of typography.

A former ATypI President has been launched to fund the research and publication:
๐Ÿ”— buff.ly/meypmsW

Every contribution helps, and sharing the campaign is just as valuable.
#ATypI #GRANSHAN

11.03.2025 08:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We are honored to introduce Typotheque, a distinguished type design company based in the Netherlands, internationally recognized for its expertise in multilingual typography and innovative font solutions.

#Typotheque #MultiscriptTypography #TypographyBeyondLatin #GRANSHAN #SuFo

10.03.2025 08:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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