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Minnal

a Malayalam typeface

Guided by Dr. Tridha Gajjar

Done for Design Project 3

Duration of project: 8 week

We designed Minnal as a part of our Letter Design course at NID. Minnal is a display typeface, which is condensed, bold and mono-linear which makes it perfect as a modern typeface , a great fit for sleek and contemporary vibes.

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Guided by Hitesh Malaviya (Rocky), and Tarun Deep Girdher

Classroom Project

Duration of project: 1 week

Process

Finding inspiration/ type specimen

Understanding anatomy of specimen

Analysing the visual language

Sketching root characters

Digitizing on FontLabs and Glyphs

Making drafts

Refining

Process

Sensitizing

Research

Identifying points of Intervention

Emphatize

Ideate

Reflect

Understand visual literacy

Make the process participatory

Experiment

Educate

Facilitate

Reflect and Feedback

Execute

Minnal was inspired from a type specimen found during our type walk taken by

Tarun Deep Girdher in the old city of Ahmedabad. Ahmedabad's old city is a visual treat for any graphic designer because shops still have beautifully hand painted signboards adding to the rich visual culture of the city.

Minnal was inspired from a type specimen found during our type walk taken by Tarun Deep Girdher in the old city of Ahmedabad. Ahmedabad's old city is a visual treat for any graphic designer because shops still have beautifully hand painted signboards adding to the rich visual culture of the city.

Our first step was to understand the visual language. Our type specimen wasn't 'just' mono-linear and condensed, we also noticed how the angles were mostly 90 degrees which largely contributed to the visual language.

We found that printing drafts and examining them in smaller sizes on paper was crucial. It's surprising how things that seem fine on a screen might need adjustments when printed or viewed at a smaller scale. We made optical corrections based on these print-outs, focusing on details like spacing and thickness to enhance readability and appearance. It taught us to assess the font in various contexts, ensuring that even subtle nuances didn't go unnoticed, ultimately refining it for better performance across different mediums and sizes.

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