Maharaj
A Display Typeface
Maharaj
A Display Font
Maharaj
A Display Typeface
Maharaj is a modern serif typeface developed during the Letter Design course at NID, in collaboration with the Maharaj Devanagari team. Created in response to given prompts, the typeface focuses on clarity, contrast, and structure to achieve a strong visual character suitable for display use.
Maharaj is a modern serif typeface developed during the Letter Design course at NID, in collaboration with the Maharaj Devanagari team. Created in response to given prompts, the typeface focuses on clarity, contrast, and structure to achieve a strong visual character suitable for display use.
Letter Design
Letter Design
3 weeks
3 weeks
Maharaj
Script: Latin
Maharaj is a modern serif typeface whose well thought-out design
components perfectly capture sophistication and elegance. It conveys
strength and power with its commanding demeanour and high
contrast, making it a great option for a variety of display applications.
The typeface's name comes from its dominant characteristics, which
are expressed in its crisp, simple lines that give it credibility.
Maharaj is a modern serif typeface whose
well thought-out design components perfectly
capture sophistication and elegance. It conveys
strength and power with its commanding
demeanour and high contrast, making it a great
option for a variety of display applications. The
typeface's name comes from its dominant
characteristics, which are expressed in its crisp,
simple lines that give it credibility.
Glyph Set
Glyph Set
Alphabets
Alphabets
Numbers
Numbers
Punctuations
Punctuations
Waterfall
Waterfall
Collaboration
Collaboration
While we Developed the latin script and the other team worked
on Devanagiri, the challenge was ensuring both felt like of the same
family. Matching visual rhythm, contrast, and angle across every
different script required constant coordination and careful adjustments.
While we Developed the latin script and the
other team worked on Devanagiri, the challenge was ensuring both felt like of the same family. Matching visual rhythm, contrast, and angle across every different script required constant coordination and careful adjustments.
Typeface in Use
Typeface in Use
My Takeaways
My Takeaways
My Takeaways
The ability to take an abstract prompt and translate it into a concrete
visual system with defined rules, constraints, and a clear personality.
Learned type design software (Glyphs) for creating, managing,
and exporting a functional font file.
It's the understanding that a typeface is not just a collection of letters,
but a system of spacing.
The ability to take an abstract prompt and translate it into a concrete
visual system with defined rules, constraints,
and a clear personality.
Learned type design software (Glyphs) for creating, managing, and exporting a functional font file.
It's the understanding that a typeface is not just a collection of letters,
but a system of spacing.