Bindu Font

FOUND TYPOGRAPHY

I am reposting this since I've heard it's not opening on a lot of computers.

FOUND TYPOGRAPHY

My inspiration for this project came from the bindi, a decorative piece worn by many women in India. Although they come in many ornate patterns and colours, the most common is a simple maroon dot on the woman’s forehead.

As I developed the concept I looked at the work of S.H. Raza a much celebrated Indian artist who primary subject is the bindu, using it as a symbol for a point or source of energy.

I took various elements from Mr Raza’s work as I began with the font, but the final font has arrived closer to how I saw the font than Mr Raza’s work, yet to pay homage the artist in have called my font BINDU.

S.H. Raza

Some of his work

Visual journal

Here are a few bits from my visual journal. I'll be uploading the rest in a few days. I doubt you'll be able to read my handwriting though.