Mahendra Patel

ARK https://n2t.net/ark:54728/rtd-p-000015

Roles

type designer, educator

Dates

1943 –

Nationality

Indian

Type designer and retired NID Ahmedabad faculty. Worked in Adrian Frutiger's Paris workshop in 1971, developing a modern Devanagari design across multiple Indian scripts. Awarded the 2010 Gutenberg Prize.

Sources

• 2010 Mahendra Patel - Gutenberg-Gesellschaft
• Mahendra Patel - D'Source Biography
• Understanding typefaces - PrintWeek India

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