R K Joshi
ARK https://n2t.net/ark:54728/rtd-p-000043
- Roles
- type designer, typographer, calligrapher, educator
- Dates
- 1936 – 2008
- Nationality
- Indian
- Organisations
- Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)
Designed Raghu, the first Devanagari typeface built for OpenType, and core Indian-script fonts for Microsoft Windows. Trained as a calligrapher, reframing South Asian typography as rigorous design infrastructure.
Typefaces
- Gautamitype director
- Kartikatype director
- Lathadesigner
- Mangaldesigner
- Raavidesigner
- Raghudesigner
- Shrutitype director
- Tungatype director
- Vrindatype director
See also
Sources
- The Multilinguascriptic Life of R. K. Joshi - Letterform Archive (archived copy)
- From Hand-Painted Signboards To Contemporary Typefaces - Homegrown India (archived copy)
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