Font Design
I love (relevantly used) fonts — their geometry, their art, their family rules. At one point I started collecting photographs of India's fast-disappearing hand-painted typography — the "Horn OK Please" behind trucks, the "STD ISD" on phone booths — and turning them into installable typefaces. The challenge: each photo gave me only a few letters. The rest had to be interpolated from the rules hidden in what was there.
The Clarion office (Bates at the time) had framed along its staircase walls an alphabet set hand-drawn by Satyajit Ray, from when he used to work there. My mentor Ram Ray suggested I turn it into a font — a secret project between us. After I finished it and he approved it, and we had christened it RR (Ray Roman), the news came that someone else had already done it. We were devastated. I decided not to share RR publicly — I keep it under his care only. It is the font that got away.
Are these fonts free to use?+
Yes, completely free. You can use these fonts in both personal and commercial projects at no charge. Download them, use them in your work, and enjoy them. The only restriction is that the fonts themselves may not be rebranded, repackaged, or sold. Ownership rights remain exclusively with Nabina Ghosh.
Can I use these fonts for commercial projects?+
Absolutely. You're welcome to use these fonts in commercial work including branding, advertising, packaging, websites, and printed materials. There are no licensing fees and no usage limits. The one thing you cannot do is redistribute, rebrand, or sell the font files themselves.
Do I need to credit Nabina Ghosh when using these fonts?+
There's no requirement to provide attribution. That said, a credit or a link back to this page is always appreciated and helps others discover the fonts too.
Can I modify or adapt these fonts for my project?+
You're free to use the fonts as they are in any project. However, the font files themselves may not be altered, repackaged, or redistributed in any form. If your project requires custom modifications to a typeface, that would be a separate undertaking.
What file formats are the fonts available in?+
The formats may vary by font. Check the individual download links on this page to see which formats are available for each typeface.
Can I use these fonts on a website or app?+
Yes. The same terms apply whether you're using the fonts in print, on a website, in an app, or in any other medium. Use them freely in your digital projects.
Want a font for your project?
Send me a note with which font(s) you need and I'll send the files directly.
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