Thank you 🌻 Sam @blag.typo.social.ap.brid.gy for the kindest review of India Street Lettering indiastreetlettering.com/india-street... in the latest issue of BLAG magazine bl.ag/whats-inside.... @blaft.bsky.social
Pooja Saxena
@matratype.bsky.social
Typeface design at @typetogether.bsky.social and elsewhere + writing about design, especially Indic scripts Occasionally birding and pixel drawing she/her/they
YAAAYYY! My special special delivery from @blaft.bsky.social is here!
We did a talk on book covers yesterday with a slideshow... while we have the folder open... Here is a bunch of vintage Indian pulp fiction art 🧵 (1/7) Urdu books by Ibne Safi (1956-1980), artist unknown
#Patna Senior Superintendent of Police Kartikeya K Sharma said that Sandeep Saurav had been remanded to judicial custody. Following his arrest, Saurav said that the movement would continue until Pradhan resigned. Read more: scroll.in/latest/10945... #youthprotest
The Delhi Police lathicharged and tear-gassed protesters at the intersection of Sansad Marg and Tolstoy Marg in New Delhi. Videos from around 2 pm on July 25. Credit: Special arrangement
#Breaking | #DharmendraPradhan said he submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi so that “anti-national forces” do not take advantage of the ongoing protests, and so that no student “gets embroiled in legal battles”. Read more: scroll.in/latest/10945...
Now that #DharmendraPradhan has resigned, the question is: will that douse the fire? scroll.in/article/1094... Perhaps the youth protestors, feeling victorious, will go home. But Modi’s profound disconnect with the youth, once exposed, cannot be covered up, writes Supriya Sharma.
What if Dharmendra Pradhan resigns?
Would that spell an end to Modi’s troubles?
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#Delhi | "We will celebrate the day of resignation as the accountability day." Protesters celebrate the resignation of #DharmendraPradhan at #JantarMantar with slogans, smiles and placards. 📸Raghav Kakkar
In the video, which was widely shared, including by the Cockroach Janta Party, the police driver can be heard warning two young persons against returning to the protest site and threatening to frame them in a drug case. scroll.in/latest/10944...
French philosopher Simone Weil warned that force petrifies both those who suffer it and those who wield it. It dehumanises the wielder too, dulling judgment, eroding restraint and allowing lawful authority to slip into domination. scroll.in/article/1094... By Shubham Kumar
“Twelve years ago, Modi rode to power and pioneered in many ways, leveraging social media platforms to reach the masses. Today, Gen Z is flipping his Hindu majoritarian party’s dominance on social platforms, weaponising against it the very tools the Bharatiya Janata Party has long relied on.”
‘Televising our revolution’: India’s Gen Z flips Modi’s social media game
For 12 years, Modi and his party have dominated Indian social media. Now, youth use the same platforms against him.
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Govt doctors at Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital noted that a journalist's injuries were "consistent with pellets striking" his body. The records, seen by Ayush Tiwari , add fresh evidence against Delhi Police’s repeated denial that its forces used pellet guns on protesters. scroll.in/article/1094...
An open note to the reader who took offense to my use of “foul language”: my apologies, I was only trying to convey how I take offense to these foul times.
Presenting this year’s Type Directors Club 72 winners. tdc.org/winner-archi... #typefaces #typedesign #design #typography
Type Directors Club winners 2026
Over the years, the TDC has honored some of the most exciting, innovative work the global design community has to offer. We’re pleased to share that work with you here.
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💥💥LAST ONE WEEK of the Strange Horizons fund-drive!💥💥 Help us increase our author pay for 2027, beyond professional rates: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
Strange Horizons 2027 Fundraiser
The annual Strange Horizons fundraiser! Support this free, online, award-winning, weekly magazine of SFFH, which runs entirely on reader - YOUR - donations!
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Gautam Bhatia@gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 4w agoDelighted to say that we have made our basic funding goal of $22K, which means that Strange Horizons will continue to exist as a weekly, free magazine of SFF for the 27th year running! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s... However, with ten days left, it’s not over. Read on: 🧵
Last couple of hours to get Fishbowl on 20% discount at the Steam Summer Sale! 💜 Also on 20% discount on PS5! 🙌🏽
VizChitra conference /// Data is beautiful. We’re proud sponsors of the VizChitra 2026 (@vizchitra.bsky.social) conference in Bangalore, India, 3-4 July 2026. If you’re going, be sure to get our swag and check out all of our fonts in Indic scripts. More: vizchitra.com/2026 #fonts #dataviz #fontsky
Graphic design live #25, eyemagazine.com/blog/post/gr... David Hockney in London, Na Kim in Korea, India Street Lettering with the TDC (Pooja Saxena), It’s Alive at the MoMA, Type Archived with Richard Ardagh in New York and ‘The 100 Best Posters’ in Berlin
காலை வணக்கம், શુભ સવાર, शुभ प्रभात, ଶୁଭ ସକାଳ, g'morning It's the perfect day to order a book of India Street Lettering with photos from all over the country or an anthology of Gujarati Pulp Fiction in translation or a whimsical scifi minibook about an interdimensional portal! www.blaft.com/products/the...
I don't want to hear another word about how much white European visitors are enjoying ranch dressing while team officials, Africa's top referee, and now one of the world's most celebrated fans are turned away from the World Cup. The USA is an utterly unfit host — it's as simple as that
DR Congo superfan denied US visa to support team at World Cup
Michel Kuka Mboladinga is iconic for his motionless tribute at DRC games, but a US World Cup repeat has been denied.
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Now available in the USA from @drawdownbooks.bsky.social! draw-down.com/products/ind...
Indian Street Lettering
A Journey Through Typographic Craft & Culture By Pooja Saxena India’s cityscapes are a typography lover’s paradise. Take a short walk in any urban neighbourhood and you’ll find signboards in a rio...
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Bree Devanagari /// The warmth and memorability of Bree Devanagari by Pooja Saxena (@matratype.bsky.social) and team make it a perfect choice for logos, packaging and signage for brands that speak from the heart and build communities. www.type-together.com/bree-devanag... #fontsky #devanagari
Want to purchase a copy of Pooja Saxena's INDIA STREET LETTERING and support one of Bengaluru's coolest indie bookshops? Find it at Champaca Bookstore (or on their website): champaca.in/products/ind... Includes typography walking tour maps of Kolkata, Chennai, Delhi & Mumbai!
India Street Lettering
India’s cityscapes are a typography lover’s paradise. Take a short walk in any urban neighbourhood and you’ll find signboards in a riot of languages, styles, materials, and colours, spanning decades o...
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A fancy typophraphic object demands your attention: www.blaft.com/products/ind...
Indian Street Lettering
An apology to Pooja Saxena and her wonderful book.
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"It’s taken far too long, so please don’t be mean about this. Look, I’m already on my knees apologizing and you don’t have to make this weird, okay? But this weekend I finally got my copy of Indian Street Lettering by Pooja Saxena. I know! I’m sorry!" robinrendle.com/notes/indian...
Hit 'em with the श्र! Pooja Saxena's INDIA STREET LETTERING tote bag is now for sale on our website. www.blaft.com/collections/... Pick up a copy of the book, too! www.blaft.com/collections/...
India Street Lettering Tote
A cotton tote bag featuring a piece of typography from Pooja Saxena's India Street Lettering. India's streets have always had better typography than most design schools, and this tote knows it. Fill i...
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Our bestsellers over the last week have been THE BLAFT BOOK OF ANTI-CASTE SF INDIA STREET LETTERING BANDIGOAT and A COMPENDIUM OF LESSER SEXY OWL GODS Those owl gods are really super sexy yougaiz be careful www.blaft.com/collections/...
India Street Lettering featured in New Indian Express: www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/bo... Get your copy! www.blaft.com/products/ind...
How Pooja Saxena maps street typography through 'India Street Lettering'
When walking on the streets, how often do we stop to look at the signs around us—the hand-painted boards, fading cinema lettering, or the multilingual shopfront
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