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GRANSHAN is the hub for global visual identity. We celebrate typefaces and typography, design and communication that enable communities beyond Latin to develop culture and enterprises in a balance between local, regional, and global.

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Early Bird Deadline extended to 17 March!

Save 35% on Bloom Award 2025/2026 entry fees. Join this global celebration of Communication Design across nine media categories and eight script groups. Don't wait, let your script bloom. Submit now! ๐Ÿ”— Details: gr.hn/bloom/specifics

03.03.2026 16:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The GRANSHAN Bloom Award is more than recognition โ€” it is visibility with context.
This is where your work steps onto the global stage.

Get recognised.
Get seen worldwide.
Get exhibited, published, and archived.

Submit now: gr.hn/bloom/specifics

20.02.2026 12:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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GRANSHAN Bloom Award belongs to everyone designing with native scripts.
๐ŸŸก Designers, typographers & creative directors
๐ŸŸข Studios, agencies & in-house teams
๐Ÿ”ต Publishers, brands, NGOs & cultural institutions
๐Ÿ”ด Students & emerging talents
Submit now: gr.hn/bloom/specifics

18.02.2026 12:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โณ๏ธ Two weeks left to join the Bloom Award 2025/2026 at Early Bird rates.
This is your chance to save 35% on entry fees.
All submission details are available online: gr.hn/bloom/specifics

16.02.2026 18:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Developed by Cadson Demak, Thong Lor is more than a typeface - itโ€™s a response to a missing chapter in Thai typographic history.
Read the full insight on GRANSHAN SuFo Insights: buff.ly/ORVH18G

09.02.2026 12:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Arabic script is more than calligraphy.
In conversation with Titus Nemeth, we explore Arabic typography, education, multilingual design, and the limits of todayโ€™s typographic tools.
New interview now live on GRANSHAN Insights: granshan.com/insights/a-h...

06.02.2026 14:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The GRANSHAN Bloom Award celebrates typographic creativity across 9 media categories โ€” each evaluated within its own medium by experts in the field.

Explore formats, requirements, and details: gr.hn/bloom/specifics

#GRANSHAN #BloomAward

22.01.2026 09:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Submitting process for the GRANSHAN Bloom Award 2025/2026 is simple and flexible through our online submission platform, which guides you step by step.

Read all specifics about media categories, Script Groups, formats, fees, and the submission process: buff.ly/1eEvfKH

19.01.2026 09:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Early Bird phase for the GRANSHAN Bloom Award 2025/2026 is now open.
Explore all categories, formats, fees, and submission details: gr.hn/bloom/specifics

๐Ÿ—“ Early Bird deadline: 3 March 2026

Let Your Script Bloom.

17.01.2026 10:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New SuFo Insight โฌ‡๏ธ
IP Protection as an Art
TypeType shares how flexible licensing control can:
โ€ข Protect fonts
โ€ข Educate users
โ€ข Build sustainable revenue
Explore the full insight: buff.ly/PizrHGU

18.12.2025 16:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œArmenian isnโ€™t a niche script - it has a huge historical and geographical reach.โ€ - Khajag Apelian ๐ŸŽ™ New interview in our Talking with Script Experts series.
Read more: buff.ly/cenjK2Z
#Granshan #ArmenianScript #TypeDesign

28.11.2025 07:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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On 30 November, Edik Ghabuzyan GRANSHAN co-founder and leading Armenian type designer will speak at the National Hangeul Museum in Seoul.
GRANSHAN congratulates him and celebrates this recognition of Armenian typography on the global stage.

27.11.2025 14:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŽ™ New Interview Series: โ€œTalking with GRANSHAN script expertsโ€
Meet Lara Captan, artist, astrophysicist, architect and Arabic type designer.
Discover her thoughts on Arabic script, the evolution of type technology.
โœจ Read the full interview on GRANSHAN: buff.ly/O7OZbG4

21.11.2025 09:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Meet Eunyou Noh, Korean Script Chair and Type Design Director at Sandoll.

With a PhD in Hangul type design and a Masterโ€™s in TypeMedia from KABK, her work bridges history, craft, and innovation.

#GRANSHAN #Typography #Hangul #TypeDesign #EunyouNoh #Sandoll #GlyphsTypeDesign

29.10.2025 07:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How do we name the shapes of our languages?
Every script carries its own anatomy, rhythm, and history.
Typography is cultural archaeology, uncovering how languages move, breathe, and connect.

๐Ÿ”— Read the full article on GRANSHAN Insights: buff.ly/awRwVb2

17.10.2025 07:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Donald Knuth and Charles Bigelow Type Design Incubator (KBI) invites students - especially those from Digitally Disadvantaged Language communities - to explore typography in a supportive online program.

๐Ÿ”— Learn more kbitype.org

15.10.2025 06:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Designing Greek Type: Of Myths and Scripts Crafting Type for Greek and Beyond

Discover how designers balance history and innovation in Greek type design now on GRANSHAN Insights ๐Ÿ‘‰ buff.ly/heIxo1l

#GRANSHAN #SuFo #GRANSHANInsights #GreekTypography

11.10.2025 07:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sovichet turned his passion into a profession. He has created both open-source and custom typefaces for global and local clients such as Google, Grab, Xiaomi, Carlsberg Group, Peng Huoth Group, Cadson Demak, Typotheque, and TypeTogether.

07.10.2025 08:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A century after its birth, Futuraยฎ speaks the worldโ€™s languages.
TypeTogetherโ€™s Futuraยฎ100 revives a modernist icon as a multiscript family, uniting designers from across cultures in a single typographic vision.
Read more on GRANSHAN Insights ๐Ÿ‘‰ buff.ly/fEN6scg

01.10.2025 19:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Meet Panuwat Usakulwattana, senior type designer at Cadson Demak and educator shaping Thai typography. His work spans Thutiya (GRANSHAN 2017 winner), Tatsana Suksa for the Tourism Authority of Thailand, Panpuri Sans, and Bree Thai for TypeTogether - modern voice to Thai design.

30.09.2025 08:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Bridging Cultures Through Letters โœจ

In our latest SuFo Insight, we look at @Typothequeโ€™s decade-long journey of designing Thai typefaces - built on research, local collaboration, historical study, and cognitive legibility.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Read the full story: buff.ly/KZwwNYN

01.09.2025 07:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Why do we need new fonts? A type designerโ€™s job is to make new fonts. But why is it necessary to keep making new fonts? Donโ€™t we already have enough fonts around?

Read our insight and learn more about Cadson Demak and the Modern Thai Typeface
buff.ly/HjI40Ps

14.08.2025 06:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Meet Lasha Giorgadze, a Georgian typographer shaping alphabets and identities.
With over a decade in the field, Lasha has crafted 30+ unique typefaces in Latin and Georgian scripts. Two-time winner of Georgiaโ€™s national type competition, his work bridges culture, craft, and clarity.

#LashaGiorgadze

08.08.2025 09:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Continuing our #GRANSHAN community series โ€” meet Khajag Apelian, a lettering artist and type designer blending Armenian, Arabic & Latin scripts with cultural depth.
Now working under debakir, Khajag teaches, designs, and uplifts script diversity worldwide.

#KhajagApelian

05.08.2025 08:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Weโ€™re pleased to share a closer look at Devanagari Two, a 12-week online course led by Kimya Gandhi and organized by Practica Program. Designed for type designers with prior experience in Devanagari, the course offers guidance and community support to help develop a working Devanagari typeface.

31.07.2025 08:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Why do we still need new fonts?
Discover how Cadson Demak redefined modern Thai typography through tradition, innovation, and looped identity. ๐Ÿ‘‰ Read our insight: buff.ly/71h2M3b
#Typography #ThaiType #CadsonDemak #Granshan #FontDesign #TypeCulture

28.07.2025 06:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Shirin Johariโ€™s Hinglish Font cleverly blends English and Hindi scripts to make Hindi more accessibleโ€”without losing its character. Discover how typography can bridge cultures in our latest GRANSHAN Insights feature.

๐Ÿ”— Read the blog: buff.ly/vn8axs6

16.07.2025 10:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Meet Titus Nemeth, a leading voice in Arabic type design. From his groundbreaking Nassim font for BBC Arabic to collaborations with Adobe, Lineto, and Morisawa, his work shapes both practice and history.

#GRANSHAN #TitusNemeth #ArabicTypography #TypeDesign #Multiscript #FontDesign

12.06.2025 08:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The GRANSHAN Exhibition at DIVEโ€™25
Celebrating the power of script diversity and typographic innovation, the GRANSHAN Exhibition at DIVEโ€™25 showcased a curated selection of multiscript and beyond Latin typefaces.

๐Ÿ” Find out more on GRANSHAN Insight buff.ly/9OlKIyr

09.06.2025 10:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Meet Minjoo Ham โ€” a Berlin-based type designer shaping global type culture with her Latin & Hangul multi-script work. From Seoul to The Hague to custom fonts for international clients, her designs celebrate script diversity.

#GRANSHAN #MinjooHam #TypeDesign #Multiscript

06.06.2025 08:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0