DAKKHAN TYPEFACE
A Modi and Devanagari script typeface
This project preserves the essence of the Modi script, while also developing a Devanagari-Modi based typographic system. It bridges historical preservation and modern usability through digitization, creating a new typeface that balances cultural heritage and innovation—offering a framework to revive endangered writing systems.
DURATION
4 Months
SCOPE OF WORK
Typeface Design
MENTORS
Mahendra Patel
Sambit K. Pradhan
THE BRIEF
Typographic revival and conservation of Modi script and adapting it to Devanagari script, preserving its aesthetic and historical significance
/ PRIMARY RESEARCH
FONT ANALYSIS
Conducted a detailed analysis of existing Modi script fonts-
1. MODIKHILARI
2. MODIGHATE
3. HEMADREE MODI
4. NOTO SANS MODI
This helped in understanding their structure, style, and evaluate their typographic limitations.
/ USER RESEARCH
USER MAPPING
User research helped understand usability areas, readability challenges, and user interaction with existing Modi script fonts, which also helped determine their priorities.
/ MODI TYPEFACE
STYLE
The chosen style embodies a clean, organic, and humanistic impression, maintaining historical accuracy while balancing delicacy and modulation.
It features high contrast with regular, bold, and slanted variations, reflecting a design that merges traditional aesthetics with contemporary readability.
CHARACTER SET
/ DEVANAGARI TYPEFACE
PROCESS
CHARACTER SET
LIMITATIONS
The analysis identified several areas for refinement in the typeface to improve consistency and readability. Adjustments were needed in anusvara clarity, kana loop modulation, and dirgha aikar matra formation to ensure uniform stroke flow.
Additionally, word spacing, counter balance, and matra placements required optimization for better legibility, contextual spacing, and visual harmony across characters. These refinements guided the next phase of development in the typefaces.
/ APPLICATION
