Kalapi is an Indian typeface designer and font engineer. He graduated from The Faculty of Fine Arts, MSU Baroda. And he later pursued his post-graduation in Typeface Design from University of Reading. In 2016, he joined forces with friend and fellow University of Reading graduate Gunnar Vilhjálmsson to set-up Universal Thirst, a design practice specialising in developing typefaces for writing systems of the Indian sub-continent. Universal Thirst has designed multiple latin and Indic bespoke typefaces for various companies, brands and events. Soon, they’re releasing their own retail typefaces. On this episode, we talk about Kalapi’s life, design education and type design work. We talk about his foundry Universal Thirst and the business of Type Design.RELEVANT LINKSUniversal Thirst - universalthirst.comKalapi (The Poet) - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KalapiSaurashtra (region) - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saurashtra_(region)Rahul Gajjar - http://rahulgajjar.comSandhya Gajjar - www.dnaindia.com/ahmedabad/report-bringing-the-chhara-community-into-the-mainstream-still-a-long-way-off-2765058MSU Baroda - msubaroda.ac.inBaroda/Vadodara - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VadodaraBhasha - www.bhasharesearch.orgDr. Ganesh Devy - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._N._DevyPavagadh - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PavagadhRajkot - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RajkotNID - nid.eduBauhaus - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BauhausMahendra Patel - designedthisway.com (3rd Episode Guest)Weiden + Kennedy - www.wk.comHanif Kureshi - guerrilla.work/AboutGV SreeKumar (IDC) - http://www.idc.iitb.ac.in/gvsree/bio.htmlFiona Ross - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiona_Ross_(type_designer)University of Reading - www.reading.ac.ukNeelakash Kshetrimanyum - www.brandnewtype.comGerry Leonidas - leonidas.netGunnar Vilhjálmsson - http://www.gunnarvilhjalmsson.netErin McLaughlin - erinmclaughlin.comLinotype - www.linotype.com (Ofcourse)Gerard Unger - www.gerardunger.comJohnathan Barnbrook - www.jonathanbarnbrook.com/about/John Hudson - fonts.adobe.com/designers/john-hudsonUnicode - http://unicode.orgShri-lipi - www.modular-infotech.com/html/shreelipi.htmlMichael Twyman (with his ephemera) - www.flickr.com/photos/dietzsch/6318103998/in/album-72157628061754102/ , www.flickr.com/photos/wasianed/1801854874/in/album-72157602459000103/ , www.flickr.com/photos/wasianed/2175100655/in/album-72157602459000103/James Mosley - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_MosleySt Bride Library - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Bride_LibraryLinotype Gujarati - www.linotype.com/1750/linotype-gujarati-family.htmlOrthography - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OrthographyMatras (Devanagri) - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devanagari#VowelsUniversity of Liden - www.universiteitleiden.nlDutch Type (Book) - http://www.drukeditions.comNoto - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NotoSTEAM - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STEAM_fieldsDalton Maag - www.daltonmaag.comMetal Type - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_metalBackward compatibility - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backward_compatibilityComplex Script - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complex_text_layoutHangul - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HangulTelugu - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telugu_scriptNokia Pure by Dalton Maag - www.daltonmaag.com/work/nokiaMalcolm Wooden & Northern Block Foundry - thenorthernblock.co.uk/malcolmTypotheque Blog - www.typotheque.com/blogLogo painted by sign painter Joshua - www.instagram.com/p/B9ETrwOhGi4/Sophy Hollington - www.instagram.com/sophyhollington/Korra Denim - korra.inDhaka Arts Summit - www.instagram.com/p/B3mGDi0hTvA/Bangla - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengali_languageFraser Muggeridge Studio - http://pleasedonotbend.co.ukFrieze Sans - www.instagram.com/p/B3fBx8zhtXB/Here Maps - wego.here.com/Indigo Airlines - goindigo.inBauhaus (Font) - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bauhaus_(typeface)Anagha Narayanan - www.instagram.com/anaghanarayanan/Elai - www.instagram.com/p/B7Giry_hUst/Variable Font - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variable_font