Keynote Speakers:
Professor Nasar Mansor is an artist, calligrapher, academic and designer in the field of Islamic Arts, specializing in Islamic Calligraphy. He is considered to be one of the most accomplished contemporary Arab calligraphers today.
He is Professor of Islamic Art/Arabic calligraphy at the Institute of Islamic Arts in Amman, Jordan.
Nassar is best known for his serious academic research on Islamic Calligraphy and for his academic and artistic efforts in reviving Muhaqqaq (one of the six classical scripts الخطوط الستة) as a successful artistic medium for contemporary Islamic calligraphers. Nassar was the first Jordanian to obtain the traditional Ijaza in calligraphy from the Islamic world's premier master calligrapher, Hasan Çelebi, in 2003, Istanbul. In April 2018, he was awarded The Artistic Creativity Award for his academic and artistic efforts in reviving Muhaqqaq script by the Arab Thought Foundation (ATF).
Poosapati Parameshwar Raju is an artist, calligrapher, researcher and an expert in communication. His expertise in Communication, Documentation and Publication design, is celebrated across the Globe. In his work, we witness the phenomenon of a new genre that could be termed as iconic -calligraphy. His images are offspring of an epistemological discernment and the minimalist's aesthetic, ensuing from his personalized research of iconography, signs, and symbols inherent in the Indian ceremonial culture.
Based on his research in Indian Iconography, he has creatively experimented and explored calligraphy to represent the sacred using narratives and storytelling. He is highly skilled and the forms are minimal and both contemporary as well as traditional.
His works has been exhibited in Delhi, Bangalore, Baroda, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Germany and Beijing. His works have been published and has conducted several workshops with students at events and colleges in India. He lives and works in Hyderabad. He has a BFA from the Government School of Art Aurangabad and an MFA in Applied Art from Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad.
Speaker Presentations:
6th, 7th and 8th March 2025,
at IDC School of Design, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India.......Click to Google Map

Academic Speakers
A moribund language – an intangible cultural heritage – understanding how Kodava language can be taught without having a prevalent script, even after several attempts to develop a script were made since the 1800’s
Kavana Khanna, Doon University, India
Enhanced Reading: Exploring the Principles of Typographic Storytelling from Message to Narration
Alexander Tibus, Berlin International University of Applied Sciences, Germany
ETERNAL LETTERS AND THEIR IMMORTAL STORIES
Ashok Gopal Parab, Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Art, Mumbai, India
Conventional liberation [Why and how did the Nastaliq script help classical Persian poetry in storytelling?]
Mahmood Mazaheri Tari, Formino, Tehran, Iran
Excerpts to Edifice: Phenomenological Writings as an instrument to Spatial Design for well-being
Mohesh Babu Radhakrishnan, CARE School of Architecture, Trichy, India
The Impact of Typography Over Storytelling: Revolutionizing Arabic Learning from Script to Screen
Dr. Fahad A. Dhawi, American University of Kuwait, Kuwait
Expressive Devanagari : The Visual Storytelling of Kamal Shedge
Apurva Milind Vaidya, SOPHIA POLYTECHNIC, India
Craft, Culture, and Collective Memory: An Analysis of Storytelling with Typography Using Malayalam and Latin Letterforms in Day-to-Day Life in Kerala
Durgambika P Varma, Karghewale(Loomers India Pvt. Ltd), India
Other Images of the City
Jaap Knevel, Fontys Academy of the Arts Tilburg, Netherlands
Scripted in Style: The Aesthetic Reclamation of Malayalam Typography in Contemporary Design
Ashish Mathai, Unitedworld Institute of Design and Jesna Jose, St. Stephen's College, Uzhavoor, India
Typographic Devotion: The Role of Script and Style in Ramnami Samaj Tattoos
Nivedita Laxman Thakur and Dr. Avadhut Atre, Vishwakarma University, Pune, India
Professional Speakers
Speaking Volumes: Celebrating typographic diversity and storytelling in old regional periodicals in Gujarati and Tamil
Jayasri Sridhar, National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, India
Type-less: The fluid form of typography in zines & ‘non-books’ serving as an inclusive medium of cultural storytelling
Sayali Milind Phadke, Dentsu International, Mumbai, India
Street Stories in Type: Documenting Cultural Narratives through Typography in Indian Urban Spaces
Aashim Tyagi, Street Type Archive, Mumbai, India
Creative Coding in Devanagari Typography: Techniques, Challenges, and Possibilities
Tejas Nerlekar, Ektype, Pune, India
Student Speakers
Visual Storytelling Through Typography: A Study of Marathi Book Covers and Genre-Specific Design
Monali Balwant Chopkar and Vaishnavi Vijay Patil, MIT Institute of Design, Pune, India
Bridging Heritage and Design: A Typeface Inspired by the Cultural Identity of Majuli
Udit Dutta and Dr. Abhijit Padun, Central Institute of Technology, CIT, Kokrajhar, India
Typography and Storytelling Across Generations: A Case Study of Sandesh Magazine
Rahul Kumar Shaw, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), India
Beyond Aesthetics: Typography’s Role in Shaping Stories
Saqib Kaleem, INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, IIT ROORKEE, India
Exploring Child Psychology through Writing Patterns: Emotional Expression, Storytelling, and Experimental Typeface Design
Ahchana Fariha and Dr. Abhijit Padun, Central Institute of Technology, CIT, Kokrajhar, India
Ornamental Heritage in the Digital Age: Reimagining the Kaithali Script for Contemporary Use
Pramiti Borah and Dr. Abhijit Padun, Central Institute of Technology, CIT, Kokrajhar, India
Visual Voices of Kerala's Politics: A Study of Hand-Painted Political Graffiti
Neetha Joseph Kalappurakkal and Prof. Ankita Roy, Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Hyderabad, India
Typography as Cultural Storytelling: A Typeface Inspired by Assam’s Indigenous Food Heritage
Aitijya Bharadwaz and Dr. Abhijit Padun, Central Institute of Technology, CIT, Kokrajhar, India
A homage to Sukumar Roy through type design with the Bangla script: Introducing Hiji-bij-bij
Adrija Mukherjee , University of Petroleum and Energy, India
Anthropomorphism of the Phone Directory, Storytelling :one Character at a time
Tejaswini Anil Rajput, Rachana Sansad College of Applied Art and Craft, India