From the mighty pen of Akash Hans a.k.a Gulo.
the PIG Box
25 Dec 2008 / 5 Years of Piggery
Personal gift for Miss Kapoor { the pig } using an air-tight plastic container + nut & bolts, filled with goodies/candies before the hand over, of-course.
PIG OUT!
RK Joshi ~ A Tribute
Pieces by Noopur Datye, erstwhile colleague and friend who participated in an exhibition of Calligraphy to honour legendary Indian Calligrapher/Typographer Late Professor R. K. Joshi.
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Rocky & Hanif (+ generous unknown helper) get their hands dirty on a friendly neighbourhood wall with an ampersand. The ampersand a clear inspiration from Herb Lubalin is a character from the classic typeface Pistilli Roman, which they believe will urge people to look at obscure walls in a new light & wonder & then ponder.
They plan to immortalize the entire alphabet thus; may the type & graffiti gods give them the time and courage to do so. Amen!
Symbol for the Rupee
Etymology
The origin of the word "rupee" is found in the Sanskrit word rup or rupyah, which means "wrought silver," originally "something provided with an image, a coin," from rupah "shape, likeness, image."
Approach
In a country as diverse as mine, which is a confluence of myriad cultures and languages, the need to have an icon or a symbol is imperative. Although this country is divided by language barriers we find Hindi (Devanagari script) which is the national language and English (Latin script), are the most widely used languages for communication in all media. The origin of my idea is the verbal aspect of the word rather than the visual. They way it is commonly referred to as or spoken. I base my approach on the etymology of the word Rupee and tracing it down to its Sanskrit roots we find that it comes from the word rupyakam. It is interesting to note that both Rupee and Rupayakam or Rupyah for that matter start with the syllable Ru. My design is a marriage between the two, i.e. it's representation in Devanagari which also happens to be its widely accepted and followed abbreviation; and the abbreviated form in the Latin script which is Rs..
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My design is shortlisted.
SHORTLISTED ENTRIES HERE.
the Good Old Days
Let us go back to the good old day
where each one had their own way
of fairy tales and magic
where terror was not so tragic
when people thought the earth was flat
and they used a pigeon to send a chat
we dropped by at each other's houses
instead of petty little public forward smses
with malls galore and the drooping yardstick
our depravity resembles the cheapest flick
i know atm's are cooler
but remember the smell of that paper
true, e-books are for the sucker
we all miss that ray of light and pouring rain
today it gets stuck somewhere before it can reach my window pane
if history truly repeats itself
and the vicious circle be believed
i only ask for a good old day to be re-lived
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ojasvi
2009
