![]() (a) the required character set: contemporary newspaper composition required the design of many additional characters not covered in Bengali No. 5, documented by Ross and used by ABP during the pre-mechanised era of typography, exhibited features that could form the foundation of an original new design.įor its development, research was conducted into: A particular foundry typeface, Bengali No. Ross’s research into developing a suitable new design in collaboration with Neelakash Kshetrimayum built on her research of Bengali typeforms that had informed her doctoral studies. The brief was to create a digital design in two weights (Regular and Bold) to complement the existing ABP text typeface (originally designed by F.Ross and Tim Holloway) by providing an alternative voice for textual composition. Fiona Ross was commissioned in 2015 by the Kolkata publishing house Anandabazar Patrika (ABP) to design a new Bengali text typeface for its daily newspaper and other publications.
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