“Font Guy” | Type Designer & Lettering Artist | Trusted by Apple, Google, Adobe, Figma, Canva & AR Rahman Sir. Tamil - தமிழ் 🟢 Available for work ◹ TaType
Work & consulting → DM/email
Joined July 2007
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Thank you so much for your kind words, Sir. It means the world to me coming from someone as talented and respected as yourself. Your encouragement inspires me to keep pushing myself and pursuing my passion.
I am immensely grateful for the wonderful opportunities, Sir.
EPI.
மனிதர்களைப் பிரிக்க ஆயிரம் காரணங்கள். இணைக்கத் தமிழுக்கு நான்கே சொற்கள்!
யாதும் ஊரே, யாவரும் கேளிர்.
அரபு வனப்பெழுத்தின் வளைவுகளில் தமிழை வடித்துப் பார்த்தேன்.
எழுத்துகளுக்கே எல்லைகள் இல்லாதபோது, மனிதர்களுக்கு மட்டும் ஏன்?
வேறுபட்டிருப்பது அழகு. பிரிந்திருப்பது அவசியமல்ல! ❤️
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Happy to share that I’ve passed my Master of Laws (LL.M.) examination in Commercial Law with Merit at the University of Colombo!
The late nights, competing responsibilities, and quiet determination made this journey worthwhile.
எல்லாப் புகழும் இறைவனுக்கே!
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I spent years studying how letters are shaped. This time, they shaped a beautiful memory for me.
Honoured to win First Place — Hangeul Excellence Award 2026, presented by the Korean Ambassador. 🇱🇰🇰🇷
글자는 다리다 — Letters are bridges.
Art speaks where languages differ. ❤️
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What if a font could remember the imperfections of a typewriter?
Introducing Thadam (தடம்), my revival of vintage Tamil typewriting.
Contextual ink variations that bring mechanical imperfections back to digital typography.
Still refining. Coming soon!
#TamilTypography
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Shared Soul in the Software at Akurugraphy — on Tamil type, technology, memory and survival at Geoffrey Bawa Space, Colombo.
Tamil has always changed without losing itself.
The software gives us the structure. We bring the soul.
At first glance, Arabic calligraphy. Look again, and it’s Tamil.
A small experiment: how far can a Tamil letter travel into another calligraphic rhythm and still remain unmistakably Tamil?
#TamilTypography #TamilCalligraphy
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What religion does a teardrop belong to? Inspired by @arrahman Sir's “Khwaja endhan Khwaja,” my Tamil lettering embraces the flow of Arabic calligraphy and God’s boundless grace: He wipes every tear without distinction, even when we have no words left to pray.
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Tamil lettering doesn’t have to behave like everyone expects.
I built 14 Procreate brushes to explore it differently, mono, flow, dry, block, engraved, liquid + more.
And yes, that glossy lettering? Drawn in Procreate. 👀
Launch price: $9
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For Madras Day, I didn’t want to simply write மெட்ராஸ்.
I wanted the letters to carry the city — its sharpness, noise, history, heat, old signboards, cinema, contradictions and stubborn beauty.
A word to read once.
A city to discover the second time.
மெட்ராஸ்.
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What if Tamil words didn’t sit on jewellery, but became the jewellery itself?
அகம் / புறம்
உயிர் / மெய்
An experiment in turning language into form, and meaning into something you can wear.
From script to ornament.
Custom lettering & concept work → hi@tatype.com
What happens when a global wordmark learns to speak Tamil?
I explored Instagram’s new visual DNA, its rhythm, curves, spacing and connections, and rebuilt that feeling through Tamil letterforms.
Self-initiated concept study. Not affiliated with Instagram or Meta.
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You read the letters.
The letters remember you.
A new Tamil typeface by yours truly.
Coming soon.
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அங்கீகரிப்பையும்
நிராகரிப்பையும்
பொருட்படுத்தினால்,
அந்தந்த இடத்திலேயே
நின்றிருப்பேனே தவிர,
இவ்வளவு தூரம்
வந்திருக்க முடியாது.
- வண்ணதாசன்
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I came across this incredible piece of lettering in a vintage magazine.
As someone who loves all things type, especially Tamil typography, I just had to do a quick analysis of it.
Here's a breakdown of its brilliance.
ALT A design analysis of the Tamil logotype for 'Karunanidhi'. The image shows the logotype at the top, followed by explanatory text. The analysis highlights two key points: 1) The 'ṇa' glyph is abstracted into interlocking circles, a nod to his signature spectacles, and 2) The 'ā' vowel marker is used as the bridge. The image is signed by Tharique Azeez, tatype.com.
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எழுத்தின் வளைவில் விளக்கின் சுடர், வண்ணத்தின் கோட்டில் தீபத்தின் அணைப்பு!
இருள் விலகி உங்கள் வாழ்வில் ஒளி பரவட்டும், உறவுகளின் மகிழ்ச்சி வண்ணமாய் மிளிரட்டும்.
இனிய தீபாவளி நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!
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An emotional, dream-come-true moment. My font, Kavivanar, created from my late father Kavivanar M. A. Azeez's handwriting, is in the #Parasakthi teaser!
Seeing his legacy honoured on screen by the brilliant Sudha Kongara & @Siva_Kartikeyan is a surreal honour. Thank you!
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An emotional, dream-come-true moment. My font, Kavivanar, created from my late father Kavivanar M. A. Azeez's handwriting, is in the #Parasakthi teaser!
Seeing his legacy honoured on screen by the brilliant Sudha Kongara & @Siva_Kartikeyan is a surreal honour. Thank you!
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ஆன்ம வொளிக்கடல் மூழ்கித் திளைப்பவர்க்
கச்ச முண்டோடா ? – மனமே
தேன்மடை யிங்கு திறந்தது கண்டு
தேக்கித் திரிவமடா!
- மகாகவி பாரதி
இன்று பாரதியாரின் 104ஆவது நினைவு நாள்.
Dream big - பெரிதினும் பெரிது கேள்.
Tamil Type Unveiled #2 is here!
Diving into the groovy 70s with this 'அஞ்சலி' (Anjali) masthead from 1971.
The playful, pop-art energy is fantastic, especially how the 'pulli' (dot) is reimagined as a flame. Pure retro fun!
