Typography for Maicha wo Baucha new logo

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World Graphic Design Day in Nepal

Happy Nepali New Year 2070 greetings, wallpapers and timeline covers

 Happy Nepali New Year 2070

Nawa barsha 2070 ko hardik mangalmaya subhakamana

© Designs/typography by: Ananda K. Maharjan
BauchaoMaicha and Astha tamang-maskey illustration by: Bigyan Prajapati
www.bauchaomaicha.com

MORE new year 2070 wallpapers on progress:
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View my old collections of New year cards and wallpapers here:
http://nepalifonts.blogspot.com/2012/03/happy-nepali-new-year-2069-greetings.html

Basanta #spring

Basanta #spring
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My interview published on Republica Daily - "A bold f(r)ont face"

published on 08 January, 2013, page 13
http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=47885

Photo and texts from: http://www.myrepublica.com

REPUBLICA

KATHMANDU, Jan 7: Ananda Maharjan, 29, plays with shapes, strokes and brushes to create different Nepali font faces of his own. Working professionally as a graphic designer for the past 11 years, Maharjan says that he has designed all sorts of things, from logos to publications, for various organizations. But it’s typography that he’s more inclined to and hence he makes fonts for himself. He’s currently working at Grafi Offshore Nepal.

Maharjan’s work can be viewed at nepalifonts.blogspot.com. He has about 15-16 published fonts, including Ananda 1 HV, his first font, and Ananda Sumitra. Here he shares with us some experiences as a graphic and type designer. 



How did you enter the field of graphic designing?
I had brothers who were already working in this field. So I learnt from them and continued with this field as my profession. I actually am a Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) graduate. But I’ve also done Intermediate in Fine Arts from Lalitkala Fine Art Campus.

What about type designing? How did you start?
Type designing is my passion. I was bored with the same and overused Nepali fonts and so I wanted to create something new on my own. I make fonts during my free time. I browse through literature to pick out nice words and play with them through typography. Nowadays, I prefer minimalistic and clean designs.

According to you, what’s an important quality that all graphic designers should have?
As graphic designers, people should be willing to learn. The habit of researching and thinking differently is very important. I see so many Nepali designers still using outdated software. They don’t try to upgrade, which isn’t good. We also have to learn to move along with time.

What’s your opinion on the designing field in Nepal?
Most Nepali designers, I think, overlook the importance of choosing a good font face. If you look at advertisements, they are done using the same fonts everywhere. Typography is the most important aspect of designing, and having a distinct font type is crucial when it comes to branding and advertisement. Also, like I mentioned before, designers in Nepal need to be constantly up to date with the developments in this field.

Besides your office work, what other forms of designing are you involved with?
I’ve designed a couple of film posters for films such as Saanghuro and Chhadke.

Portrait of an artist - Interview with Ananda Maharjan, Type Designer from Nepal

Portrait of an artist - Ananda Maharjan from Shashank Shrestha on Vimeo.

Fonts - The graphical equivalent of handwriting. Font choice can make or break your design and each font-face is its own work of art. Ananda Maharjan is one of the few Nepali Designers working on producing new fonts in Nepali and most importantly sharing his creations with the world for no charge at all.
we sit down with him to discuss his views and labor of love.

(The first in a series of Profile videos I am doing with Rishi Amatya and Suyog Shrestha.)

Shot with Canon 7D and 50D.
Edited on Adobe Premiere Pro CS6/After Effects CS6
Direction/Editing : Shashank Shrestha/Rishi Amatya

More videos by: Shashank Shrestha:

https://vimeo.com/shashankji

Download Nepali fonts zip bundle by Ananda: 

http://lalitkala.deviantart.com/art/Ananda-Nepali-Fonts-Collection-309919915

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AnandaRound - Free Nepali Devanagari rounded font

Nepali Font: AnandaRound
Designed by: Ananda K. Maharjan
Download link:
http://lalitkala.deviantart.com/art/AnandaRound-Free-Nepali-Devanagari-rounded-font-342767173

ZIP bundle: Aannda fonts collection
http://lalitkala.deviantart.com/art/Ananda-Nepali-Fonts-Collection-309919915

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