Speaker Neelakash Kshetrimayum

Neelakash Kshetrimayum, a typeface and graphic designer from Manipur, India, founded The Type Design Department (TTDD) to explore identity and culture through letterforms. He specializes in multi-script type design, focusing on Indian scripts.

With a Master’s in Typeface Design from the University of Reading, United Kingdom, Neelakash has collaborated with global clients, including Adobe, Google, Microsoft, Monotype, and Ananda Bazar Patrika (ABP).

His notable projects include Adobe Bengali, Myriad Bengali (Adobe), and Linotype Bengali Revival (Monotype). He also played a key role in developing November Bangla and November Meetei Mayek (Typotheque). Recently, alongside Fiona Ross, he led a team to design ABPN fonts for its television channels in multiple languages, including Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Punjabi, Gujarati, Tamil, and Telugu.