The font is inspired from Shivajinagar, a place in the heart of Bangalore best known for its diversity in the people living.
You will find Muslims, Hindus and Christians living peacefully in this part of the town and it is very common to find a Mosque, a Hindu Temple and a church next to each other.
The grid for the font is made by taking the map of Shivajinagar as a base.
Map of Shivajinagar (Outlined)
The grid has been made taking the map of Shivajinagar as a base
Construction of the Alphabet A using the grid formed on the base of the map of Shivajinagar
English Character 'P'
English Character 'Q'
Devnagari Character 'Ga'
Devnagari Character 'Ba'
Devnagari Character 'Ra'
Devnagari Characters (Maatra)
Shivaji Nagar, the inspiration behind the font
One way of using the font
Gotilla: A word meaning 'I Don't Know' in Kannada Language
A word used quite often at Shivajinagar by people who dont know Kannada
A pdf version of the font is available for download for free:
Conditions (free for commercial use)
Do some epic work
Do not alter the font
Credit where it's due.
Send a decent picture of the final product to jai_channey@yahoo.com
Here is the link:
http://www.jaichanney.com/projects/download/shivajifont.zip
