[Reader-list] Heritage Signage Disappearing

[Aman Sethi]

Dear Vishal,

Unfortunately, I work for a magazine in Delhi, but I would be happy to pass
on your details to friends in the media in Mumbai if you so desire.  Perhaps
you could write an op-ed/feature piece on this, or get the media to cover
this.
Regards
A.

On 9/15/07, Shuddhabrata Sengupta <shuddha at sarai.net> wrote:
>
>
>
> Dear Vishal,
>
> Many thanks for your posting on disappearing signage. As an avowed fan
> of typographic curiosities I have long been an admirer of your efforts
> to document the typographic diversity of Bombay.
>
> I share your concern about the disappearance of signage, because of the
> ham handed ways in which 'heritage' is interpreted by municipal
> authorities. Perhaps one thing that could be done is a small travelling
> exhibition based on your work in colleges, and other arts institutions
> in Bombay. And with your documentation, it should not be impossible to
> convince some of the Bombay papers, say DNA or Mid Day, or even Time Out
> Mumbai to publish some articles on the subject. Then maybe, the
> 'heritage' lobby itself may be persuaded to step in and realize that the
> typographic history of Bombay is as much a part of 'heritage' as
> anything else. I am sure that there are some people from DNA and Mid Day
> on this list.
>
> Perhaps they could come out and take this forward. I thought I would
> post in reply to your post because typography is somthing that I feel
> really strongly about,
>
> I hope that other people come up with other suggestions,
>
> best
>
> Shuddha
>
>
> > Friends,
> >
> > In 2002 the Typocity project (www.typocity.com) was initiated to
> document
> > typefaces and signage styles in public spaces of Bombay. Since then,
> many of
> > the old signs that we documented are slowly vanishing. However, I was
> most
> > distressed to find that some of this heritage is being destroyed by the
> > municipal corporation itself in the name of protecting and
> > restoring heritage structures. Nothing can be more absurd.
> >
> > Please follow this link to see the pictures of replaced signs and find
> out
> > more: http://bombay-arts.com/signs_gone/  Do excuse the quality of some
> of
> > the recent pictures as they were taken on the spur with a phone-camera.
> If
> > anyone has better pictures of the recently replaced Eastern Watch sign
> > please share it with me.
> >
> > I am desperately looking for suggestions and ideas to counter this lack
> of
> > sensitivity by the municipal corporation. I shall be very grateful for
> any
> > help.
> >
> >
> > Best,
> > Vishal
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