Vaibhav Singh is an independent typographer, typeface designer, and researcher whose work sits at the intersection of design craft, historical inquiry, and multilingual communication. With a background that spans architecture, visual communication, typeface design, literature, and book history, Singh brings an unusually broad intellectual foundation to his practice. He completed both his MA and PhD at the University of Reading, supported by the prestigious Felix Scholarship, and later returned to the institution as a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow. This blend of academic depth and creative agility has shaped his reputation as one of the most versatile voices in contemporary type design.

Over more than a decade of freelance practice, Singh has worked across Mumbai, Delhi, Panjim, Reading, and London, taking on roles that range from graphic and book designer to exhibition designer. His design work is closely tied to his specialisation in typefaces for Indian scripts, an area in which he has become a leading practitioner, while he also develops Latin typefaces. His collaborations include projects such as Adelle Sans Devanagari with TypeTogether, reflecting his commitment to expanding high-quality typographic options for multilingual publishing. Singh is also the co-founder of the London-based design studio Typeland, further extending his contribution to global typographic culture.

Singh’s professional practice is deeply informed by his research, which investigates the histories of design, technology, and printing, particularly in South Asian contexts and within wider global networks. His scholarly work examines how Indian-script typography has evolved through interactions between local needs and international production systems. This research has been supported by fellowships and grants from institutions such as the Printing Historical Society, the Design History Society, the National Museum of American History, the Smithsonian Institution’s Lemelson Center, and Smithsonian Libraries. As editor and publisher of Contextual Alternate, Singh fosters discourse around typography and design history, and in his role as chairman of the Printing Historical Society, he continues to shape scholarly engagement with the material and cultural history of print.

Across all facets of his work, Vaibhav Singh exemplifies a rare synthesis of rigorous historical scholarship and imaginative typographic design. His contributions illuminate the complexities of multilingual communication while expanding the possibilities for type in both Indian and global contexts.