An artist based in India

Dashaen aka Rajan Kumar Singh

Rajan Kumar Singh, aka Dashaen, is a calligrapher from Haryana, India. Several years ago, he started learning calligraphy through online zoom classes, especially with Christopher Haanes, whose work greatly influenced his style. Rajan has also been mentored by New York calligrapher Barry Morentz for the past few years. Rajan's key interests lie in formal calligraphy and type design. Currently, he’s studying type design at TypeWest 2024 by the LetterformArchive. Outside of lettering, Rajan enjoys hip-hop music and anime, both of which inspire him.


Highlights

 

Recipient of the Hermann Zapf Scholarship by the Washington’s Calligraphers Guild.

 

Key Interest

 

Rajan's key interests lie in formal calligraphy and type design.


Works for Symbiosis IV: The Mentoring Journey