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.