ColomboType event on 7 Oct. at Bawa Space

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ColomboType with Alain Parizeau and Dr Sumanthri Samarawickrama will be held on Wednesday, 7 October 2026 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Bawa Space, 42/1 Horton Place, Colombo 07

Admission is free with prior registration.

ColomboType is a gathering and platform for Sri Lanka’s growing community of type enthusiasts, created to share knowledge, resources, research and experimentation around typography.

Since 2018, the platform has brought together designers, researchers and type aficionados to explore Sinhala and Tamil type design, encouraging exploration, collaboration, and the growth of type knowledge and creation within Sri Lanka’s creative community.

This year’s ColomboType will be held at the Bawa Space as part of the Mooniak-curated Akurugraphy exhibition, with presentations by Alain Parizeau and Dr Sumanthri Samarawickrama:

The event will feature Bending Type with Sound with Alain Parizeau and Uncovering Methods of Sinhala Letterforms: Calligraphy and Letterpress with Dr Sumanthri Samarawickrama.