Pattachitra Painting of Ramayana Scenes There are stories that are told, and there are stories that are inhabited . The Ramayana belongs to the latter. It lives in memory, in performance, in ritual, in fragments of song and image that travel across generations. To design a book around it is not simply to arrange text and illustrations—it is to ask: how does a story like this take form today? The project began with urgency. A book for young readers—ages 10 to 16. A timeline o

Bhasya Series Designing classical texts is not merely an editorial exercise—it is an act of interpretation, continuity, and restraint . The Prasthana Traya Bhasya series , designed by Tacit for the Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri , reflects this approach through a carefully constructed visual and structural system that honours both the philosophical depth and the textual tradition of the works. The series comprises four volumes— Brahmasutra Bhasya, Bhagavad Gita

Reflections on Experiments with TouchDesigner In recent weeks, we did some experiments using TouchDesigner , a real-time visual programming environment that enables interaction between human gestures, sound, and dynamic visual systems. Our interest in these experiments was not merely technological. Rather, we hoped to test a set of questions that have long been central to the discourse of modern design. The questions are simple but not trivial: Do these technological effects

Wall, floor graphics at AMC Healthcare environments often carry a strong visual identity of clinical efficiency—white walls, functional signage, and systems designed primarily for medical workflow. But childbirth is not merely a medical procedure; it is a deeply human experience. The environmental graphics and signage system for the Aastrika Midwifery Centre was conceived to support a different philosophy of care—one that places the mother’s experience, dignity, and agency a

Tacit recently attended Codex , organized by the Codex Foundation in Oakland, California—an international gathering dedicated to the art of the book. What unfolded over two days was not a conventional book fair, but a deep immersion into book arts as a serious, political, and craft-driven practice . Nearly 100 artists and presses showcased works where the book was not merely a carrier of content, but the content itself. Many artists had even made the paper they printed on—r

The Tacit team recently attended The Sixth Sense Festival —India’s first and largest multidisciplinary immersive festival—held at Alembic City, Whitefield, Bengaluru . Conceived and realised by the team behind Echoes of Earth and curated by Swordfish , the festival brought together art, technology, music, design, and nature’s intelligence in a sprawling 200,000+ sq. ft. industrial space reimagined as a dynamic cultural playground. Spread across multiple zones, the festival f