A perfect blend of pointy paws in a coat of fur, Baloo is an affable display typeface by Ek Type. This much loved and award winning type family is available in ten Indian scripts along with a Latin counterpart.
While the earlier Baloo project, released under a Libre license on Google Fonts, had only one Extrabold master, Baloo 2 is an extension of it. The new Baloo 2 includes additional glyphs, engineering improvements, and an additional Regular master, expanding the family from a single weight to five weights, ranging from the light footed Regular to the affable ExtraBold. The lighter weights retain Baloo’s characteristic bounce, but they do so slightly, infusing life into each word. This allows the new family to freely fraternise with texts of all sizes and temperaments — be it short bursts or copious reams, demanding headlines or whispering bylines. Carefree yet confident, sprightly yet versatile, the renewed family of Baloo promises to bring warmth to every project.
Latin (Baloo 2), Malayalam (Baloo Chettan 2) and Telugu (Baloo Tammudu 2) are designed by me.
Noopur Datye designed extended Latin 4 glyphset for Baloo (Latin) Extrabold weight. Omkar Shende initially worked on Baloo Tammudu (Telugu) Extrabold weight. Unnati Kotecha helped me at the very initial stage of Baloo Chettan (Malayalam) Regular weight.
