Akuru Type Walk: Colombo's Story Letter by Letter
Sun 23 Nov
|Cinnamon Life at City of Dreams
SLDF × AOD × Akuru Collective See Colombo through a typographer’s eye with the Akuru Type Walk. Guided by designers Pathum Egodawatta, Tanya George, and Indika Jayathilake, this interactive journey transforms the city streets into a gallery of letterforms.
Time & Location
23 Nov 2025, 08:00 – 10:00
Cinnamon Life at City of Dreams, Level 1, Glennie Street, Colombo 00200, Sri Lanka
About The Event
See Colombo through a typographer’s eye with the Akuru Type Walk. Guided by designers Pathum Egodawatta, Tanya George, and Indika Jayathilake, this interactive journey transforms the city streets into a gallery of letter-forms. Starting in bustling Pettah and winding through Slave Island to Cinnamon Life, you will encounter and observe a hidden history written on shopfronts and heritage signs.
Discover the disappearing craft of handcrafted typography and how language defines Colombo’s sense of place. Every sign reveals a story, a burst of color, and the design secrets of the city stories only uncovered through close observation and expert insight.
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General Admission
LKR 3,500.00
+LKR 87.50 ticket service fee
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