The fifth annual Typography Day was held in 2012 (1st–3rd March) at the Industrial Design Centre (IDC) at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) with support from the India Design Association (InDeAs) and Aksharaya. The event included an international conference devoted to addressing issues faced by type designers, type users, and type educators. The theme of the event was "Typography in Publication Design".The conference featured presentations on the two days, preceded by a day of workshops dedicated to typography and calligraphy. Exhibitions on typography, posters, and newspaper publications were also hosted at the venue.