Survey of Square Kufic in Contemporary Art and Design
Posted by nadine on April 21st, 2008Mamoum Sakkal is carrying out a survey on square Kufi. Click here to find out more.
Mamoum Sakkal is carrying out a survey on square Kufi. Click here to find out more.

Though this might look like a typeface struck down with a bad case of measles, the red dots are the guidelines for the overall proportions of Palatino Arabic.
If someone hits you on the left cheek, and you like reading, then do as the bible says and turn the other one.

I’m happy to report that Palatino Arabic is now available for download via the Linotype channels.

In early 2004, I was asked by the American University of Beirut to design an Arabic companion to the typeface Frutiger that they had chosen for their internal signage system. More »
I saw this a while ago in the theater and loved the movie. Today I thought to post a link to the opening credits. Great score and wonderful animation with faux-Arabic. These people did their research and were able to create a wonderful mood. In case you do decide to watch the movie, bring tissues.
Click here to take a look.

I am very happy to report that Palatino Arabic, which I had worked on with Prof. Hermann Zapf, has won an Award for Excellence in Type Design from Type Directors’ Club in New York!!!
Palatino Arabic is in the style of classical Naskh but with a Thuluth flavor. The design had quite a large number of ligatures and alternates and will be available from Linotype.
Click here to see the results.

Finally the day is here! My Frutiger Arabic is now available for purchase from Linotype. The direct link is here.
In case you would like to get your own copy of the Helvetica movie, and I highly recommend this, you can get a copy here.
A foreign language textbook publisher is looking for someone who can provide Arabic designs (page borders, backgrounds, icons, etc.) for the publication of a new edition of a beginning Arabic text. If you are a designer or artist, or you can direct the publisher to a source of this type of content, please contact tim.shea@yale.edu. Thank you.