I got this from Pascal (www.29letters.com) by email:
“… anyways, i think it is all visual. Me personally, I do not prefer the straight horizontal one, it is to stiff and might be confused with the dash of the ‘teh’ or… I would go for the slightly slanted one but not the too mush slanted”.
I tend […]

Arabic fonts | No Comments »

I’ve been working on several Kufi designs lately and I’m never sure which is better: a horisontal or slanted-to-the-left Fatha. Another question that comes to mind: what is the right relationship of weight between the main stroke width and that of the vocalization marks?
If we were discussing Naskh, or other rounded styles, the matter is […]

Arabic fonts | No Comments »