Archive for March, 2008

The story of Frutiger Arabic

Posted by nadine on March 30th, 2008

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. I started working on the design soon after and by that summer, the master weight was done.
This is the year that I had spent waiting […]

Great opening credits: The Kite Runner

Posted by nadine on March 12th, 2008

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 […]