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.
Archive for April, 2008
Palatino Arabic proportions
Posted by nadine on April 14th, 2008Though 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.
Palatino Arabic follows the proportions of classical Naskh as can be seen in the image above. Though I’m no classicist myself, I found that for this specific style, […]
Turn the other cheek
Posted by nadine on April 13th, 2008If someone hits you on the left cheek, and you like reading, then do as the bible says and turn the other one.
Research has shown that the reading process is localized in the left hemisphere (left half of your brain) so you might want to protect that bit if you like to occasionally snuggle in […]
Award-winning Palatino Arabic is now available
Posted by nadine on April 10th, 2008I’m happy to report that Palatino Arabic is now available for download via the Linotype channels.