25.Feb.2010 Typodarium 2011 calls for entries
The editors Lars Harmsen and Raban Ruddigkeit would like to invite all designers, type-nerds and font-lovers to contribute to the Typodarium 2011, the daily dose of typography, which is a tear-off calendar like the one our grandmas used to hang in the kitchen. Like they did in the first (2009) and second (2010) Typodarium, each [...]
18.Feb.2010 Portfolio invitation
Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing, a recently established venture between Bloomsbury Publishing in the UK and Qatar Foundation, and publishing in a wide range of categories in both English and Arabic, is interested in receiving samples of work from graphic designers with experience of working with Arabic type and/or the Arab world. For further information please [...]
Recently…
I have been quite silent lately and so this post is long overdue. To recap some highlights of the recent months… In December Linotype released my Neue Helvetica Arabic. It was a very tough project to take on, but I was happy to take on the challenge. The response to it has been largely positive. [...]
09.Feb.2010 Winsoft contest deadline extended
Winsoft’s Arabic Typography contest is accepting entries till April 6, 2010 (all info here). They recently interviewed me as part of their talks with the contest judges and you can see it here. I hope this helps to get people interested in sending in their work. Good luck!