Candidate for a PhD in Legibility Studies for Arabic

This is an announcement long overdue: As of of Sept 2007 I am a PhD candidate at Leiden University. My research tackles legibility studies on the Arabic script, and will be supervised by renowned Dutch type designer Gerard Unger. I wasn’t late in posting forREAD MORE

I’m in Cap&Design!

The interview that I did last October has been published in Cap&Design, a leading and very well respected design magazine in Sweden, and now it’s online — thank you, Jonas!— and you can see it here:

http://capdesign.idg.se/2.990/1.112375

In case you are wondering about the typeface that theREAD MORE

Arabic Type Design for beginners

I have been asked how to create Arabic letterforms so here is my recommendation:

1. Get acquainted with Arabic calligraphic styles (dig deep, not just the Aqlam Assita) and the specifics of the script 2. Practice with a reed (or slit pen or any other appropriateREAD MORE