Arabic newspaper design: Annahar, Lebanon
In the next few weeks, I will show different Arabic newspapers and will try to look at the elements of typographic styles used in newspapers in the Arab world today. Things to look at are: choice of Arabic fonts, layout, masthead design, and over allREAD MORE
Best of Arabic Typography; 2006
2006 was a big year for Arabic Typography. The first ever conference fully dedicated to Arabic Calligraphy and Typography, Kitabat, took place in April in Dubai. At the same time, the winners from Linotype’s Arabic Type Design Competition were honoured in a special ceremony onREAD MORE
Designing Arabic Vocalization… (2)
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 forREAD MORE