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 all impression.
So, first example is the Annaher newspaper (meaning The Day) […]
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 on the second evening of the conference. The winning typefaces were […]
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 for the slightly slanted one but not the too mush slanted”.
I tend […]
I’ve been working on several Kufi designs lately and I’m never sure which is better: a horisontal or slanted-to-the-left Fatha. Another question that comes to mind: what is the right relationship of weight between the main stroke width and that of the vocalization marks?
If we were discussing Naskh, or other rounded styles, the matter is […]