13.Jan.2012 3 poster signs for the march against marital rape
I have an open offer to all activists joining the march on Jan 14 to protest the marital rape laws in Lebanon: If you would like me to help you design poster signs, I’ll be more than happy to do so! It’s a bit late notice but it just occurred to me today. I have [...]
21.Jun.2011 I’m in Ramallah!
Or, I’m in Ramallah as much as humanly possible given the travel restrictions in that area. I just learned via twitter that TEDxRamallah used my Neue Helvetica Arabic for their logo. I’m thrilled for 2 reasons: 1. I have no clue when I would ever be allowed into Palestine but at least one of my [...]
29.May.2011 Arabic is IN
Politics, economics, globalized branding, and a burgeoning design scene have all contributed to these 3 words. Arabic is IN. Having already discussed this in several interviews, published and upcoming, I’m not going to go now into the details of how all these different factors have interacted to bring about this beam of international interest in [...]
07.Mar.2011 Live Q&A with The Guardian
I’m going to be taking part in a live web chat hosted by The Guardian tomorrow (yey!!). It’s mostly about Graphic Design but it is possible to bring in some type design questions as well. You are all welcome to take part! Below is the formal announcement: Live Q&A: How to become a graphic designer [...]
02.Jun.2010 An afternoon with Hermann Zapf
A while ago I had the great opportunity to visit, with 2 colleagues from Linotype, Prof. Hermann Zapf and his most lovely and talented wife Gudrun Zapf-von-Hesse in their house in Darmstadt. As with every other visit, the Zapfs were the most congenial of hosts. What better afternoon can you spend, than that with legendary [...]
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 [...]
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!
19.Nov.2009 Judging Winsoft’s Arabic Typography Contest
I’ve been caught up with too many things so I’m a bit late with posting this, and in completing my reporting of my TDC workshop… Winsoft, the company that gives us the Middle East versions of Adobe products, has announced an Arabic Typography Contest and have graciously invited me to be one of 3(edit) 5 [...]
24.Oct.2009 TDC workshop first day
The first day of the workshop went really well. We looked at different calligraphic style while assessing their potential as a source of inspiration for contemporary typographic work. Each participant is working on an Arabic version of an existing Latin logo and we’ve discussed the various possibilities for each adaptatio. The results are looking very [...]
23.Oct.2009 TDC workshop kicks off
So we had a great start today. We’ve looked at different calligraphic styles and what sort of mood and feeling they give. Now, we’ve selected the logos to be adapted and figured out which calligraphic style to use as a model. Above is a great first sketch by Gary Munch. More drawings after lunch. Bon [...]