12.Apr.2011 Lebanon wakes up to a new day
A new day, ونهار جديدة I had the privelage to be asked to design the headline typeface for the redesign of An-Nahar newspaper and to develop its Arabic typographic suite. This is a project beyond anything I had ever worked on before. It touches on so many different levels, that I really do not know [...]
21.Feb.2011 Where to begin?
To say that the winds of change are gushing through the Middle East is an understatement. There is no apt description for what happens today, so unprecedented it is in the history of the region. A colleague was asking me over lunch, how do you feel about what happens now? And I replied: begeistert. That’s [...]
11.Feb.2011 For Egypt فلتحيا مصر !
اول مرة اكتب بالعربية هنا… احر التهاني وكل الحب لكل المصريين. فيا له من يوم!!! مبروك مبروك مبروك First time I write here in Arabic… The warmest wishes and all the love to all the Egyptian people. And what a day!!! Congratulations congratulations congratulations!!! Part in black is a song by Marcel Khalife. Translation of [...]
07.Feb.2011 Palatino Sans Arabic wins award and Egypt is still on fire
Never before have I felt it so strongly, that design without a cultural purpose is headed to the dustbins of history. Surely design is meant for more than just ephemera? Two weeks ago I was informed that my Palatino Sans Arabic has won a TDC award for typographic excellence. No need to describe, I was [...]
06.Dec.2010 Why “Today”?
The new blog look has the word “today” added to Arabic Type. The reason is quite simple: we are living in today, and the past, no matter how interesting, has already passed. When I started designing 10 years ago (I guess I’m getting older?), the state of available Arabic typefaces was dismal. Today, we are [...]
21.Apr.2010 Two job openings in Oman
A leading publication in Oman is looking for 2 publication designers who are skilled in working with Arabic. For more info please get in touch with Adonis Durado [adonisdurado @ gmail . com].
28.Mar.2010 Great case study about designing with Arabic
I came across this case study which explores the design process of setting up a new newspaper, and the challenges of working with Arabic typography. The newspaper is coming out soon in Oman and is, it seems, using my Frutiger Arabic. The article poses a very interesting question regarding my latest design, Neue Helvetica Arabic: [...]
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My studies and the preparation for my legibility experiment have kept me pretty occupied for months now. Good news: testing is done and I am back to the land of the living!! Due to confidentiality issues I can’t really report on anything that I do for my research but I am committed to reviving my [...]
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 [...]
29.Apr.2009 Khede Kasra: the power of Arabic script
A very interesting post about a successful campaign in Lebanon.