30.Jan.2011 In the midst of all this…
These are exciting times, one must admit. How can you not be moved, when thousands of people are standing up for their basic rights as people? That they are free to speak, to live, and to prosper? Is it wrong for people to stand up against corruption, oppression, and an iron first that has kept [...]
21.Jan.2011 I didn’t know what to say
… but he says it so eloquently.
16.Dec.2010 Tweet to win a new typeface family
Linotype is giving a great gift this Christmas season… Tweet, like, or add a comment here to get a chance to win Harmonia sans. The link takes you to a German website, but you could win if you add a comment, or tweet or like the blog post I linked to.
13.Dec.2010 A project with a soul
I shouldn’t be writing this. The project is confidential, and the timeline suicidal. Taking a break from spacing glyphs to write these words… I have never worked so hard or so fast, but this is a project one only dreams of, when it touches your heart and the design is an extension of a statement [...]
05.Dec.2010 Hello new blog design!
I’ve been meaning to do this for at least a year. That, the wordpress update, and the war-on-spambots. But it’s been busy so it is only now that it’s done. I’m not fully convinced of the new look, but will test-drive it for a while. In the meantime though, there’s lots of interesting type designs [...]
14.Sep.2010 Arabic webfonts now available
Today is very special for anyone wanting to read in Arabic online. The choice of fonts available to set Arabic online has dramatically increased overnight. Yesterday we had a handful, today we have more than ten times as many. How? Monotype Imaging has launched its webfonts services today and the offering includes fonts from its [...]
22.Jan.2010 Linotype releases new Arabic typeface not by me :)
Yes it happens :)
04.Dec.2009 My Neue Helvetica Arabic is now released!
This week has been great! I’m in London to meet with agencies and to promote a new typeface release. Meetings going great, and the big news is: Linotype has released my Neue Helveica Arabic. I’ll post more about the design of it later but here is a quick looky.
21.Oct.2009 Speaking tomorrow at TDC in New York
Anyone in New York? I will be speaking at Type Directors Club in New York on Thursday at 6pm. I will also be giving a workshop in Arabic Type Design on Friday and Saturday. Interested? It will be lots of fun so head on and let’s start drawing! More info is here and here. See [...]
12.Oct.2009 Unexpected places
I am an avid reader of the BBC News website. Just now, I noticed the picture of a very cute child in the Today in Pictures section. I clicked on, and 2 surprises: 1- It’s a Palestinian refugee in a demonstration in Lebanon asking for the destroyed homes to be rebuilt, 2- He’s holding a [...]