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	<title>Arabic Type and Typography</title>
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	<description>All about Arabic typography, fonts, and type design</description>
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		<title>Survey of Square Kufic in Contemporary Art and Design</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mamoum Sakkal is carrying out a survey on square Kufi. Click here to find out more.

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		<link>http://www.arabictype.com/blog/2008/04/21/survey-of-square-kufic-in-contemporary-art-and-design/</link>
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		<title>Palatino Arabic proportions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Though this might look like a typeface struck down with a bad case of measles, the red dots are the guidelines for the overall proportions of Palatino Arabic.
Palatino Arabic follows the proportions of classical Naskh as can be seen in the image above. Though I&#8217;m no classicist myself, I found that for this specific style, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.arabictype.com/blog/2008/04/14/palatino-arabic-proportions/</link>
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		<title>Turn the other cheek</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If someone hits you on the left cheek, and you like reading, then do as the bible says and turn the other one.

Research has shown that the reading process is localized in the left hemisphere (left half of your brain) so you might want to protect that bit if you like to occasionally snuggle in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.arabictype.com/blog/2008/04/13/turn-the-other-cheek/</link>
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		<title>Award-winning Palatino Arabic is now available</title>
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I&#8217;m happy to report that Palatino Arabic is now available for download via the Linotype channels.

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		<link>http://www.arabictype.com/blog/2008/04/10/award-winning-palatino-arabic-is-now-available/</link>
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		<title>The story of Frutiger Arabic</title>
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In early 2004, I was asked by the American University of Beirut to design an Arabic companion to the typeface Frutiger that they had chosen for their internal signage system. I started working on the design soon after and by that summer, the master weight was done.
This is the year that I had spent waiting [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.arabictype.com/blog/2008/03/30/the-story-of-frutiger-arabic/</link>
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		<title>Great opening credits: The Kite Runner</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I saw this a while ago in the theater and loved the movie. Today I thought to post a link to the opening credits. Great score and wonderful animation with faux-Arabic. These people did their research and were able to create a wonderful mood.  In case you do decide to watch the movie, bring [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.arabictype.com/blog/2008/03/12/great-opening-credits-the-kite-runner/</link>
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		<title>Palatino Arabic won a TDC award</title>
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I am very happy to report that Palatino Arabic, which I had worked on with Prof. Hermann Zapf, has won an Award for Excellence in Type Design from Type Directors&#8217; Club in New York!!!
Palatino Arabic is in the style of classical Naskh but with a Thuluth flavor. The design had quite a large number of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.arabictype.com/blog/2008/02/25/palatino-arabic-won-a-tdc-award/</link>
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		<title>Frutiger Arabic is now available</title>
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Finally the day is here! My Frutiger Arabic is now available for purchase from Linotype. The direct link is here.

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		<link>http://www.arabictype.com/blog/2008/02/16/frutiger-arabic-is-now-available/</link>
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		<title>Helvetica DVD now available</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In case you would like to get your own copy of the Helvetica movie, and I highly recommend this, you can get a copy here.

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		<link>http://www.arabictype.com/blog/2008/01/29/helvetica-dvd-now-available/</link>
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		<title>Arabic designs needed&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A foreign language textbook publisher is looking for someone who can provide Arabic designs (page borders, backgrounds, icons, etc.) for the publication of a new edition of a beginning Arabic text. If you are a designer or artist, or you can direct the publisher to a source of this type of content, please contact tim.shea@yale.edu. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.arabictype.com/blog/2008/01/26/arabic-designs-needed/</link>
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