The Arabic Type Design Archive

Began his journey in type design through Persian graffiti. He holds a degree in Sculpture from the University of Tehran’s Faculty of Fine Arts and has collaborated with leading Tehran-based studios such as Kargah and A4 in designing custom typefaces.

Sina Fakour is a visual artist, graphic and type designer, researcher and tutor. He graduated with a BA in Graphic Design from the Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, and holds a master's degree in Graphic Design from the École supérieure d’art et design de Valence. In 2023, he also completed his post-master research program at Atelier National de Recherche Typographique in Nancy, France. His work revolves around the concepts of language, writing systems, code, and translation. These concepts are expressed through diverse mediums, including Print, multilingual typography, editorial design, type design, creative coding, scientific experimentation, tool making, photography, video, & more. Furthermore, he participates in and gives lectures on typography, his research, and his practice at various events, as well as regularly engaging with art schools as a lecturer, jury member, or workshop instructor. He is currently assistant professor at the American university of Beirut (AUB).

Ahmed Abo Elhassan, a brand designer and lettering artist with 10 years of experience in brand identity, logotype, and lettering. Specializing in Arabic visual branding and the use of Arabic calligraphy in creative and contemporary styles. Passionate about creating visually-compelling designs that effectively communicate brand messages and values.

An Arnold Boecklin letraset transfer, when he was nine years old. Since then, he hasn’t stopped playing with letters, written or drawn, working as a type designer, visual arts educator and creative director for print, digital and video. He has designed over fifty typeface families for Zetafonts foundry, which he co-founded with Francesco Canovaro and Debora Manetti . His typefaces include Cocogoose, Blacker (selected by Myfonts as one of the best new families of 2019), Monterchi (CA typography award 2020, Myfonts hidden gem 2019), Stinger (CA typography award 2021), Stadio Now (TDC68) and Keratine (CA typography Awards 2023). He has a cat named Bodoni and too many books.

Ricard Garcia is a type designer based in Barcelona. In 2015 he received his BA in Graphic Design from the University of Barcelona. Before moving to The Hague to study at Type and Media, he worked at Typerepublic as a type designer. His work is now a balance of type design, lettering & code.

Protype is an independent type foundry and a place to explore beautifully typefaces that are made with love.

Monotype Fonts transforms the way modern brands work by making font licensing and management simple, secure, and scalable across teams.

A leading and established boutique type foundry known for creating fonts that are distinctively human and full of character.

Founded by Neil Summerour in 2000. A trained designer, lettering artist, and calligrapher, Summerour established Positype to accentuate the craft behind producing typefaces. The subtleties of mass, perfect imperfections, warmth, and uniqueness are foundational tenets to developing the foundry’s commercial offerings with the ultimate goal of producing useful and reliable fonts.

Babelfont is an independent type foundry in Paris and Marrakech. We design multiscript typefaces — Arabic, Latin, Tifinagh, and Korean. Our goal is simple: connect cultures through letterforms.
 The language of the future is multiscript.