The Arabic Type Design Archive

Hello, I am Ethar (pronounced Ee-thar), a visual and type designer with a passion for typography, motion, and digital design. I've been teaching myself Arabic type design, as I enjoy exploring the potential of digital type. Recently, I have started blogging to document my journey in design, with the hope of contributing to the enrichment of design resources in Arabic.

Instructor of specialized graphics course Master of Graphics Design :Visual artist

A graphic designer and typographer since 2008. Naser specializes in executing projects related to typography and logo design. .

A designer specialized in Arabic type design, animation and creative coding. Reputedly a TypeMedia graduate who works and lives in The Hague, The Netherlands. He has designed the Arabic companion for the large Fedra family and also award winning Harir typeface. He works now in his studio Bahman Design, designing and developing fonts and also tools for designers.

An award winning graphic designer based in Cairo, Egypt, specialized in Arabic type design and illustration. She earned her BFA in graphic design from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2016. In her work, Maha tries to bridge her two interests, explore how both fields can enrich one another, and respond to today’s needs. Guided as well as inspired by the vast, diverse Arab and Islamic visual heritage and the natural world. This process is best displayed in her debut typeface Hudhud, which is originally made to respond to the need of a friendly Arabic typeface to work in harmony with organic hand drawn illustrations, with respect to the script grammar and structure. Hudhud was awarded the certificate for typographic excellence from TDC and won 3rd place at the 11th Granshan type design competition.

Mestara which is a measurement tool means the “ruler” symbolizes our precision, we are a type foundry specialized in creating and designing Arabic typefaces. Founded by a professional calligrapher and designer, Mestara aims to reflect the beauty, and modernity while respecting traditional calligraphic principles.

About. Founded in 2014, Black[Foundry] grew from a shared passion for typography and attention to detail. Over the years, we’ve brought together a committed, international team in central Paris, collaborating with clients and partners worldwide.

Founded in 2009, the Indian Type Foundry (ITF) designs and distributes fine-quality multilingual fonts for both Indian and global markets.

A type foundry and design studio specifically focused on developing high quality Arabic typefaces. It is the result of a collaboration that started in 2011 between Kristyan Sarkis and Peter Bilak of Typotheque.

Latinotype is a Chilean digital type foundry founded in 2007 that designs and distributes high-quality fonts inspired by Latin American culture and global influences. They have a large library of fonts, are considered a leading type company globally, and offer custom font services.