The Arabic Type Design Archive

I’m a graphic designer, originally from Beirut, Lebanon. I’m also a type designer with a focus on Arabic Typography. After working for studios like SAATCHI, Commercial Type, MTWTF, C&G partners and Base Design I recently started working on my own taking on branding and design projects while working on typeface design.

Aida Sakkal specializes in all things technical and she is particularly interested in programming the artistic tendencies of beautifully hand-written calligraphy. With a B.S. degree in Computer Science from the University of Washington, her other primary interest is in developing tools to aid and automate the font creation process. Aida has been working with OpenType since 2001 and has played a role in the growth of OpenType and its application to Arabic fonts.

An Egyptian designer specializing in Arabic type design, lettering and branding. Based between Cairo and Dubai, he brings over a decade of experience to the field of contemporary Arabic typography.

Parnian Kashfi, a graduate of graphic design, designed the Parnian font as a student project at the Moslem Ibrahim Typography Workshop.

With over 27 years of experience in art and design across the GCC, Lara leads Landor’s creative efforts in the Middle East, aligning the company’s global vision with local dynamics and fostering talent. Prior to joining Landor, she was Creative Director of Design for Apple in the Middle East from 2016 to 2022. Lara initially joined Landor in Dubai in 2001, where she contributed to key projects such as Brand Jordan, Commercial Bank of Dubai, and Al Tayer Group, staying until 2005.

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.

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

Boharat is a type foundry that aims to introduce new flavors to the Arabic design scene. Boharat Cairo offers remarkable retail fonts, and accepts custom and bespoke fonts and typography related projects.

Through our unique, diverse, curated font platform, TypeTogether creates innovative and stylish solutions to the greatest problems in the professional typography market worldwide.

29Letters Type Foundry S.L. [29LT] is dedicated to creating and publishing multiscript typefaces. Its Arabic and Latin typography leading edge arises from its collaborative team of professional Arab and European type designers crafting high-quality typefaces. Besides publishing unique retail fonts, 29LT frequently joins forces with renowned international branding, design, and advertising agencies to deliver high-end typographic solutions, such as bespoke fonts and wordmarks.