The Arabic Type Design Archive

A graphic designer, type designer, and calligrapher based in Zumaia (Spain). He has worked as a freelance graphic designer since 1997, and in 2013, he attained an MA in Typeface Design at the University of Reading. During the MA in Typeface Design, he developed Amaikha, a multi-script font family comprising Latin, Greek, Cyrillic, Arabic, and Tifinagh. Currently, he combines calligraphy classes and graphic design with typographic projects that focus on the Basque lettering style as well as multi-script typefaces involving the Latin, Arabic, and Tifinagh alphabets. He loves designing typefaces and maintains a healthy balance by rock-climbing.

He is a Designer, with strengths in Graphics and Typography. Experiences in Publishing, Healthcare, F&B, and Cultural domains. With 5+ years of experience, in the field of Graphic Design he puts his work under the name Awal Studio. He also founded the Monoco Type Foundry as a playground for his experiments in the field of typography. Apart from his work, Hanif also has an interest in Sino-Muslims and likes writing articles.

My work name is Jovanny Lemonad (real name Ivan Gladkikh). I am a Russian type designer. I started designing fonts in 2004 and have since created over one hundred fonts for free and commercial use.

My passion since 2008 has been the creation of free fonts, in particular ornamental fonts. My work has been greatly influenced by experimental typography and as a result, I like to try difficult and experimental things in my font designs. My motto is "fonts for designers by designers".

In 2009 I received an award "For perfection in font design" at the international type design competition "Modern Cyrillic '09".

Trained Classic Arabic calligrapher Type designer | brand identity developer

Ali Moshref Aladlan is a Syrian calligrapher and type designer based in Dubai, UAE. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, as well as a postgraduate qualification and a diploma in AI & ML. His work is particularly influenced by the Baghdadi school of calligraphy and combines traditional craftsmanship with modern design and technology. Ali has participated in calligraphy competitions, explored computational approaches to Arabic calligraphy, and digitized several classical Arabic typefaces.

This is KO-type. The move you probably anticipated, that will knock all free font-haters out of their chairs. That was a joke. Kotype is a community dedicated to the love of Arabic fonts. Whether it’s appreciation, creation, or simply usage, we are all connected by the love of Arabic Fonts, just like our love for the Arabic language.

DSType is an independent type foundry, founded in 1994. Since then we had the opportunity to work with some of the world’s most recognized companies, brands, and publications while creating an extensive and comprehensive catalog of high-quality typefaces. We have received numerous awards, including a Certificate of Excellence in Type Design by the Type Directors Club and we have been featured in several magazines, newspapers, books, and exhibitions worldwide. You will be able to see our work at most newsstands, several packaging, world-known brands, and global scale events.

Established in 2001 in the heart of Florence by Cosimo Lorenzo Pancini, Francesco Canovaro and Debora Manetti. Powered by a team of Branding and Design veterans, the Italian foundry stands out for a prolific portfolio of contemporary type-families and revival fonts.

Arillatype.Studio® is a type design studio exploring the intersection of creativity, craft and technology. We design contemporary retail typefaces and charismatic custom fonts.

TSfonts type studio was founded by Tarek Alsawwa in 2019 and is based in Istanbul, Turkey. We have developed a strong library of beautiful fonts, which we own and license to designers, advertisers, and brands. We're constantly crafting and adding new fonts to keep our body of work fresh and relevant.