The Arabic Type Design Archive

Peter Biľak works in the field of editorial, graphic, and type design. In 1999 he started Typotheque type foundry, in 2000, together with Stuart Bailey he co-founded art & design journal Dot Dot Dot, in 2012 he started Works That Work, a magazine of unexpected creativity, in 2015 together with Andrej Krátky he co-founded Fontstand.com, a font rental platform. He collaborates with the choreographer Lukas Timulak on creation of modern dance performances, and together they started Make-Move-Think.org, a foundation for interdisciplinary artistic collaborations. Peter is teaching at the Type & Media, postgraduate course at the Royal Academy of Arts, The Hague. Member of AGI (Alliance Graphique Internationale).

Born in 1971 in Tehran, a graphic designer, specializing in visual identity and typography participated in several group calligraphy exhibitions Published works featured in the book "Iranian Logotypes" by Afraoui Publications in 2018 Awarded as the top contributor in the "Illustration" category in 2018

Mohammadreza Chitsaz was born in 1363 and graduated from Tehran University of Art. Mohammadreza has been working as a graphic designer since 1981.

A type designer and multidisciplinary artist. In 2014 he launched his own type foundry under the name Abjad. In 2020 he launched his own concept store, inspired by Arabic Calligraphy, and the diversity of the visual culture that spread across Islamic lands. He also co-founded the social design initiative Wajha in 2012.

Graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Visual Communication from Sourah University in Tehran. Over the past few years, he has worked as a freelance brand and packaging designer for various brands and startups. After being introduced to the field of type design, he found it interesting and decided to pursue it further.

Founded in 2018, Original Type sets out to produce and publish original, contemporary typefaces, both retail and custom, that enable creatives and brands express themselves in an authentic way.

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.

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

F37® Foundry is an award-winning type foundry that creates fonts and logotypes to help businesses stand apart. As well as understanding the minutiae of letterform aesthetics, we create beautifully crafted type families that align perfectly with the identities and sensibilities of the companies we work with.

Al Mohtaraf is a multi-disciplinary design house that offers a diverse and impressive experience in editorial design, branding and corporate identities, Arabic type design, print publications and space design from offices in Jeddah, Riyadh, Khobar and Beirut. We are one of the few specialized graphic design houses in the region. From a culture so rich in graphic tradition, Al Mohtaraf’s vision is to carry the seeds of tradition into the contemporary cultural scene of the Arab world.