The Arabic Type Design Archive

Graphic designer who likes vector types based in Indonesia. He has loved drawing letters and Arabic calligraphy since he was a child, studied the basic rules of Arabic calligraphy at the Islamic Boarding School and Graduated from the Indonesian Institute of the Arts Yogyakarta. When he met GlyphsApp in 2019, he started designing his own typography, and was enthusiastic about harmonizing latin and arabic fonts.

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.

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.

He has MA in visual communication. Since 1999, he has worked as a graphic designer with various magazines and publications, such as "Parian Publications, Donya-e Eqtesad Publications, Zanbour Publications, Porteghal Publications, Safir Publications, Saipa Andisheh Gostar Monthly, etc."

Born in 1365 (1986) | Shiraz Bachelor's in Graphic Design | Non-profit Shiraz Art University Typographer and Typeface Designer Philosophy Typeface Design | 1400 (2021) Telegraph Typeface Design | 1401 (2022) Gramophone Typeface Design | 1402 (2023

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.

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.

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.

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.

NamelaType is a type foundry based in Magelang, Indonesia operated by Nur Syamsi and Bustanul Arifin. Passionate about harmonizing Latin and Arabic fonts, we aim to create innovative solutions that align their weight, shape, and style—despite their opposite flows—while exceeding our own and our readers’ expectations.