The Arabic Type Design Archive

Born in 1996 Graphic Designer Typographer Logo & Visual Identity Designer Founder of Hadaf Design and Printing Institute • Designer of Lahzeh Font • Designer of Valman Font

A Professor of Design and Typography at the Academy of Visual Arts in Leipzig. Between 1993 and 2000 he was Senior Designer at MetaDesign, Germanya largest design and branding company, where he was responsible for major projects for the Berlin Transport Authority,Volkswagen, Bugatti and the German Government (for whom he re-vamped the German Eagle, symbol of the Federal Government).

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.

A graphic designer interested in branding and typography He worked in more than one design studio and worked as a freelance designer. He has many active participations in designing typography and interest in reviving Arab and Saudi heritage

A one-man type design studio specialized in high quality Arabic and Latin type design, logotypes, and type production.

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.

Canada Type is an independent digital lettering and font development studio based in Toronto. We were founded in 2004 by a couple of experienced designers who were not pleased with the quality and licensing terms of fonts around the turn of the century. Since then we have greatly expanded, built a versatile and popular retail catalogue, and helped many designers bring international attention to their talents in the constantly changing and increasingly competitive world of type design.

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.

Being the first and most experienced independent font foundry from South America, PampaType was founded in 2001 in Argentina by Alejandro Lo Celso, with the purpose of developing high quality typefaces for the widest range of uses, engaging in both retail & bespoke font industries. Since then their passion and work, which pioneered the Latin American type design scene, have become widely known and appreciated. Their typefaces have been broadly recognized for their quality and originality, and their team have become more international and more experienced. They believe in the idea of diversity. It is not unusual that PampaType families include various styles, some of them meant for immersive reading, some others for titling or decorative use. Their fonts are carefully handcrafted. They pay serious attention to details so characters look good both printed and on screen. Spacing and kerning are made by hand following visual strategies rather than mathematical methods. Therefore instead of feeling mechanical, their fonts build an organic rhythm, aiming at a friendly atmosphere and comfortable reading.

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