The Arabic Type Design Archive
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Designers
The creative minds behind your favorite fonts

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.

Researcher in the field of new media, design, and advertising.

Hani AbdulAmir, based in Dubai, UAE, is a creative director and multidisciplinary graphic designer with a profound focus on typography and type design. With a Master’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Jordan, Hani blends technical rigor with a passion for expressive letterforms. He has developed award-winning brand identities, with each project showcasing his meticulous approach to type and its power to shape compelling brand narratives. Known for his strategic and detail-oriented creativity, Hani pushes the boundaries of typography to bring depth and clarity to every visual story he tells.

Egyptian designer who lives in Cairo, interested in any form of visual or audio representation. Worked at “People of the Internet” agency as a graphic designer, video editor, creative content creator, and music producer. Currently studying applied sciences and arts (Graphic design major) at the German University in Cairo.
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She is a type designer and lettering artist, born and raised in Iran. Her love of letters began at a young age when her dad bought a book titled “Secrets of Nastaliq”. After achieving both a bachelors and masters degree in Graphic Design in Iran, she began work as a brand and packaging designer. The continued love of letters apparent in her design work led her to apply for the MA Type Design course at the University of Reading. Following this she was employed by F37 and is currently working as a type designer for them on numerous scripts. Shaqa is also a lettering artist active on social media, with her artworks being used across the globe. She was also selected to talk at AtypI Paris 2023 and Type Lab 2023.
Foundries
The world’s leading type foundries

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.

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.

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.

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.

An independent type foundry based in Cairo, Egypt. Driven by the love of our Arabic heritage, we're on a mission to explore the wide boundaries of Arabic letters potential. Our motto is "Arabic lives, Arabic lasts".
















