The Arabic Type Design Archive

Hojat Nourolahi is a graduate of the University of Art, specializing in type design and font development. He is actively involved in the design and production of both Perso/Arabic and Latin typefaces

A graphic graduate, has been working on type design since 2016 under the supervision of Professor Damon Khanjanzadeh. He started his professional career by working in advertising agencies and design studios since 2006. He has also participated in several foreign and domestic poster design festivals. He is currently working as an art director.

Founder of Hamim Studio. Specialized in logo and visual identity design

A graphic designer and typographer since 2008. Naser specializes in executing projects related to typography and logo design. .

Born in 1962, I am a type designer based in Barcelona and Son (Alt Àneu). I design retail and custom typefaces at typerepublic and I have been awarded with several Excellence in Type Design for my type design work. I am a member of AGI (Alliance Graphique Internationale) and ATypI (Association Typographique Internationale). I hold a PhD in Design from the University of Southampton (UK) and teach typography and type design at EINA, University School of Design and Art, in Barcelona. Apart from these type affairs, I also love hiking and riding on my mountain bike.

A typeface design studio and font distributor that addresses the needs of global typography. Together with our collaborators, we create original fonts for a polyphonic world. Our research-based practice has been recognized and received awards from within the industry. But most importantly it has enabled people to read better in their native language.

TNTypography in Paris, and specializes in Arabic typeface design, typography and custom type. A 2006 graduate in the Master of Arts Typeface Design programme at the Department of Typography and Visual Communication, University of Reading, he also studied Arabic script at the École Supérier d'Art et de Design d'Amiens, France. Titus holds a PhD in Typography & Graphic Communication from the University of Reading, UK.

Our names are Sahar Afshar and José Solé, and we are partners in life and in Dogray, a type foundry based in the south of London. We met in 2017 in a type conference⁠—⁠here’s to our dearly departed TypoLabs Berlin⁠🍻⁠—⁠and hit it off (we actually met in 2015 at our friend Kalapi’s wedding in India, but that’s a story for another time). After working in a large type design studio for some years, we decided to leave the safety of our full time jobs and get back to what brought us to making fonts in the first place; the joy of creative decision making in the design of typefaces, and reconnecting with the wider design community. We started Dogray Type Foundry to do just that; to enjoy designing fonts we feel will be useful, and bring fun back into our careers. Very importantly, we wanted to embrace collaboration over competition; we center co‑creating at the heart of our foundry⁠—⁠not just in combining our individual strengths and skills, but also by using each of our library fonts as an opportunity to collaborate with a different creative from the wider fields of Arts and Humanities. We do this because of our fundamental belief; that best work happens when unique and diverse perspectives collide.

As an industry-leading typeface design studio, we’ve built a culture and reputation centred on creativity, innovation, and excellence. In this section, you’ll find a comprehensive overview of our vibrant studio, our deeply-rooted values, and our exceptionally talented and dedicated team.

Boharat is a type foundry that aims to introduce new flavors to the Arabic design scene. Boharat Cairo offers remarkable retail fonts, and accepts custom and bespoke fonts and typography related projects.