The Arabic Type Design Archive

Ali Moshref Aladlan is a Syrian calligrapher and type designer based in Dubai, UAE. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, as well as a postgraduate qualification and a diploma in AI & ML. His work is particularly influenced by the Baghdadi school of calligraphy and combines traditional craftsmanship with modern design and technology. Ali has participated in calligraphy competitions, explored computational approaches to Arabic calligraphy, and digitized several classical Arabic typefaces.

Hassan Karimzadeh is a prolific visual artist and art director, with his main focus over the last three decades being cultural graphic design and cartooning. He has been a key member of various international journalism and arts associations. Throughout his artistic career, Hassan has earned numerous titles, honors, and prestigious awards. He has maintained ongoing collaborations with both domestic and foreign journals and publishing houses for several decades. Currently, he serves as the director of Hich Graphic Studio and the artistic director of Tash Publishing and Ghahveh Pictorial Monthly.

You've probably heard the tired cliche about a picture being worth a thousand words. I've taken the opposite of this phrase quite literally and created Arabic fonts that could turn your words into stunning typographic masterpieces, each worth a thousand pictures!

My work name is Jovanny Lemonad (real name Ivan Gladkikh). I am a Russian type designer. I started designing fonts in 2004 and have since created over one hundred fonts for free and commercial use.

My passion since 2008 has been the creation of free fonts, in particular ornamental fonts. My work has been greatly influenced by experimental typography and as a result, I like to try difficult and experimental things in my font designs. My motto is "fonts for designers by designers".

In 2009 I received an award "For perfection in font design" at the international type design competition "Modern Cyrillic '09".

Designer typographique indépendante, Elena Schneider est originaire d’Allemagne. Après avoir obtenu un diplôme en graphisme à l’Université des sciences appliquées et des arts de Dortmund, elle a cofondé RADAU, un studio de graphisme spécialisé dans la typographie et le design éditorial. En 2011, elle a effectué un master en design typographique à l’Université de Reading. Actuellement installée à son compte, elle travaille essentiellement sur la création de polices de caractères et de lettrages, mais aussi parfois sur des projets de design graphique. Elle partage son temps entre Hambourg, Dortmund et Húsavík.

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.

At Manchester Type, each project begins with research. Every typeface they develop is pushed along by passion and curiosity. Their fonts are often informed by the history of letterforms and always aimed at contributing to today’s type-culture.

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.

About. Founded in 2014, Black[Foundry] grew from a shared passion for typography and attention to detail. Over the years, we’ve brought together a committed, international team in central Paris, collaborating with clients and partners worldwide.