The Arabic Type Design Archive

An experienced graphic design professional specializing in Persian typography since 2009. Early in his career, he was dedicated to teaching typography design at the university level. Subsequently, he shifted his focus to establishing the FontIran website, where his efforts were redirected to the publication and marketing of Perso-Arabic typefaces. Between 2014 and 2017, Ebrahimi's typefaces underwent a significant transformation, playing a pivotal role in shaping the typographic landscape for Persian web and software design. The launch of FontIran Foundry marked a successful advocacy for voluntary copyright adherence in the realm of Perso-Arabic typefaces, addressing challenges related to sales and income for type designers. . Ebrahimi's impactful contributions have left a lasting impression on the field, influencing the culture of Perso arabic typography and providing solutions to challenges faced by fellow type designers.

An Iranian graphic designer and type designer. He began his professional career in typeface design in 2012. Omid has designed and developed numerous fonts independently or in collaboration with various designers such as Reza Bakhtiari Fard, Mahdi Ershadi, and Kamyab Jafari. His works include fonts such as: Jam-e-Jam, Aramesh, Vazeh, Dabestan, Rey, Irancell, Aria, Mika, and Kamand. Omid has won numerous awards, including three Typography Excellence Awards from the TDC (2018, 2019, and 2021), second place and an honorary diploma from Granshan (2014 and 2017), and an honorary diploma from the Silver Cypress Festival in 2017.

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!

Kourosh Beigpour is an award-winning graphic artist and designer originally from Kermanshah, Iran, now based in Los Angeles. His distinctive design approach fuses contemporary and traditional influences, earning him recognition worldwide, with his works being published in over 20 countries. Beigpour has collaborated with prestigious clients, including Google, The Broad, The J. Paul Getty Museum, UCI, UCLA, NEIU, OSU, Canada Type, the Powerhouse Museum, DoppelHouse Press, and The Samuel Jordan Center for Persian Studies and Culture. His work is also part of the permanent collection at LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art). He founded K-B Studio in 2011 and has recently completed a fellowship at Stanford University, where he focused on advanced research and projects in type design. Beigpour holds a BFA from Tehran University of Art and an MFA from Limkokwing University in Malaysia. He also graduated from Type West in San Francisco with a Postgraduate program in Type Design. Deeply influenced by his Kurdish heritage and mysticism, these cultural elements are integral to his design philosophy. Kourosh continues to innovate in typography, weaving spiritual and mystic influences into his creative work.

Founder of Sultan Maqtari in 2003 in Aden City for Typefaces and graphic design. Sultan Fonts has a Collection of premium fonts for desktop applications, for websites, and for digital ads.

Parachute® is a European type foundry and design agency founded in 2001, specializing in bespoke type design, corporate typefaces, and lettering for global brands.

Through our unique, diverse, curated font platform, TypeTogether creates innovative and stylish solutions to the greatest problems in the professional typography market worldwide.

NaN is an exploratory and service-driven type design practice balancing weirdness and wisdom. Together with our wonderful rag-tag team of collaborators, clients and crew, we explore the relationship type has with code and technology – delivering projects with purpose. You can expect to find us at the intersection of serious and slap-happy.

A Netherlands-based type design company, recognised internationally as experts in multilingual typography and creating innovative font solutions for both global and local audiences.

DSType is an independent type foundry, founded in 1994. Since then we had the opportunity to work with some of the world’s most recognized companies, brands, and publications while creating an extensive and comprehensive catalog of high-quality typefaces. We have received numerous awards, including a Certificate of Excellence in Type Design by the Type Directors Club and we have been featured in several magazines, newspapers, books, and exhibitions worldwide. You will be able to see our work at most newsstands, several packaging, world-known brands, and global scale events.