The Arabic Type Design Archive

Peter Biľak works in the field of editorial, graphic, and type design. In 1999 he started Typotheque type foundry, in 2000, together with Stuart Bailey he co-founded art & design journal Dot Dot Dot, in 2012 he started Works That Work, a magazine of unexpected creativity, in 2015 together with Andrej Krátky he co-founded Fontstand.com, a font rental platform. He collaborates with the choreographer Lukas Timulak on creation of modern dance performances, and together they started Make-Move-Think.org, a foundation for interdisciplinary artistic collaborations. Peter is teaching at the Type & Media, postgraduate course at the Royal Academy of Arts, The Hague. Member of AGI (Alliance Graphique Internationale).

Mike Abbink est le directeur exécutif de la création dans l’équipe Brand Experience and Design au sein d’IBM. Il a démarré sa carrière en 1996 en tant que designer chez MetaDesign à San Francisco. Il est ensuite devenu directeur de la création pour le Museum of Modern Art, pour Wolff Olins, pour Saffron Consultants et pour Method (dont il est également le cofondateur). Il a par la suite occupé le poste de directeur du design chez Apple Computer. En parallèle de sa carrière de graphiste, Mike Abbink a également créé des polices au caractère énergique pour lesquelles il a reçu plusieurs récompenses, telles que FF Kievit, FF Milo, GE Inspira, Brando Serif et Sans et, plus récemment, IBM Plex®. Enfin, Mike Abbink continue de concevoir et de collaborer à la création de polices avec Bold Monday.

Rui Abreu is a type designer living in Lisbon. He graduated in 2003 from the Faculty of Fine Arts in Porto, where he studied Communication Design. Rui became interested in type during his student years. His professional experience includes working in advertising agencies and publishing fonts, both independently and with other foundries. Currently, Rui is fully dedicated to his label, R-typography.

Jawaher Alali is a designer and educator from Bahrain. She graduated with degrees in Graphic Design and Advertising from Drake University, and holds an MA in Typeface Design from the University of Reading. Jawaher has experience working as a graphic designer in the fields of publishing, branding, and advertising, and is currently a full-time lecturer of Visual Design at Bahrain Polytechnic.

Reza Ghaffari | Type Designer, Official member of the Iranian Graphic Designers Guild since 2008.

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.

Hi, I’m Vitória and this is my playground! Just in case you were wondering, “Seven” is my last name backwards. Since I believe that designing typefaces is the ultimate level of dedication to letterforms I created the SevenType Studio – an independent type foundry.

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

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.

Monocotype is an independent type foundry based in Jakarta, Indonesia, specializing in retail and custom fonts that support multilingual typography. We design typefaces for Latin, Arabic, Korean, Thai, and other scripts, with a strong focus on clarity, cultural relevance, and cross-language usability.Our catalog includes everything from modern display fonts to technical single-line typefaces optimized for CNC, laser, and plotter use.Founded by Abdurrahman Hanif, Monocotype combines design precision with practical licensing, making our fonts suitable for brands, publishers, and creators worldwide.Discover more at monocotype.com or follow our updates on Instagram @monocotype.