The Arabic Type Design Archive

He is an Iranian type designer, calligrapher, and researcher, currently based in Hamburg (Germany). He completed his post-master’s degree in typographic research from the Atelier national de recherche typographique (ANRT) at ENSAD in Nancy (France) and a master’s in Manuscript Culture from the Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures (CSMC) at the University of Hamburg, where he has begun his PhD studies. His Arabic-script typefaces are based on thorough research practices and his extensive background in traditional calligraphy. Several of his typefaces are distributed by the Iranian type foundry Marayamsoft. Amir’s typefaces have received numerous awards, including TDC certificate of excellence and prizes from Granshan Type Design Competition.

A graphic designer, type designer, and calligrapher based in Zumaia (Spain). He has worked as a freelance graphic designer since 1997, and in 2013, he attained an MA in Typeface Design at the University of Reading. During the MA in Typeface Design, he developed Amaikha, a multi-script font family comprising Latin, Greek, Cyrillic, Arabic, and Tifinagh. Currently, he combines calligraphy classes and graphic design with typographic projects that focus on the Basque lettering style as well as multi-script typefaces involving the Latin, Arabic, and Tifinagh alphabets. He loves designing typefaces and maintains a healthy balance by rock-climbing.

Lebanese-Dutch Tarek Atrissi is one of the most recognized designers across the Arab world. He is the founder of Tarek Atrissi Design (www.atrissi.com), a design studio based in Barcelona and with offices in The Netherlands. The studio’s typographic and cross-cultural design approach has produced projects that have left a significant influence on the contemporary graphic design landscape in the Middle East, gaining Atrissi international recognition. Tarek Atrissi’s awards include the prestigious German Design Award, the D&AD Award, the Type Directors Club New York (TDC) Awards, the Adobe Design Achievement Awards, and the Brand Impact Awards, among others. He was listed in 2017 as one of the 100 most influential Lebanese professional figures around the globe. Early in his career, in 2005, he was selected for Print Magazine’s “Twenty under Thirty,” an international review of the most accomplished visual artists under the age of 30.

Painter, Graphic Designer and Typeface Designer Selected Activities and Awards: Member of the Type Directors Club (TDC) Member of the Association Typographique Internationale (ATYPI) Jury Member of the 1st International Typeface Design Biennial, Tehran Jury Member of the 5th Silver Cypress Awards in the Typeface Design category, Tehran, 2017 Jury Member of the 7th Granshan International Typeface Design Competition Jury Member of the 8th Granshan International Typeface Design Competition Jury Member of the 9th Granshan International Typeface Design Competition Type design instructor at the School of Fine Arts and Vijeh School of Graphic Design Selected in the Signage category of the 7th Iran Graphic Biennial Best Poster Award from the President of the Biennial at the 9th Iran Graphic Biennial Selected Award in Calligraphy-Painting at the 2nd Sharjah Calligraphy Biennial First Prize in Typeface Design at the 2nd Silver Cypress Exhibition Award from the Type Directors Club (TDC) at the 68th Type Design Competition Typeface Designs: Chista Typeface Nashr Karnameh Typeface Kara Typeface for Hamkaran System Post Iran Typeface Karafarin Bank Typeface Dorsa Leather Brand Typeface Museum of Contemporary Art Typeface Cheshmeh Publishing Typeface Espinas Hotel Typeface

Born in 2004 in Tehran. Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts. Student of the University of Arts. Type designer and font developer.‍

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