The Arabic Type Design Archive

An award-winning Syrian type designer. He is the principal and founder of Sakkal Design, based in the US. He started professionally as an architect and graphic designer but has been a full-time designer of Arabic fonts since 2002. He holds a PhD from the University of Washington in the History of Islamic Art. He collaborates with many type foundries and corporations, and his awards include 6 from TDC and Granshan competitions.

Typographer and a cover art designer since 2015. His skills lie in executing projects related to type design, typography, and cover design.

A graphic design graduate who has been working professionally since 2005. He has collaborated with leading graphic design studios in Tehran for years and strives to bring a fresh perspective to type and typography—balancing readability, modernity, and innovation.

Type designer and engineer, He entered the field in 2014 after initially being involved in lettering. Indonesian scripts piqued his interest, particularly in the area of font engineering. Started his own foundry in 2015 called AlternaType to explore his questions about the world of typography. Simultaneously, He pursued a study in Arabic Language and Literature at Al-Azhar University in Cairo. In 2020, He joined Schriftlabor and became involved in various stages of type development. And now working as a freelance drawing and engineering for another foundries.

Ahmed Abo Elhassan, a brand designer and lettering artist with 10 years of experience in brand identity, logotype, and lettering. Specializing in Arabic visual branding and the use of Arabic calligraphy in creative and contemporary styles. Passionate about creating visually-compelling designs that effectively communicate brand messages and values.

SIL International works with local communities to develop language solutions that expand possibilities for a better life. A small team specializes in developing fonts for world scripts including Arabic, Burmese, Cyrillic, Devanagari, Ethiopic, Greek, Gunjala Gondi, Hebrew, Latin, Lepcha, Miao, New Tai Lue, Tai Viet, Tifinagh, and Yi.

An independent type foundry based in Barcelona dedicated to the design and distribution of digital fonts. Founder and principal designer Andreu Balius has experienced type design since the late 1980’s.

Specialize in typography and offer innovative font solutions designed & programming to meet the needs of 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.

Alef Type Foundry is a small typeface design studio based in Paris, France. We are specialized in Arabic and matchmaking type design.