The Arabic Type Design Archive

Albert-Jan Pool is a Dutch designer based in Hamburg, Germany. After his studies at Gerrit Noordzij at the Royal Academy in The Hague (NL), he was a type director at Scangraphic and URW. In 1995 his career started as a graphic designer. At the suggestion of Erik Spiekermann, he designed FF OCR-F and FF DIN, one of the most successful fonts at FontShop. The interplay of graphic design, marketing and writing led to the publication of “types make brands powerful” together with Stefan Rögener (AdFinder) and Ursula Packhäuser. The English edition “Branding with Type” appeared at AdobePress. At the Hanseatic Academy for Marketing and Media in Hamburg, he taught typography in the Department of Communication Design for several years. One of his specialties is the development of corporate type, e.g. the Jet Set Sans, for the likewise memorably designed yellow-blue filling stations (Design: Syndicate Brand & Corporate Design, Hamburg). The C & A InfoType was developed together with Uwe Melichar from Factor Design for their customer C & A. The next project in this series was the DTL HEIN GAS, the exclusive handwriting for HEINGAS Hamburger Gaswerke (now E.ON Hanse). In 2009, he designed a corporate type for the new petrol stations at HEM. Fabian Eschkötter, who designed the design “Frappant” as part of his diploma thesis, supported him energetically.

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.

Graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Visual Communication from Sourah University in Tehran. Over the past few years, he has worked as a freelance brand and packaging designer for various brands and startups. After being introduced to the field of type design, he found it interesting and decided to pursue it further.

Began his journey in type design through Persian graffiti. He holds a degree in Sculpture from the University of Tehran’s Faculty of Fine Arts and has collaborated with leading Tehran-based studios such as Kargah and A4 in designing custom 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.

As an industry-leading typeface design studio, we’ve built a culture and reputation centred on creativity, innovation, and excellence. In this section, you’ll find a comprehensive overview of our vibrant studio, our deeply-rooted values, and our exceptionally talented and dedicated team.

Founded in 2018, Original Type sets out to produce and publish original, contemporary typefaces, both retail and custom, that enable creatives and brands express themselves in an authentic way.

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.

Lettersoup is an independent type foundry based in Berlin, Germany. It was founded by Botio Nikoltchev in 2014. The main focus of lettersoup is cooking fonts with Latin, Cyrillic, Greek and Arabic taste.

Arillatype.Studio® is a type design studio exploring the intersection of creativity, craft and technology. We design contemporary retail typefaces and charismatic custom fonts.