The Arabic Type Design Archive

Born in 1982, Rasoul Kamali is a graphic designer, instructor, and art researcher. He holds a Master's degree in Visual Communication and a PhD in Philosophy of Art. He is also a faculty member at the University of Art in Isfahan.

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.

Amirarsalan Ahmadi is an Aerospace Engineering student at Sharif University of Technology. For the past few years, he has been studying and working in graphic design, with a particular focus on logo design. He has also gained experience in creating textual and visual content for both official and unofficial media platforms.

Ahmadreza Rahimi, born in 1987, is a graphic design graduate. His main activities are in the fields of logotype design, typography, and calligraphy, and he is also active in the field of calligraphic painting. Ahmadreza Rahimi has been awarded in more than 10 national and international festivals

Designer and Assistant Professor of Design, the American University of Beirut. Graduated from Notre Dame University, Lebanon, with a BA in Graphic Design and later acquired an MA with distinction at Middlesex University, London. She is the design director of Al Mohtaraf (www.mohtaraf.com) design house, where she designs and produces major corporate identities for the Arab world, corporate publications, books, magazines and Arabic typefaces. She also teaches graphic design at two major universities in Lebanon, LAU and NDU. Published work in several international design books. Winner of an ISTD premium award and D&AD 2005 in-book award for best designed books. Participated as a jury member in the D&AD awards and is a regular jury member in ISTD’s student assessment scheme.

A leading and established boutique type foundry known for creating fonts that are distinctively human and full of character.

Atlas Fonts publishes original typefaces for today’s global reading experiences. Dedicated to professional use in editorial, brand, and interface design, Atlas’ typefaces offer multilingual, multi-platform solutions. Carefully crafted details and thoughtful features enable designers to achieve refined typography and innovative visual identities. Our typographic systems are built to perform across all environments – from large-scale to micro text, from one script to another. Each growing collection of high-quality font families is meticulously developed and extensively expanded. What began nearly twenty years ago as an academic playground for language, reading behavior, and typographic design has evolved into a studio dedicated to developing comprehensive typographic systems. We aim to solve the complex challenges of multi-platform typography in a globalised world for each individual native reader. Founded in 2012 by Christoph Dunst, Atlas Fonts is based in Berlin, Germany.

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.

We are a type foundry situated in the heart of Copenhagen, Denmark. For more than twenty years we have been making retail and custom-made typefaces for international brands.

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