The Arabic Type Design Archive

She is an independent typeface designer, researcher and instructor based in Egypt. She holds a BA in Graphic Design from the German University in Cairo, an MA in Typeface Design from the University of Reading, UK which was funded by the Monotype Award and is currently pursuing her PhD on Diacritics in the Arabic script and typography at the University of Reading. Najla has been teaching type design and typography for the past six years and often holds Arabic lettering and typography workshops. Her vision is to spread more knowledge about typographic solutions in Arabic using lettering and type design. She is interested in Arabic revival typefaces and inspiring modern Arabic typefaces from calligraphy.

Born in 1362 in Kermanshah Typeface and logotype designer He is a PhD student of graphics at Tehran University. in different universities such as; Al-Zahra, Soura, Apadana (Shiraz) and... teach graphic courses at undergraduate and graduate levels. Also, various research works of his in the field of graphics have been published in the form of books and articles. As a graphic designer with various collections such as; Pegah, Mino Industrial Group, Biomax, Pishgaman, etc. have cooperated so far.

Researcher in the field of new media, design, and advertising.

Egyptian designer who lives in Cairo, interested in any form of visual or audio representation. Worked at “People of the Internet” agency as a graphic designer, video editor, creative content creator, and music producer. Currently studying applied sciences and arts (Graphic design major) at the German University in Cairo.

Artur (b. Netherlands, 1976) caught the type bug at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague where he graduated in 2003 with a master’s degree in design from the Type and Media course. He has been working in the type industry ever since. In 2018 he founded Original Type, an indie type foundry that believes that type is essential to express authentic and unique voices.

29Letters Type Foundry S.L. [29LT] is dedicated to creating and publishing multiscript typefaces. Its Arabic and Latin typography leading edge arises from its collaborative team of professional Arab and European type designers crafting high-quality typefaces. Besides publishing unique retail fonts, 29LT frequently joins forces with renowned international branding, design, and advertising agencies to deliver high-end typographic solutions, such as bespoke fonts and wordmarks.

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

Alif Type the online home for my, Khaled Hosny, typefaces. It is a virtual type foundry, in the sense that there no physical place, a company, or employees, it is just me doing things I love mostly in my spare time. My typefaces are all free, and open source.

A typeface design studio and font distributor that addresses the needs of global typography. Together with our collaborators, we create original fonts for a polyphonic world. Our research-based practice has been recognized and received awards from within the industry. But most importantly it has enabled people to read better in their native language.

F37® Foundry is an award-winning type foundry that creates fonts and logotypes to help businesses stand apart. As well as understanding the minutiae of letterform aesthetics, we create beautifully crafted type families that align perfectly with the identities and sensibilities of the companies we work with.