The Arabic Type Design Archive

Santiago Orozco is a type designer and engineer specializing in screen and print typography, with nine years of experience shaping fonts, information design, and art direction. Based in Norway, he currently contributes as a Type Designer at Font Bureau and Typemade, blending craftsmanship with code across font development and typography projects. His career also includes leadership roles as Operations & Art Director at OnixMedia and as Art Director/Information Designer at Danilo Design Group, illustrating a strong track record in creative direction and technical execution. He actively engages with the typography community as an organizer at tipografiamx and collaborates with Fontdeck and Typekit, reflecting a global, design-forward ethos. A proponent of simplicity, he applies web, mobile, and design sensibilities to deliver clean, legible type systems and user-friendly typographic experiences.

A type designer and typographer. His internationally recognized practice spans commercial and cultural work, with a focus on Arabic and multilingual design. Titus’s interests and activities extend to academic research and teaching in higher education: His monograph Arabic Type-Making in the Machine Age was published with Brill in 2017, and he has taught type design and typography at schools in Austria, France, Morocco, Qatar, and the UK.

An awarded design director and type designer hailing from Egypt and currently based in Dubai. Drawing inspiration from the rich tapestry of Cairo, my designs bridge modern trends and timeless traditions. My love for design was deepened through my experiences in branding. With my project 'Boharat', I've aimed to bring fresh perspectives to Arabic typography. My work has been adopted by a diverse range of clients, from industry giants like Nike to local businesses. It's gratifying to see my designs in various platforms, from music videos to books. Along the way, I've had the honor of collaborating with renowned entities like Puma and the Museum of the Future.

A type designer and lettering artist, born in Beirut and based in Amsterdam. He holds a Master in Type & Media from the Royal Academy of Art (The Hague). He has co-founded TPTQ Arabic type foundry, Arabic Type Design — Beirut , the first international educational program of its kind and the Arabic Lettering Workshops traveling series. He has taught at LAU Beirut, ESAV Marrakech and currently teaches at the Type & Media master program (Royal Academy of Art — The Hague). He reguarly gives workshops and talks around the world. His work received several awards including the New York Type Directors Club’s Certificate of Typographic Excellence, ATypI’s Letter.2, and the European Design Award.

Omaima Dajani is a graphic and type designer from Jerusalem, specializing in Arabic script. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Visual Communication and a Diploma in Art and Design Education from Jerusalem, as well as a Master’s degree in Type Design from the Royal Academy of Art in the Netherlands. Omaima has collaborated with leading type foundries and is the award-winning designer of the typeface Lifta. She has also served as a judge in both local and international type and design competitions. With experience in teaching, she is also a lead researcher at the Arabic Design Archive (ADA) and the founder of Palestine Type Walks.

Abjad aspires to develop and transfer the Arabic typography, to the same level, that was reached by Arab and Muslim calligraphers, who came from very diverse cities and civilizations, extending from Samarkand and China in the east, to Andalusia in the west. This diversity has produced countless forms and schools of Arabic calligraphy.

Boharat is a type foundry that aims to introduce new flavors to the Arabic design scene. Boharat Cairo offers remarkable retail fonts, and accepts custom and bespoke fonts and typography related projects.

An independent type foundry based in Cairo, Egypt. Driven by the love of our Arabic heritage, we're on a mission to explore the wide boundaries of Arabic letters potential. Our motto is "Arabic lives, Arabic lasts".

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

Established in 2001 in the heart of Florence by Cosimo Lorenzo Pancini, Francesco Canovaro and Debora Manetti. Powered by a team of Branding and Design veterans, the Italian foundry stands out for a prolific portfolio of contemporary type-families and revival fonts.