Arabic Monograms
March 26, 2007
Students of the ‘Applied Typography’ course at NDU were asked to do an Arabic or Arabic/Latin monogram for a fake textile company. Here are some pics of the sketching process.
I introduced the course by teaching the students techniques of sketching and drawing type. Then we moved to drawing the combination of letters and create the monograms. A monogram by definition is a design of one or more letters, usually the initials of a name, used to decorate or identify an individual or a company.
Some of the students focused only on Arabic monograms or Latin monograms while other students studied the possible of combining Arabic and Latin letters in one monogram.
It is a nice ‘Hands On’ project that makes students learn more about letters and understand their structure and anatomy.
Entry Filed under: Arabic Calligraphy, Arabic Fonts, Arabic Typography, Design Instructor, Lebanon, Lectures & Workshops, NDU / Notre Dame University, Pascal Zoghbi, Teaching, Type, Type Pics. .
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sam | April 28, 2007 at 8:41 pm
heyy .. those monograms look gr8 !
especially the first one (kaf kha2) !!!
u have some good students there !….. :D
so man .. its been 3 weeks we haven’t seen u !! ……. how about making this “beyond” project .the final project !.
i donno .give it a thought …….lol
yala see u on friday !
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pascal Zoghbi | April 29, 2007 at 1:58 pm
Hey Samer
Well keep up the hard work and focus on the projects instead of the political status in Lebanon. I will see you on Friday and we will discuss the projects. Cheers
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informio | November 1, 2007 at 10:59 pm
Nice calligraphy! My question is: How can you make the style more personal? How can one distinguish oneself? http://kunstacademie.blogspot.com
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parviz | March 11, 2008 at 5:00 pm
hi i like type and have some typographic works in graphicdesigner-designer.blogspot.com
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parviz | March 11, 2008 at 5:06 pm
http://www.graphicdesigner-designer.blogspot.com
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majid | March 26, 2008 at 9:56 pm
very very good karaye you
tank you .
i am majid.
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richard | May 31, 2009 at 12:29 pm
Interested to find someone who can create a circular arabic calligraphic representation of the word Salam