Archive for March, 2008
Square Kufi Cross
Square Kufi patterns are often used in mosques for Qur’anic verses or Islamic sayings. It is very rare to see square kufi patterns created out of Christian bible verses or Christian sayings…
3 comments March 28, 2008
“Bukra Extra Bold” Display type for Ibn Battuta Mall in Dubai
“Bukra Extra Bold” is an Arabic display typeface for “Ibn Battuta Mall” in Dubai. The English slogans and ads in the mall were done uses the Latin font “Futura Extra Bold”. They asked for an Arabic font that has the same feel and sturdiness as “Futura Extra bold”.
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21 comments March 18, 2008
Hybrid Arabic/Latin workshop
A small workshop in the “Type Design” course at NDU involving the creation of hybrid Latin words using basic letter components from Arabic letter-forms. English and French words created from Arabic letters.
8 comments March 8, 2008
Arabic Calligraphy Movie by Premjit Ramachandran
A beautiful film by filmmaker and musician Premjit Ramachandran on the Musalman, perhaps the last remaining handwritten newspaper in the world.
3 comments March 3, 2008
