3D Square Kufi
May 4, 2008
3D square Kufi workshop at LAU [ Lebanese American University]

Khaldoun Hamzeh’s work 3D Pattern, Word: 2ahlan

Khaldoun Hamzeh’s work 2D Pattern, Word: 2ahlan
The brief of this workshop was the same as the “Vernacular Kufi Workshop” but it was taken one step further of transforming the 2D square Kufi patterns into 3D objects.


Linda Aridi’s work 3D Pattern, Word: ma ma32oulé

Linda Aridi’s work 2D Pattern, Word: ma ma32oulé

Creating the pattern from the module on the light table.

May Shaaban’s work 3D Pattern, Word: 2al 7amid lil lah

May Shaaban’s work 2D Pattern, Word: 2al 7amid lil lah

Sketching the pattern on tracing paper after module is finalized. Word: kteer jou3ané.


Jubran Elias’s work 3D Pattern, Word: kifak tamém

Jubran Elias’s work 2D Pattern, Word: kifak tamém

Constructing 3D pattern using separate small modules.

Creating square module on millimeters paper using the grid system.

Reem Itani’s 3D pattern using squarish modules to construct the whole pattern.
Interested more into 3D Square kufi applications? Check out the following links:
Har Design Kufi Table:

Sakal Kufi Project and survey:

Entry Filed under: Arabic Calligraphy, Arabic Type, Arabic Typography, Design Instructor, LAU / Lebanese American University, Lebanon, Lectures & Workshops, Pascal Zoghbi, Teaching, Type, Type Pics, experimental type. .
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1.
tamimat | May 4, 2008 at 3:57 pm
this is very cool. though some still lack in quality they are a good start.
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Austin | May 4, 2008 at 4:27 pm
interesting, but seem like 2d extrusions. Lacking depth true depth. J. Abbot Miller did a book on the subject.
http://books.google.com/books?id=iQdxUF3hPrMC&dq=dimensional+typography&pg=PP1&ots=yA6_bXRfEg&sig=B0pR37msZCnOz7JlrDZVIUzdKnc&hl=en&prev=http://www.google.com/search%3Fq%3Ddimensional%2Btypography%26ie%3Dutf-8%26oe%3Dutf-8%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26client%3Dfirefox-a&sa=X&oi=print&ct=title&cad=one-book-with-thumbnail#PPA1,M1
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omar | May 5, 2008 at 1:29 am
these are brilliant! I absolutely love them :D
great job!
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Michael Tim | February 28, 2009 at 6:46 pm
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aj | April 3, 2009 at 2:54 am
thats very cool i live it.