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Ama Foundry is a manifestation of Arabic type designer Lara Captan’s life project. She dreams of creating a more experimental, more thoroughly-researched, and more precisely crafted Arabic type landscape together with you.

Although Arabic is the third-most widely used script in the world, there is a lack of sound typographic literature. This publication is a multi-disciplinary reference work that combines the latest academic research with applied typography. The focus on elements that pertain specifically to Arabic typography prevents overlapping with the comprehensive literature on Latin script typography, making the book relevant and accessible to the widest possible audience. The first part provides an in-depth synthesis on the typographic history and development of the Arabic script, bringing together a cohort of young scholars who are breaking new grounds in pursuing research excellence. In the more extensive second part, these historical foundations are complemented by a concise guide to Arabic typography through the lens of a design practitioner. Inspired by Jost Hochuli’s standard work “Detail in Typography”, the author vividly addresses all relevant micro-typographic parameters. Language: English Pages: 304 Size: 17,5 × 25 cm, Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-7212-1017-0

A new collection of 7 Arabic typefaces from Nadine Chahine’s ArabicType, accompanied by a virtual exhibition.

“Since I am tired of seeing my script misrepresented in media and you or your employer refuse to just hire someone for this, I will give you a number of easy pointers to avoid embarrassing yourself & your project to almost 2 billion people.”

In this Creative Morning talk in Berlin, Nadine Chahine explains her development of the Arabic extension of Zapfino.