Interview with Pascal Zoghbi by Huda AbiFares from the Khatt Foundation. Part of the Multiple Baselines series. Pascal Zoghbi is one of the young generation of Arab type designers. He has participated in two of the design research projects of the Khatt Foundation: ‘Typographic Matchmaking’ and ‘Typographic Matchmaking in the City’ respectively. This interview will …
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Sep 17
“Arabic Graffiti” Book
200 pages full color |Hardcover 28.5 x 21cm | 325 photographs & illustrations | English edition Price: 34.95 $ | ISBN: 978-3-937946-26-9 From Here To Fame Publishing proudly presents: ——————————————————————————————- Arabic Graffiti Whether on the freight trucks of Lebanon, along village alleyways in Bahrain, on the bullet-riddled walls of Palestine, or adorning the walls of …
Sep 17
Typographic Matchmaking in the City / Symposium, Film screening & Book launch IN BEIRUT
Location: Beirut Art Center [BAC] Date: Monday, 11 April 2011 Time: 19:00 – 22:00 Free Entrance but registration is required. RSVP to khatt.foundation@gmail.com Illustration by Naji El Mir: the Hamsa Project by Erik van Blokland, Pascal Zoghbi & Joumana Al Jabri. The Typographic Matchmaking in the City project is a design research project investigating new …
Sep 17
Mathaf Corporate Arabic–Latin Font
Mathaf Arab Museum of Modern Art opened its doors to contemporary Arab art lovers in December 2010 in Doha, Qatar. The museum hosts exhibitions, programs and events that explore and celebrate art by Arab artists. It is an inspiring space for dialogue and scholarship about modern and contemporary art in the region and the Arab …
Sep 17
UAE Embassy Corporate Type
UAE Embassy corporate font is based on the composition of the traditional Arabic Naskh Calligraphy. The font is created for the United Arabic Embassy in Washington, USA. Sample letters with Caps, Initial, Medial and Final glyphs. The font is based on the same concept as of an Arabic font. Each of the 26 Latin letters …
Sep 17
Nada Debs Arabic Kufi Type
This piece was created specially for “the future of tradition – the tradition of future” exhibition at hausderkunst in Munich. It challenges our perception of delicate islamic carpets. Following the trademark signature of Nada Debs, it combines elements of the Middle and Far East. Like tatami mats, it is composed of modular elements that combine …
Sep 17
Urban Arabic Graffiti within Political Arab Crisis
My talk Urban Arabic Graffiti within Political Arab Crisis at AtypI Dublin 2010 was a continuation of the lecture about Arabic graffiti in Lebanon that i gave at Notre Dame University part of the City Street Conference on the 18th of November 2009. “فتح” “Fateh”, Gaza. Photo taken from the book “Gaza Graffiti” for Mia …
Sep 17
Present Persian Language
During my last trip to Tehran, I was amazed by the amount of transliterated words from English and French, in the present Persian language. In the Arab nations, transliteration is adopted when a certain foreign word cannot be translated into Arabic; but it seems in the present Persian language, transliterated words are taking over the …
Sep 17
Today Posters
I was invited by The Iranian Artists Organization to be one of the international jury members for selecting the winning posters for the Today Posters competition. Detailed info about the exhibit and the winners can be found on the Today Posters Website.
Sep 17
LamasaTech Logo
Simplified abstract calligraphy of the word “Lamasat”. It is the logo for LamasaTech interactive firm. (The word “lamasat” is Arabic for several touches.) LamasaTech is a multiple touch screen developers firm. They develop all kinds of complete bespoke multi-touch solutions, from point of sale tables to exhibition walls. They asked for an iconic logo inspired …