Born in Lebanon, she came to a career in type design initially via her graphic design studies at the American University of Beirut. This early awakening to the design possibilities for Arabic type was ...

For example, Saudi Now is currently celebrating the work of four pioneering Saudi female artists: Shadia Alem, Maha Mallouh, ...

Yamli, which means dictate in Arabic, is a tool that allows you to type in Arabic script without using an Arabic keyboard. An updated version of the popular Smart Keyboard, has just been released. The ...

Global technology group e& has launched a free smart keyboard aimed at encouraging greater use of the Arabic language in ...

Maqroo, an Arabic word for “readable,” is also the name of the first-of-its-kind Arabic font for readers with dyslexia. “Arabic is a complicated writing system,” says Abdo Mohamed, founder of the type ...

A new breed of designers is refashioning classical Arabic fonts to combine beauty and readability for the digital era Cairo: There are 28 letters in the Arabic alphabet. There are four possible ...

Some people take years learning the intricacies of the Arabic script, at times so ornate it can be difficult to decipher. Others are dedicated to designing a simple Arabic font that can be read at ...

Efforts being made to reaffirm Arab identity at corporate level Dubai: "There aren't enough Arabic typefaces," said typographer Tarek Atrissi. It wasn't so much an observation as it was a declaration.