Shaqa Bovand is a type designer who works at F37 Foundry. Born and raised in Iran, she grew up surrounded by calligraphy – ...

Hermann Zapf, the designer behind popular typefaces such as Palatino and Optima, was born in Nuremberg, Germany, almost 100 years ago. The typeface that bears his name, Zapfino, is in many ways his ...

Dubai “There aren’t enough Arabic typefaces,” said typographer Tarek Atrissi. It wasn’t so much an observation as it was a declaration. One that blatantly shouts out — there is high demand for Arabic ...