Typographics / New York 2023 / Arabic Bold Nr. 49
Channel: Pascal Zoghbi  [29LT]
Date: 2023-10-02

Planning the next Arabic typeface requires historical research, analyzing the current type market, and understanding the latest font technology dedicated to the Arabic script. Pascal Zoghbi, an Arabic type designer and founder of 29Letters Type Foundry (aka 29LT), will take us behind the stage of the production of contemporary fonts and the criteria required to achieve such a task professionally. He will try to demonstrate the mindset of a type designer amidst the crucial transition phase after finishing a type system and the initiation of a new one. Historical calligraphic and typographic references will be showcased during the talk in order to give an overall perspective of the Arabic type developments and market throughout the decades.

This talk showcases the starting steps for the revival of Berthold Arabic 1/2 Bold Nr. 49 typeface. 

https://2023.typographics.com/conference/pascal-zoghbi