I enjoy a good challenge especially when it involves type design. This piece was designed during a square Kufi calligraphy course by Joumana Medlej. I was the only participant that did not speak Arabic and was just a bit familiar with the letter-shapes. But I had some extra help from Nadine Chahine.

Here are some preliminary sketches
Arabic Poem
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Arabic Poem

Square Kufi

Published: