Font.cz. Find Fonts, Try Fonts, Buy Fonts. MyFonts Blog - LettError Type: Fonts and Typography. Swiss Legacy – Graphic Design and Typography. The FontFeed | Fonts, Typography, Lettering, Design. [yasudatakahiro.blog] History of Arabic Type Evolution from the 1930′s till present. « :::: Arabic Type Designer & Typographer :: Arabic Type :: Pascal Zoghbi :::: 1.1 The origin of the Arabic script goes back to the first alphabet created by the Phoenicians. The Phoenicians were living on the coastal areas of Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria. Since the Phoenicians were traders sailing throughout the Mediterranean, their alphabet influenced all Mediterranean cultures and nations.
The fact that the Middle East was located at the center of the Ancient World, between East and West, also had played an essential role in the spread of the Phoenicians’ alphabet. That is why the Phoenician alphabet is the mother of both Latin and Arabic scripts. In 1300 BC, the early Phoenician alphabet, consisting of 22 consonants without capitals letters and written from right to left, was born in the city of Byblos on the coast of Lebanon. 1.2 Several Arabic calligraphic styles developed in various Arabian cities, with different writing techniques and writing tools. Today, most of the text typefaces available are based on the Naskh or the Thuluth Style. 3.1. Typographer.org. The Ministry of Type.
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