Few fonts capture the elegance and complexity of the Arabic language while playing with modern geometric design. Zaatar, a font designed by Tawfiq Dawi and Abdo Mohamed, captures this balance perfectly.
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Zaatar is a dynamic Arabic typeface abstracted from a mixture of Arabic Ruq'ah and Nastaliq, the slanted baseline with a geometrical contemporary touch, manifest a strong contrast between thick and thin strokes, present a retro-futuristic impression yet an Arabic calligraphic seriousness.
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For this poster, I made a few adjustments to the original typefont, aligning the shapes with a focus on geometry—an obsession of mine. It's amazing how these small tweaks can bring a sense of order to the natural flow of the script, highlighting the harmony between structure and creativity in Arabic design. This piece feels like a celebration of that balance.
This project is not just a tribute to a typeface; it's an homage to the harmony between structure and creativity in Arabic design.