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Arabic Type Beirut is the first intensive 6-week Arabic type design program. The application deadline in at midnight on April 15, 2016.
Arabic Type Design - Beirut is an intensive foundational program in Arabic type design, hosted by the American University of Beirut. Using traditional and digital techniques, students will be guided through drawing an individual typeface based on principles that are essential and unique to the Arabic script. Calligraphy, lettering and type design will alternate with theoretical and font production
02/10/2019
We are happy to announce that besides our normal workshop, ATDB will travel to various cities offering different types of workshops. The first one is coming up soon, in collaboration with the GWA Grafische Werkplaats Amsterdam letterpress studio!
More details here: https://www.grafischwerkcentrumamsterdam.nl/agenda-gwa/arabic-type-workshop/?fbclid=IwAR3ZakPtty8ufkxcMS13GAVfhQIDwsmBF3yZ4-UTIJU_8QVPruDpmAFapNs
06/05/2019
ATDB is back this summer and the applications are officially open! This year it's a two-week intensive workshop followed by a mentorship program for a complete year.
ATDB will be taking place in the American University of Beirut from July 30th to August 9th.
Apply and join us!
12/07/2017
Based on principles of the script, week 2 of ATDB kicks off with playing with a set of parameters to make Arabic lettering explorations. Tune in for more, it's another day with more recipes!
05/07/2017
3rd day into ATDB and we already have a crazy amount of information to deal with!
03/07/2017
Here we go again! ATDB2017 kicked off today. We are honored to have Master calligrapher Mr. Jazayeri to guide us through the early Arabic script. 😍
04/05/2017
5 days left to apply! To know more about what you can expect from ATDB 2017 watch this short movie about last year's program. Join us on another exciting adventure! https://vimeo.com/199645609
ATDB: The Story ATDB or Arabic Type Design - Beirut is the first intensive program entirely dedicated to Arabic type design. Its first rendition took place between July 11th and…
29/04/2017
After playing with different parameters, the wonderful participants of ATDB 2016 built their own typefaces while retaining characteristics of the script.
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25/04/2017
DEADLINE EXTENDED! Apply before May 9th and let's spend 6 weeks exploring and experimenting with Arabic type! ☞ arabictypedesign.com
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21/04/2017
3 days left to apply! Join us on this exciting adventure!
> www.arabictypedesign.com
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18/04/2017
We are happy to welcome Azza Alameddine as a guest critic at ATDB this year! Join us!
Azza Alameddine holds a BA in visual communication from Créapole, Paris, & a masters in Typeface Design from the Univeristy of Reading. She's interested in typefaces from a cultural point of view and the feelings they convey to people who can read them and those who can't. Her goal is to bring more awareness to graphic and type designers in the Middle East about the value of good typography in visual communication.
11/04/2017
We have the honor of welcoming Iranian Master calligrapher Vahid M. Jazayeri to lead the first week of ATDB this summer; learning the script!
He will be assisted by Dr. Mohammad Jazayeri. The brothers collaborate in the kuficpedia.org project.
Vahid M. Jazayeri is an established Master calligrapher, graphic designer, and expert in early Arabic Kufic script. He holds a Bachelor of Art in Graphics and has been awarded the Excellence in Art Certificate, the equivalent of an honorary Ph.D. Ustaz Vahid began his study on Thuluth script in 1982 and his study on Naskh scripts in 1991. After nearly ten years of training he began teaching and within a year he was developing two complementary fields: historical calligraphy in a range of media (ceramics, coins, plaster and stone, manuscripts) and contemporary type design. He has published several books on Arabic calligraphy and logotypes and conducting tutorial workshops in different countries.
Dr. Mohammad Jazayeri (PhD, Assistant Professor) became passionate about Kufic script in 2001, when he was selected as editor of the book entitled, Kufic Encyclopedia (published in 2004). He has been an avid researcher in the subject area and has continued to share his knowledge and culture with the world. He believes that Kufic script can be used as a bridge of friendship between nations, races and countries by unlocking its secrets and revealing its mysteries. He is co-author of several books on Arabic Kufic calligraphy and well as co-teacher.
30/03/2017
To have a better idea what you might be getting yourself into with ATDB2017, have a look at the work of the ATDB2016 participants. They made really cool stuff!
www.arabictypedesign.com/works
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