Zapfino Arabic with Nadine Chahine: An Incomplete History of Type

From the middle ages to the Middle East, from Futura to Freight, join us on a journey across the type universe and go where no designer has gone before… welcome to An Incomplete History of Type. Name: Zapfino ArabicRelease Date: 2014Designer: Nadine ChahineClassification: CalligraphicOwned By: LinotypeClaim to Fame: This typeface was designed by one of the most talented female type designers in the world today, who is helping to bridge the gap between Latin and Arabic letterforms.In today’s episode we had the opportunity to speak to the designer herself! Some of the insights revealed in the interview with Nadine include:The ways in which serif and sans serif classifications overlook the most important characteristics of type What it was like to work with type legend, Hermann ZapfWhether or not there will be a Comic Sans ArabicWhat Latin letterforms can learn from Arabic letterformsI'm all about interesting projects with interesting people! Let's Connect on the web or via Instagram. :)

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Join host, Diana Varma, as she explores the wonderful world of design and printing, typography and branding, books and publishing. In each episode Diana aims to answer many age-old, deep philosophical questions such as: Where the heck did Comic Sans originate? Why do the majority of printed books have blank pages at the end? What is the world's ugliest colour? What does a sassy three-year-old have to say about the visible colour spectrum? Ready to have some fun? Let's talk paper scissors.