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Every curve and shape is a choice, not decoration, Shaqa Bovand on the art of Arabic type design

Shaqa Bovand is a type designer who works at F37 Foundry. Born and raised in Iran, she grew up surrounded by calligraphy – ...
Bustle

Check Out What Texts Look Like In Calligraphy

Texting is the most modern form of communication (we still haven't figured out mental telepathy yet, right?) and frilly, pen-and-inkwell script is among the oldest (not including, you know, ...
The Atlantic

Western Font Design Meets Persian Calligraphy in the Work of Reza Abedini

"The invention of movable type is based on value and the spirit of writing systems in the west -- which is individual letters," Reza Abedini explains. The printing press posed a problem for the ...
NewsBytes

All about African calligraphy

African calligraphy is making waves in the world of event invitations, thanks to its distinct aesthetic and cultural depth ...
China Internet Information Center

A Czech designer's passion for calligraphy

Jana Janeckova, the owner of Listdesign, a graphic design company in the Czech Republic, still rememberes the movie about Chinese calligraphy screened in Czech when she was a child. Czech graphic ...
The Express Tribune

College Of Art And Design: Calligraphy exhibition opens

LAHORE: Punjab University Vice Chancellor Prof Mujahid Kamran inaugurated a paintings and calligraphy exhibition by college lecturer Arif Khan at the Anna Molka Art Gallery of the PU College of Art ...