Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Schriftdesign by Paul Robb is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award in Silber in Grafikdesign Competition Category.
SilberGrafik· 2020
Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Schriftdesign
by Paul Robb
Client: Salt & Pepper
A' Design Award in Silber Winner in Grafik Category
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About Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Schriftdesign
Monk sucht ein Gleichgewicht zwischen der Offenheit und Lesbarkeit humanistischer serifenloser Schrift und einem regulierteren Charakter des serifenlosen Quadrats. Obwohl ursprünglich als lateinische Schrift konzipiert, wurde frühzeitig entschieden, dass ein breiterer Dialog erforderlich ist, um eine arabische Version aufzunehmen. Sowohl Latein als auch Arabisch entwerfen uns das gleiche Grundprinzip und die Idee der gemeinsamen Geometrie. Die Stärke des parallelen Entwurfsprozesses ermöglicht es den beiden Sprachen, eine ausgewogene Harmonie und Anmut zu erreichen. Sowohl Arabisch als auch Latein arbeiten nahtlos zusammen und haben gemeinsame Zähler, Stammdicken und gekrümmte Formen.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award in Silber
Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Schriftdesign ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Silber, einer enorm prestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für erstklassige, großartige und beeindruckende Spitzendesigns. Silber-Gewinner sind ungemein brillante und äußerst kreative Werke, die die herausragende Expertise, das Talent und den Scharfsinn ihrer Designer veranschaulichen. Von Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Schriftdesign wird erwartet, dass es ein wunderbares Vorzeigewerk ist, das bemerkenswert professionell und zutiefst innovativ ist. Dieses mit dem A' Design Award in Silber prämierte Design ist eine höchst bemerkenswerte, bewunderte Erfindung, die den Grenzen von Kunst, Wissenschaft, Design und Technologie zugutekommt und sie voranbringt. Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Schriftdesign ist eine vielbeneidete Schöpfung, die Wünsche weckt, positive Gefühle vermittelt und Staunen und Verwunderung entfacht.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Monk is a multi-language geometric harmoniously balanced font in Arabic and Latin. The font family has its origins from the Benedictine and Franciscan writing. Both Arabic and Latin work seamlessly together having shared counters, stem thickness, and curved forms. Monk is a type family that seeks a balance between the openness and legibility of humanist sans serifs. Letterforms have a distinct direction of the ductus, a wide overall stance, large open counters that help in its legibility.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- True Type and Open Source Font
- Tags
- Typeface design, Font Design, Font Family, Monk, Graphic typeface
- Production Technology
- Designed and produced in Fontographer
- Design Challenge
- The challenge was to create a modern typeface based on the historical research.
- Research
- The Monk font family has its origins from the Benedictine and Franciscan writing. The initial research was based around the ancient text stored in and around Umbria in central Italy. Analyzing the form and structure of the monk's letter we created a modern approach to the forms creating repeatable geometric curves, which were applied first to create the Latin font. With a concept of open discussion through the religions, the next logical step for us was to develop those design rationals to Arabic lettering with the development of two harmonious fonts.
- Inspiration
- The font family has its origins from the Benedictine and Franciscan writing. Originally designed as a Latin typeface it was quickly seen that we needed to open a wider dialogue and expand the font to include an Arabic version, using the same rationale to the design. The strength of the parallel design process allows the two typeset languages to have balanced harmony and grace.
- Project Duration
- The Project started in 2017 and finish in September 2018, in Perugia Italy.
- Operation Flow
- Our underlying concept was to develop a font that could communicate harmoniously in Arabic and Latin that was constructed with shared geometry. When used in an Arabic text western words would be seamlessly intergraded in the text.
- Patents
- © Paul Henry Robb, Salt & Pepper 2018
- Team Members
- Design direction: Paul Henry Robb
Latin Font: Paul Henry Robb
Arabic Font: Naser Imache - Paul Robb
Design Ass: Tommaso Calderini - Image Credits
- © Paul Henry Robb, Salt & Pepper
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