Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Idazkien Diseinua by Paul Robb

Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Idazkien Diseinua by Paul Robb is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Zilarrezko Saria A' Design Award in Grafismo, Ilustrazio eta Ikus Komunikazio Diseinua Competition Category.

ZilarGrafismoa· 2020

Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Idazkien Diseinua

by Paul Robb

Client: Salt & Pepper

Zilarrezko Saria A' Design Award Winner in Grafismoa Category

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The Design

About Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Idazkien Diseinua

Monk-ek humanismo sans serifs-en irekitasunaren eta irakurgarritasunaren eta karratu gabeko serif-en izaera erregulatuagoaren arteko oreka bilatzen du. Jatorriz latindar tipografikoa izan arren, hasieran erabaki zen elkarrizketa zabalagoa behar zuela arabiar bertsioa barneratzeko. Latinek eta arabiarrek arrazoibide bera eta geometria partekatuaren ideia diseinatzen gaituzte. Diseinu paraleloko prozesuaren indarrak bi hizkuntzak harmonia eta grazia orekatuak izatea ahalbidetzen du. Bai arabiera eta bai latindarrak elkarrekin funtzionatzen dute kontagailuak, zurtoinaren lodiera eta forma makurrak izanik.

The Recognition

About the Zilarrezko Saria A' Design Award

Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Idazkien Diseinua Zilarrezko Saria A' Design Award irabazlea da, goi-mailako, zoragarriak eta liluragarriak diren diseinuei ematen zaien ezohiko aitorpen prestijiotsua. Zilar-mailako irabazleak lan oso distiratsuak eta sormen biziko lanak dira, beren diseinatzaileen aditutasun, talentu eta zorroztasun nabarmenak erakusten dituztenak. Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Idazkien Diseinua erakusleiho-lan zoragarria, nabarmenki profesionala eta sakonki berritzailea izatea espero da. Zilarrezko Saria A' Design Award irabazi duen diseinu hau asmakizun oso nabarmena eta miretsia da, onura ekartzen duena eta artearen, zientziaren, diseinuaren eta teknologiaren mugak zabaltzen dituena. Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Idazkien Diseinua jende askok inbidia duen sorkuntza da, desirak pizten dituena, sentimendu positiboak ekartzen dituena eta harridura eta txunditzea pizten dituena.

Behind the Design

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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.
Team Members: Design direction: Paul Henry Robb
Latin Font: Paul Henry Robb
Arabic Font: Naser Imache - Paul Robb
Design Ass: Tommaso Calderini