Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Dearadh Cló by Paul Robb

Airgead Grafaic · 2020

Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Dearadh Cló

by Paul Robb

Duais Airgid A' Design Award 2020 in Grafaic
CLIENT: Salt & Pepper
Estimated Number of Design Views: 66,154
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About Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Dearadh Cló

Lorgaíonn manach cothromaíocht idir oscailteacht agus inléiteacht sans serifs daonnúla agus carachtar níos rialáilte den sans serif cearnach. Cé gur dearadh é ar dtús mar chló cló Laidineach socraíodh go luath go raibh idirphlé níos leithne ag teastáil uaidh chun leagan Araibis a áireamh. Déanann Laidin agus Araibis araon an réasúnaíocht chéanna agus smaoineamh na céimseata roinnte a dhearadh dúinn. Ligeann neart an phróisis dhearaidh chomhthreomhaire go mbeidh comhréiteach agus grásta cothromaithe ag an dá theanga. Oibríonn Araibis agus Laidin le chéile gan uaim le cuntair roinnte, tiús gas agus foirmeacha cuartha.

About the Duais Airgid A' Design Award

Bhuaigh an dearadh Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Dearadh Cló Duais Airgid A' Design Award, aitheantas an-ghradamach a bhronntar ar dhearaí ardchaighdeáin, álainn agus drámatach. Is saothair thar a bheith drithleacha agus an-chruthaitheach iad buaiteoirí Airgid a léiríonn saineolas, tallann agus géarchúis shármhaith a ndearthóirí. Táthar ag súil go mbeidh an dearadh Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Dearadh Cló ina shaothar iontach, ina léiriú sampla, thar a bheith gairmiúil agus go domhain nuálach. Is aireagán an-suntasach, ionadmhuirthe é an dearadh seo a bhuaigh Duais Airgid A' Design Award a dhéanann leas do theorainneacha na healaíne, na heolaíochta, an deartha agus na teicneolaíochta agus a chuireann chun cinn iad. Is cruthú é an dearadh Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Dearadh Cló a bhfuil formad mór leis, a mhúsclaíonn mianta, a thugann mothúcháin dhearfacha agus a adhnann iontas agus ionadh.

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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.