Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric O Deseño De by Paul Robb is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award de Prata in Deseño Gráfico, Ilustración e Comunicación Visual Competition Category.
PrataGráfico· 2020
Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric O Deseño De
by Paul Robb
Client: Salt & Pepper
A' Design Award de Prata Winner in Gráfico Category
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The Design
About Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric O Deseño De
Monk busca un equilibrio entre a apertura e a lexibilidade dos humanistas sen serifs e un carácter máis regularizado da praza sen serif. Aínda que foi orixinalmente deseñado como tipo de letra latino, decidiuse cedo que precisaba un diálogo máis amplo para incluír unha versión árabe. Tanto o latín como o árabe nos deseñan a mesma razón e a idea da xeometría compartida. A forza do proceso de deseño paralelo permite que as dúas linguas teñan harmonía e graza equilibradas. Tanto o árabe como o latín funcionan perfectamente xuntos tendo mostradores compartidos, grosor de talo e formas curvadas.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award de Prata
Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric O Deseño De gañou o A' Design Award de Prata, un recoñecemento enormemente prestixioso outorgado a deseños de gama alta, fermosos e impresionantes. Os gañadores Prata son obras tremendamente brillantes e sumamente creativas que ilustran a pericia, o talento e a agudeza sobresaíntes dos seus deseñadores. Espérase que Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric O Deseño De sexa unha obra marabillosa, escaparate de oficio, notablemente profesional e profundamente innovadora. Este deseño gañador do A' Design Award de Prata é unha invención moi notable e admirada que beneficia e fai avanzar os límites da arte, a ciencia, o deseño e a tecnoloxía. Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric O Deseño De é unha creación moi envexada que esperta desexos, achega sentimentos positivos e prende asombro e marabilla.
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.
- 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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