Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Typeface I Manao Ai by Paul Robb is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Kala in Hoʻolālā Kiʻi, Kiʻi Paʻi a me Kamaʻilio ʻIke Competition Category.
KalaKiʻi· 2020
Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Typeface I Manao Ai
by Paul Robb
Client: Salt & Pepper
A' Design Award Kala Winner in Kiʻi Category
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About Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Typeface I Manao Ai
Ke ʻimi nei ka Monk i kahi kaulike ma waena o ka wehe a me ka hiki o ka humanist sans serifs a me kahi hiʻohiʻona hou o ka square sans serif. ʻOiai ua hoʻolālā ʻia ʻo ia ma ke ʻano he Latin Latin e hoʻoholo ʻia i ka wā ma mua e pono ai i kahi kūkākūkā nui e hoʻopili i kahi ʻaoʻao Arab. ʻO ke ʻano Latin a me ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi hoʻi e hoʻolālā iā mākou i ka like me ke ʻano like a me ka manaʻo o ke kahe like ʻana. ʻO ka ikaika o ke kaʻina hoʻolālā pākuʻi e hiki ai i nā ʻōlelo ʻelua ke kau like kaulike a me ka lokomaikaʻi. ʻO ka hana ʻelua a me ka Latin nā hana waiwai a like ʻole ke kaʻana i nā helu counter, nā mānoanoa, a me nā ʻano kālai.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Kala
Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Typeface I Manao Ai i ka A' Design Award Kala, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kiʻekiʻe loa, nani a kupaianaha. He mau hana ʻālohilohi loa a hana noʻeau nui nā lanakila Kala e hōʻike ana i ka loea, ka makakoho a me ka ʻoi aku o ka noʻonoʻo o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Typeface I Manao Ai he hana kupaianaha, kūlana ʻoi aku, ʻoihana kiʻekiʻe a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Kala he mea hoʻokumu kūpono loa, mahalo ʻia e hāʻawi i ka pōmaikaʻi a hoʻoneʻe i nā palena o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana. He mea i ʻeleu ʻia e nā mea he nui ka hoʻolālā Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Typeface I Manao Ai e hoʻāla i ka makemake, lawe mai i nā manaʻo maikaʻi a hoʻāla i ka kamahaʻo a me ka mahalo.
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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