Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Sêwirana Celeb by Paul Robb

Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Sêwirana Celeb by Paul Robb is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Xelata A' Design Award a Zîvîn in Dîzayna Grafîk, Wênesazî û Ragihandina Dîtbarî Competition Category.

ZîvGrafîk· 2020

Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Sêwirana Celeb

by Paul Robb

Client: Salt & Pepper

Xelata A' Design Award a Zîvîn Winner in Grafîk Category

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The Design

About Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Sêwirana Celeb

Monk li ser vebijarkek û vexwendina mirovên sermaseyên sosyalîst û karektera birêkûpêk a tevnegerîn a Square sans serif balê vedigire. Her çend bi eslê xwe wekî tîpek Latînî hate damezrandin lê di destpêka biryarê de biryar hate standin ku hewceyê wê guftûgoyek berfireh heye ku guhertoyek erebî pêk bîne. Hem Latînî û hem jî Erebî bi heman rist û ramana geometriya hevbeş meyze dikin. Hêza pêvajoya sêwirana paralel dihêle ku du ziman bi hevahengî û kerema xwebexş hebe. Herdu erebî û Latînî bi yekdengî, qaydeyên stem, û formên curved ve bihevra kar dikin.

The Recognition

About the Xelata A' Design Award a Zîvîn

Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Sêwirana Celeb xelatgirê Xelata A' Design Award a Zîvîn e, nasîneke bi awayekî awarte bi prestîj ku ji sêwiranên di asta herî bilind de, xweşik û bibandor re tê dayîn. Xelatgirên Zîvînê karên pir birûsk û pir afirîner in, yên ku pisporiya hêja, jêhatîbûn û zîrekiya sêwiranerên xwe nîşan didin. Tê hêvîkirin ku Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Sêwirana Celeb karekî mînak, pir pîşekar û bi kûrahî nûjen be. Ev sêwirana bi Zîvînê serketî vedîtineke berbiçav û hatiye sitayişkirin e ku ji bo fireh kirina sînorên huner, zanist, sêwiran û teknolojiyê tevkarî dike. Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Sêwirana Celeb afirandinek e ku gelek kes çavê xwe lê dikin, daxwazan şiyar dike, hestên erênî tîne û heyirînê çêdike.

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