Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Ny Endrika Fanoratana Endrika by Paul Robb

Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Ny Endrika Fanoratana Endrika by Paul Robb is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Volafotsy in Famolavolana Grafika, Sary ary Fifandraisana Ara-tsary Competition Category.

VolafotsyGrafika· 2020

Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Ny Endrika Fanoratana Endrika

by Paul Robb

Client: Salt & Pepper

A' Design Award Volafotsy Winner in Grafika Category

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The Design

About Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Ny Endrika Fanoratana Endrika

Ny moanina dia mitady fifandanjana eo amin'ny fisokafana sy ny fahaizan'ny serivis sans serif ary ny toetran'ny kianja sans serif. Na dia natao hooratana latinina aza tany am-boalohany dia nanapa-kevitra tany am-piandohana fa mila fifanakalozan-kevitra lehibe kokoa ny fampidirana arabo arabo. Na ny Latinina na ny Arabo no mamolavola antsika ny fanavakavahana mitovy hevitra sy ny hevitry ny géometrika iraisana. Ny tanjaky ny dingan-drafitra mitovy aminy dia ahafahan'ny roa tonta mizana firindrana sy fahasoavana mandanjalanja. Ny Arabo sy Latina dia miasa miaraka amin'ny feo tsy miangona amin'ny fikaonan-doko, ny hateviny ary ny zorony.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Volafotsy

Nandresy ny A' Design Award Volafotsy ny famolavolana Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Ny Endrika Fanoratana Endrika, fankasitrahana malaza be omena ny famolavolana ambaratonga ambony, tsara tarehy ary mahavariana. Ny mpandresy Volafotsy dia asa mamirapiratra dia mamirapiratra ary mamorona dia mamorona izay maneho ny fahaizana, ny talenta ary ny fahamaotinan-tsain'ny mpamolavola azy. Andrasana ho asa mahagaga, ohatra tsara, mahay amin'ny asa ary vaovao amin'ny halalin-tsaina ny famolavolana Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Ny Endrika Fanoratana Endrika. Ity famolavolana nandresy ny A' Design Award Volafotsy ity dia fikarohana miavaka be ary ankafizina izay mahasoa ary mampandroso ny sisintanin'ny zavakanto, ny siansa, ny famolavolana ary ny teknolojia. Ny famolavolana Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Ny Endrika Fanoratana Endrika dia famoronana mahazo fitaka be izay mamaly ny faniriana, mitondra fihetseham-po tsara ary mamelona fahagagana sy fahatalanjonana.

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