Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Ko Te Hoahoa Paato by Paul Robb is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Hiriwa in Hoahoa Whakairoiro, Whakaahua Ringa me te Whakawhitiwhiti Ataata Competition Category.
HiriwaWhakairoiro· 2020
Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Ko Te Hoahoa Paato
by Paul Robb
Client: Salt & Pepper
A' Design Award Hiriwa Winner in Whakairoiro Category
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The Design
About Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Ko Te Hoahoa Paato
Ka rapu te paua i waenga i te whakatuwheratanga me te ngoikore o nga tangata sans serifs me tetahi atu ahua o te uniana sans serif. Ahakoa i hangaia i te tuatahi he momo taarua Latin, i whakatauhia i te wa tuatahi e hiahiatia ana he whakawhitiwhiti korero maataki kia whakauru i te putanga Arapi. Ma te Latin me te Arapi e hoahoa ki a maatau taua kaupapa me te whakaaro o te taatai ahorangi. Ko te kaha o te whakaritenga hoahoa whakarara e taea ai nga reo e rua kia tau te pai, kia rite ki te aroha noa. E mahi tahi ana te Arapi me te Latin ki te whakauru i nga kaitaati, he matotoru, me nga pihi.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Hiriwa
Ko Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Ko Te Hoahoa Paato te toa o te A' Design Award Hiriwa, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa taumata teitei rawa, ātaahua me te whakamīharo. Ko ngā toa Hiriwa he mahi tino kanapa, tino auaha e whakaatu ana i te mātanga, te pūmanawa me te mōhio hōhonu o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Ko Te Hoahoa Paato he mahi whakamīharo, he tauira, he tino ngaio, he auaha hōhonu. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Hiriwa he hanganga rongonui, whakamīharotia e whai wāhi ana ki te whakawhānui i ngā rohe o te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau. Ko Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Ko Te Hoahoa Paato he mahi e hae ana te tini, e whakaara ana i ngā hiahia, e kawe mai ana i ngā kare-ā-roto pai, ā, e whakaoho ana i te mīharo.
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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