Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Qillqapa Rikch'aynin Ruway by Paul Robb is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Qullqi Premiu in Shuyu Kamay Competition Category.
QullqiShuyu· 2020
Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Qillqapa Rikch'aynin Ruway
by Paul Robb
Client: Salt & Pepper
A' Design Award Qullqi Premiu Winner in Shuyu Category
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The Design
About Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Qillqapa Rikch'aynin Ruway
Monk maskakun huk allin tinkuyta humanista sans serif qillqakunapa kichakuy chaymanta ñawiq atiyninwan cuadrado sans serif aswan tupaq simiynin ukhupi. Latin qillqa hina qallariypi ruwasqa kaptinpas, puntapi riparakurqa aswan hatun rimanakuyta munananta, chaymi Arabe qillqata hunt'arqa. Latin qillqapas Arabe qillqapas kikin yuyayta llamk'anku chaymanta tinkusqa geometriapa yuyayninta. Iskay ruwaykuna kuska ruwayninpa kallpanmi iskay simikunaman allin tinkuyta chaymanta sumaq kayta qun. Arabe qillqapas Latin qillqapas mana sasachakuspa kuska llamk'anku, tinkusqa ukhu k'itikuna, rak'a rakhuynin, chaymanta k'uypu rikch'aykunayuq kaspa.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Qullqi Premiu
Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Qillqapa Rikch'aynin Ruway A' Design Award Qullqi Premiu mishak kan, ancha jatun yupaychay, kayta hanak, sumak shinallatak mancharina diseñukunaman kun. Qullqi mishak kashkakunaka ancha achikyaska shinallatak ancha mushuk ruraykunami, paykunata rurakkunapak yachayta, yuyayta shinallatak ushayta rikuchinku. Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Qillqapa Rikch'aynin Ruway ruray yachak, ñawpak shinallatak mushuk yuyayta charik sumak rurashka kanata munanku. Kay Qullqi Premiu japishka diseñuka ancha riksishka shinallatak yupaychashka yuyay kan, arti, siensia, diseñu shinallatak tekinolojía ñawpak ñankunata kichuk. Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Qillqapa Rikch'aynin Ruway achka runakunapak munashka rurashka kan, munayta kallarichin, alli yuyaykunata kun shinallatak mancharichin.
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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