Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Ituaiga Mamanu by Paul Robb

Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Ituaiga Mamanu by Paul Robb is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Ario in Mamanu Ata Fa'atusa Competition Category.

ArioAta Fa'atusa· 2020

Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Ituaiga Mamanu

by Paul Robb

Client: Salt & Pepper

A' Design Award Ario Winner in Ata Fa'atusa Category

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The Design

About Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Ituaiga Mamanu

Monk saili se paleni i le va o le tatala ma le manino o humanist sans serifs ma se sili atu ona faʻataʻitaʻiina uiga o le sikuea sans serif. E ui lava sa faʻatulaga muamua e pei o le ituaiga Latina, na vave filifili ae e manaʻomia se talanoaga lautele e aofia ai ma le faʻa Arapi. O le Latina ma le Arapi na mamanuina i tatou i le tutusa mafuaaga ma le manatu o faʻasoa faʻatasi. O le malosi o le faʻasologa tutusa ata faʻatagaina ai le lua gagana e maua ai le paleni o le fealofani ma le alofa tunoa. O le gagana Arapi ma Latina e faʻafaigaluegaina faʻatasi lava faʻatasi ai ona faasoaina, paʻu mafiafia, ma faʻaoso foliga.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Ario

O le A' Design Award Ario na manumalo ai Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Ituaiga Mamanu, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu sili ona lelei, matagofie ma mataʻutia. O ē manumalo i le Ario o galuega susulu tele ma fatufatuaʻi e faaalia ai le poto, le taleni ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Ituaiga Mamanu e avea ma galuega matagofie, o se fesuiaiga mo isi, e iloga i le tomai faapolofesa ma mea fou loloto. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Ario o se mea e iloga, ua mataʻina e aogā ma tuleia atu tapulaʻa o le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi. Monk Latin and Arabic Geometric Ituaiga Mamanu o se mea e fiafia i ai le toatele, e fafagu ai manaʻoga, aumaia ai lagona lelei ma tupu ai le ofo.

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