Rhombic Dot/ Arabic to the Letter is a meeting point for all Arab countries' visual identities. It investigates Arabic typography practices nowadays and the shift from traditional calligraphy to digital typography. It's also a call to rediscover the remnants of our Arabic culture within today's ever evolving societies. 

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Sunday, April 25, 2010

From Dubai to Damascus

If you go to Souk Al Hamidiyeh in Damascus you feel that you're transported 50 years back in time. I was amazed by the simplicity and humbleness of the place and the people and the amount of colors and textures and light in this wonderful old market. Living in Dubai, I long for this kind of authenticity and true tradition. The Arabic typefaces used for shop signs are all based on the traditional cursive scripts. Some signs are handwritten calligraphy. I could identify the Naskh, Thulth and Ta'aliq scripts. 



Pictures alternating between Syria's old Souk and Dubai highways
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