Graphic & type designer. Specialized in Arabic branding.
Joined January 2013
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This stop-motion time-lapse is insane 🤯
🎥 @Insta360
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Did you know that lots of our talks are available to watch on YouTube?
Its a treasure trove of inky and typographical knowledge and available to watch for free!
youtube.com/@stbridelibrary8…
#Talks #OnlineTalks #PrintHistory #DesignHistory #GraphicDesign #TypeDesign
Azza Alameddine retweeted
The levantine arabic etymologies for the loquat (akideneh/اكيدنيا or eskidenya/اسكيدنيا) and the greengage plum (janerik/جنارك)
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Probably the best thing you'll see today.
In 2017, a group of developers hilariously competed for who could create worst volume control interface in the world.
The results 🧵
1/22
Online Arabic type design workshop 📢
This course (24 hours) is an introduction to Arabic type design through the revival of metal typefaces from the 20th century.
Register here eventbrite.com/e/arabic-type…
Azza Alameddine retweeted
As someone who loves to travel & travels often, Tripadvisor has become unusable, filled w/ ads + hard to navigate
Using @OpenAI GPT3 I created a tool to build a travel itinerary (with links) for any city in the world that is 10x more helpful to me
gpt-travel-advisor.vercel.ap…
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Designing Bree Arabic /// We've got a conversation with #typographer and designer Azza Alameddine (@3azalam) on how she adapted Bree from Latin to Arabic. In this excerpt, she shares advice for those just starting out designing Arabic #fonts. Watch at type-together.com/interview-….
Azza Alameddine retweeted
i trained an ai chatbot on my childhood journal entries - so that i could engage in real-time dialogue with my "inner child"
some reflections below:
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The art of carving is one of the oldest traditions in history.
Over the ages, Islamic Arabic calligraphy has been carved into architecture & objects. Today, artists are continuing this craft for future generations…
A thread on the past & present of carved Arabic calligraphy…
Very important information 👇
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Azza Alameddine retweeted
Aneto release /// After more than 3 years of diligent work, we're proud to release Aneto with its 3 subfamilies: Aneto Text, Aneto and Aneto Skyline. This memorable serif results in flawless screen rendering, warm print production, and smooth readability. type-together.com/aneto-font
Can this shape also be used as initial in Nasta'liq? I remember seeing it somewhere but now I can't find it in any example as initial! #arabiccalligraphy
Join us at the Arabic typography conference in Beirut 20–21 October. Free entrance. More info soon!
mashqconference.org/
Azza Alameddine retweeted
ISType is back! and live at istype.com! We are happy to announce the launch of the new website for ISType mukaddeme, to take place in Istanbul from 5 – 7 November 2022. 1/6
Next Tuesday 17/05 I will be in Dublin @typographyIRL talking about the process of Bree Arabic. Register below for free!
17/05: Building Ligatures: with José Scaglione @TypeTogether Azza Alameddine, @Emma_Conway_ @archieheaslip, Dee Maher Ring and chaired by Max Philips @SignalType. Details: eventbrite.ie/e/typography-i…
My friends at @UniversalThirst have a new website and awesome fonts! Check them out here: universalthirst.com
Zoë Loring Murphy @type01_ asked me how to translate the character of a typeface into Arabic. The answers will shock you 😂👇
type-01.com/how-to-translate…
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NEW Project! Ever wondered what would happen if you let a tree design a typeface? Back in 2015, I carved an alphabet into the bark of a tree and documented it annually. Visit bjoernkarmann.dk/occlusion-g… to read more and download the free font!
Azza Alameddine retweeted
Do you have your tickets for @lara_captan’s lecture on 27 April (in-person/online)?
Her work is incredible and this will be a fantastic opportunity to hear more about her experimental approaches to Arabic type design.
Find out more/get your tickets here:
sbf.org.uk/whats-on/view/the…
