Arabic Calligraphy: Learn Kufic Script

Overview

“This is a brief story of how I started out as a graphic designer in Beirut and ended up in London, reviving a lost tradition of calligraphy and ink-making after undergoing an unexpected apprenticeship. I also explain the different threads that make up my creative practice, and what being an artist means for me.”

In this video lesson Joumana Medlej addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Arabic Calligraphy: Learn Kufic Script. Explore the ancient Arabic script style of Kufic by learning to write a short text using traditional artistic practices.

Partial transcription of the video

“About Me Hello and welcome to my Domestika course. Thanks for joining me. We have quite a journey ahead of us together so let me first give you a little background and tell you what brought me here myself. I studied Graphic Design and in my early career, I did a lot of work in illustration, layout, game design, even comic books, but my career took a very unexpected turn in 2007. That's when master Samir Sayegh, who is the foremost calligraphy master in Lebanon, invited me to come and work with him. He knew me from university. He had noticed that I am very precise in my work, so for the next...”

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Course summary for: Arabic Calligraphy: Learn Kufic Script

• Level: Beginner
• 99% positive reviews (109)
• 3848 students
• 5 units
• 17 lessons (2h 24m)
• 9 downloads

• Category

  Calligraphy & Typography

• Areas

  Calligraphy