Arabic Script for Digital Lettering
Fluid Styles 1
A course by Wael Morcos , Graphic and Type Designer
About the video: Fluid Styles 1
Overview
“Now that we've covered the solid styles, it's time to turn our attention toward the fluid families, particularly Nakhs. We will explore several ways to customize and create unique versions of your chosen phrase. ”
In this video lesson Wael Morcos addresses the topic: Fluid Styles 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Arabic Script for Digital Lettering. Turn simple phrases into meaningful works of art by learning to combine traditional Arabic calligraphy with contemporary digital tools.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Fluid Styles In this lesson, we'll focus on the fluid styles. In particular, we'll focus on the Naskh style. We'll look at ways that we can play around and customize our sentence and our chosen expression, and find opportunities to create lettering pieces. There are a lot of different fluid styles and the most famous one is the one called Naskh, which means to copy, which was very easy to replicate and copy and became the one that people used the most. The fluid styles actually evolved from what was embellished handwriting with a lot of movement to them. Then, they eventually became these...”
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Course summary for: Arabic Script for Digital Lettering
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Category
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Areas
Calligraphy, Digital Lettering, Lettering, Typography
Wael Morcos
A course by Wael Morcos
Wael Morcos is a Lebanese graphic and type designer and partner at the studio Morcos Key. He studied graphic design at Notre Dame University and completed a master’s in the subject from Rhode Island School of Design before going on to work at M&C Saatchi, C&G Partners, and Base Design, among others. He later freelanced for companies like Apple and IBM before starting his own studio in Brooklyn.
With a particular interest in Arabic typography, Wael has collaborated with organizations across North America and the Middle East to translate their stories into engaging visual systems. His clients range from commercial enterprises like Nike to non-profits and cultural institutions such as the Dadu Children’s Museum in Qatar.
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