Arabic Script for Digital Lettering
Fluid Styles 2
A course by Wael Morcos , Graphic and Type Designer
About the video: Fluid Styles 2
Overview
“Once I've finished the rough pencil outline, I will go over my lines with a black pen. As I do this, I will walk you through my thought process to explain the decisions I'm making. ”
In this video lesson Wael Morcos addresses the topic: Fluid Styles 2, 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 We have another one of these here, so if we draw it a bit more here, it automatically opens a gap here for the yāʾ. Let's play with the idea of puzzles and see if we can create maybe a shape that responds to what's around it. What if the Nabira, which is what we look at here, which is usually just the connection, which is sometimes abstracted in Kufi in just a vertical one... You bring all the references from different scripts and mix them into whatever you want. We can interpret it as this vertical, also wedged triangular shape here. Let's try something even weirder here for...”
This transcript is automatically generated, so it may contain mistakes.
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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