qtypography

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• To Reflect upon the beauty of Arabic calligraphy, typography and type-design.
• To be introduced to the techniques of combining Arabic calligraphy, typography and type-design with art and design.
• Define the usages of Arabic Calligraphy as a contemporary art form.
• Briefly look at the development of calligraphy throughout history, and propose methods to develop it.
• Explore closely the main forms and rules behind creating a successful typographical work such as: fonts, logos
• Exercise a real-life experiment to form a successful typographical work such as: fonts, logos and lettering for any product.
• Font & Type-Design workshops:
  • To get started in type-design and production of functioning Arabic font using Glyphs & Glyphs Mini (The most popular font editors for creating fonts).

• Font & Type-Design workshops:
  • Participants should be proficient working on software like Adobe Illustrator, in a Mac environment.
  • Participants should have their own Mac computer (minimum system Mac OS X 10.15.#).
• The participant should be prepared to work intensively, investing their own time outside of workshop timings.
• Due to the compressed time and the nature of the workshops, there might be homework.
• The lectures and workshops will be in Arabic language.

• Copyright and all intellectual property rights in Workshops and materials remains the property of Qtypography & Qassim Haider.
• Participants are expressly forbidden from recording and sharing Workshop materials with non-Participants.
• By participating in a Workshop, you consent to qtypography & Qassim Haider using video recordings and screenshots from the Workshop, along with any quotes made by you, for marketing purposes.
• This offer is open for Arabic designers in GCC countries during 2020 - 2021.
• Every participant will be should have the following tools and equipments: Mac Computer, with an installed version of Adobe Illustrator CC 2014 or later.