Reposted from the TYPO-L list ----------------------------- Chairman of the Board of Directors- Society of Typographic Aficionados http://www.typesociety.org ------------------- TypeCon2002 July 12-14 Toronto http://www.typecon2002.com ----------
Dear Sirs, Allow me to introduce myself: My name is Tarek Atrissi, a Lebanese designer currently living in New York City- USA where I am having my graduate studies in Design at the School of Visual Arts. I have just launched a website about Arabic typography and I figured that this site might interest you. We are hoping to get your help and contribution as well in bringing this project to the widest possible audience. The full address of the site is: http://www.arabictypography.com Arabictypography.com is a non-commercial site that was developed as an academic project at HKU in the Netherlands. It acts as a communication platform for Arabic designers/typographers and anyone else interested in the subject. It creates a certain online type association for the Arabic designer's community. It is a place for getting information, reading articles, exchanging ideas, displaying and viewing work and getting useful links and contacts. The site has three main sections: Experimental section, research section and community section. The project could not have come at a better time. Never have we needed more understanding of all aspects of the depth and beauty of Arabic culture, particularly in a contemporary context like the web. We were hoping that you will help us- by any means- in the development of this project. We invite you to check out the site at: http://www.arabictypography.com We hope to hear comments, feedback or possible contribution ideas from your side. kind regards ------------ Tarek Atrissi http://www.atrissi.com MFA Design- School of Visual Arts- New York. MA Interactive Multimedia- HKU- The Netherlands.
