Nadine Chahine
Nadine Chahine | |
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| Alma mater | American University of Beirut (B.S.) The University of Reading (M.A.) |
| Occupation(s) | Typeface designer, Linotype |
Nadine Chahine (in Arabic: نادين شاهين) is a Lebanese type designer working as the Arabic Specialist at Linotype and Monotype Imaging.[1][2] She designed Arabic versions of the popular typefaces Helvetica, Frutiger, and Zapfino.[3] Her typeface Koufiya was the first to include a simultaneously designed matching Arabic and Latin parts.
Nadine Chanine was selected as one (69th) of the 100 most creative people ranked by Fast Company magazine.[4][5]
References
- ^ Lješnjanin, Iris (2014). "The Art and Craft of Arabic Type Design". Inside Creative Minds: Workflows, Habits and Strategies. Smashing Magazine. ISBN 978-3-944540-34-4.
- ^ Dixon, Catherine. "Nadine Chahine in conversation with Catherine Dixon". MyFonts. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
- ^ Campbell-Dollaghan, Kelsey (January 30, 2013). "Could Good Type Design Promote Literacy In The Middle East?". Fast Company. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Lipinski, Jed (April 27, 2012). "The 100 Most Creative People in Business 2012". Fast Company.
- ^ "Nadine Chahine Honored for Arabic Type Contributions". Typophile. May 17, 2012. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014.
External links
- Nadine Chahine on Twitter
- Koufiya on Linotype
