tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175327552011-06-08T08:12:07.872+02:00Arabic Calligraphy and Typography ConferenceNadinenoreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17532755.post-1128605988913207522005-10-06T15:39:00.000+02:002005-10-06T15:40:33.506+02:00

Nestled between Dubai Media City and Dubai Internet City, the two centers for design, media and technology in the region, the American University in Dubai is the perfect venue for this event. The Visual Communication Department at AUD has also established itself as one of the leading centers in the region for typography, design, advertising, and photography. Dubai, home to a large number of

Nadinenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17532755.post-1128605793005164692005-10-06T15:36:00.000+02:002005-10-06T15:36:33.006+02:00

The main topics of the conference are history of Arabic calligraphy and printing, Arabic type design and technology, and Arabic typography and design. There will also be workshops, seminars, and panels on Arabic calligraphy, type design, type technology, and type education. The keynote speaker is Dr. Nabil F. Safwat, author of “The Art of the Pen” and the title of the keynote is Word as Insight:

Nadinenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17532755.post-1128604789526465742005-10-06T15:18:00.000+02:002005-10-06T16:03:14.220+02:00

The Visual Communication Department at the American University in Dubai, in partnership with Linotype Library GmBH and Stichting Khatt (Center for Arabic Typography), and in collaboration with the Association Typographique Internationale (ATypI) will be hosting Kitabat, the first major Calligraphic and Typographic conference in the region, between the 5th and 8th of April, 2006.The aim of this

Nadinenoreply@blogger.com2