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AlWatan
AlWatan is a corporate Arabic headlines typeface for “Al Watan” newspaper in Saudi Arabia KSA. The font is exclusive for 1 year for "Al Watan" newspaper starting from 2009. The newspaper needed a new, young and crispy type that will appeal to young readers. The new design & layout of the newspaper was created by Ryan Bowman from Shakeup Media, UK. / AlWatan Headlines is used for the headlines and main titles in the newspaper and it is created by Pascal Zoghbi. / TheSans Arabic is used for the secondary titles in the newspaper and it is created by Lucas Fonts. / The new masthead was created by Saatchi & Saatchi, Beirut. www.alwatan.com.sa More Details>> |
Pascal Zoghbi |
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AlWatan Headlines is an elegant and sturdy Arabic typeface based on the Naskh style with a medium contrast, condensed letterforms, strong baseline, large Loop/Tooth heights and short Ascender/Descender heights. Traditional pen stoke are preserved but drawn in a modern feel. This characteristic can be clearly seen in the “heh”, “waw”, “lam” and other glyphs. The letterforms are balanced with the heavy baseline unlike old styled headlines fonts where the baseline is too thick and the letterforms are so weak and light. |
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