This page will contain general information pertaining to the project, such as suggested readings, links to interesting articles, images, and documentation of our general meetings.
It is for all to consult and/or comment on.
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Event:
Khatt and the Typomatch 2.0 in the City on Al…
The last and 7th episode, and our 5 minutes of fame
One of the items to be filmed in this reportage on the Khatt Foundation for Al Jazeera English — Artsworld Program is of course our latest and ongoing project of Typographic Matchmaking in the City.
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BAF09 Exhibit, Dubai
The Typographic Matchmaking in the City V2.0 project
The Khatt Foundation, House 58 Al Bastakia Art Fair: Exhibition / Project Space / Public Program 15-22 March, Dubai 2009 www.baf.ae
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Event: Dubai, UAE
TypoMatch2.0 in the City: Presentation at Art…
17Mar 200922Mar 2009Sunday 15 - 22 March 2009 | Bastkia Art Fair 2009 Typographic Installation at Khatt Foundation's House 58 Exhibition of sketches and ideas of the Typographic Matchmaking in the City project...
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Event: Dubai, UAE
TypoMatch Dubai meetings (updated)
17Mar 200921Mar 2009The purpose of this visit and working sessions in Dubaiis : — to get a more personal and experience of the culture, feeling the light, the scale, the materials (colors and soudns and smells) and the...
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Event: Dubai, UAE
TMM2.0 2nd Meeting
12Mar 200922Mar 2009Exhibit at Bastakia Art Fair: 15-22 March | Opening 15 March
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Dubai Creek map
maps.google.com/maps?client=safar
satellite map of creek
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Dubai map
www.dtcm-dubaimap.com/applet/map.html
this is an interactive map o Dubai. when clicking on some parts, you will get labels indicating name of site or area such as airport location. it is a map that shows existing as well as projected...
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TMM2.0—Project Brief
For the first time in history the earth’s population is more urban than rural. This means that for most people on this planet, the city has become their natural habitat. When in this context we speak...
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TMM2.0—Work stages and Deadlines
Meetings/Workshops/Design Stages
The project is to start officially as of the 6th of February 2009, and to end by the 30th of September 2010. The following stages of the project are planned as follows:
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Recommended reading
inspiring and informative selection of books, publications and links
This reading list is compiled by recommendation from the khatt network community and is meant to educate and provide valuable sources for those interested in design and visual communication in the...
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Khatt Font Project
The Typographic Matchmaking 01 project
Building cultural bridges with typeface design
10 Arab and Dutch designers collaborate on designing Arabic companions for Dutch fonts
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Arabic Font Families 01
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Arabic Glyphs Proportions and Guidlines
The following article is a brief description of systems and guidelines used in Arabic calligraphy and Arabic type design field to achieve proportional and harmonious Arabic letters. This article is...
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Generating Arabic Fonts
Developing and generating Arabic fonts is not as easy and straightforward as for Latin fonts.This article will cover Encoding, Glyph and Font naming, OpenType features and other topics concerning the...
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The Big Kashida Secret
The great masters of Arabic calligraphy loved to show their skills but they did not put much of their knowledge on paper for others to learn. The same kind of secrecy did continue with the...