NEW: Fit Arabic by Sahar Afshar
Stop whatever you are doing right now and go check out Fit Arabic, designed by Sahar Afshar and released this past week by Dogray Type Foundry.
Fit is a typeface that is primarily focused on filling space, a quality it shares with the Square Kufi style of Arabic calligraphy. In her interpretation, Sahar was able to build on this rich calligraphic tradition, without being constrained by it. The result is an inventive and modern take on the Arabic script that deftly employs Fit’s design language of curves and divets to make the bold, brash letterforms extra flavorful (and hopefully extra legible, too).
I could not have asked for a better partner on this project, and I am absolutely thrilled with the result. You can (and should!) license the font at Dogray, and you can also find it on Adobe Fonts, Fontstand, and Type Network.
I hope you make great things with it. (And please let us know if you do!)
A stunning illustration by Naime Pakniyat that commemorates the release of Fit Arabic.