Writings

Below are some of my essays and articles, but before delving into this, do take a look at Edward Said’s AUB commencement Speech which continues to influence my political and design thinking till today.

2021

Typegeist: Toward A Global Definition of Excellence in Type Design

D&AD: The Type Design Jury President on pushing towards an expanding type design space

2020

TYPEONE Magazine: New Spaces in Arabic Type Design

Eye Magazine: Harmony in Discord; An international design collective for Beirut

2019

Design and Culture: More Than Letters, Nadine Chahine on Her Typographic Practice

2017

Design Observer: Singing in Arabic

Samsung Developers: The Role of Typography in AR and VR Experiences

Marketing Tech: Branding for the heart and the brain: Getting the typography right

2014

Smashing Magazine: A Type Design Brief: What Is In It, And Why Does It Matter?

2012

PhD at Leiden University: Reading Arabic

Huffington Post: A Time and a Place for Typography?