He made me want to learn more about Arabic script,” recalls Zoghbi, who now has 20 Arabic fonts to his name. “Once you have designers who have good fonts to work with, then they will be happier using ...

An early pioneer in modern Arabic script design, Akl created a font based on the Phoenician alphabet in the 1950s. “He spoke really passionately about Arabic.

"These are very exciting times to be an Arabic type designer," says one font maker. "I wish I had a chance to go to the top of the building or wander in and around it," Sakkal, who was ...