Articles

• «أبعاد أسماء االله الحسنى»... الخطّ العربي يُجمِّل الروح ويُهندس الواقع
  4 أيلول (سبتمبر) 2024, بقلم الشرق الأوسط
  يقدّم الفنان اللبناني البريطاني مراد بطرس، مجموعته الفنية «نقوش مقدّسة: أبعاد أسماء االله الحسنى»، التي توصف بالاستثنائية لتجاوزها حدود الخطّ التقليدي والتصميم الهندسي، وانفتاحها على الما وراء، مُحدثةً حواراً عميقاً بين المادي والروحي. ومراد بطرس خطّاط ومصمّم غرافيك، توجّه نحو الفنّ التجاري ليبدأ مسيرة مهنية في الخطّ العربي وتصميم الغرافيك. كُرِّم للمرّة الأولى عام ١٩٧٤، عندما فاز بالجائزة الأولى لأفضل إعلان إبداعي في لبنان ضمن مسابقة نظمتها صحيفة «لوريان لوجور» الناطقة باللغة الفرنسية. (…)
• BEIRUTI Libre Font (Open-Source Font)
  5 August 2024, by George Kandalaft
  Beiruti is a distinctive modern Arabic typeface, available as a variable font with a weight axis with unlimited styles from Thin to Black. The design was created by BOUTROS to offer a modern geometric style while still respecting the rules of Arabic calligraphy. The fluid geometry makes it the perfect choice to use in both print and web applications, and alongside its harmonised and built-in Latin typeface companion. The font can be downloaded from fonts at Google
• Preserving the essence of a sacred script
  23 July 2017, by Mourad Boutros
  Arabic calligrapher and font designer Mourad Boutros explores the rise in global awareness of Arab cultures and the design challenges facing brands.
• Boutros Sign
  28 July 2016, by Peter McCree
  Designing signage is a science in itself. In long distance reading, the human eye blurs the shapes being seen, making them appear somewhat fuzzy. As a result, certain measures need to be taken when designing signage. In designing Latin signage, the most important starting point is to ensure that all inherent complexity is removed, simplifying the character shapes as much as possible to ensure maximum legibility. It goes without saying, therefore, that signage typefaces must be sans-serif. (…)
• Educational support at its best
  1 May 2010
  Boutros International is already well known for its dominant position in the field of Arabic creativity, typography, calligraphy and design. Less well known is Boutros International’s support for future generations of designers through innovative educational initiatives. Boutros International recently hosted its first Arabic Creative Conference in support of the education sector. The first attendees were Art and Graphic Design students from the American University of Kuwait. The programme, (…)
• Tanseek Modern Book
  9 March 2015, by George Kandalaft
  The already critically acclaimed Tanseek font family is now complete with the launch by Boutros™ of the new Tanseek Modern Book typeface weight. The new weight augments Tanseek’s role as the font of choice for a broad range of corporate and individual multilingual applications. The Tanseek family was first conceived as an Arabic style of four weights. The next stage was the development of a companion Latin family of fonts, to be visually compatible with the Arabic style, which previously (…)
• What’s Your Type?
  22 January 2018, by Soulaf Khalifeh
  Designers often get overwhelmed and confused when they need to choose a suitable typeface for their projects. Even those with a strong typographical background find it hard to narrow down the choice and pinpoint the right font - and it’s not surprising considering the extensive font libraries currently available. As a type foundry, we believe it is our responsibility to inform clients’ decisions when it comes to purchasing fonts - we understand and appreciate the investment you’re making (…)
• Techtype Conference
  1 August 2016, by Peter McCree
  On Saturday July 9th, three Letter Exchange members gave presentations at the Techtype Conference in Beirut, Lebanon. The conference, organized by the Lebanese Graphic Design Syndicate was attended by around 70 members of the city’s design community. Along with Zaid Al Hilali, an Adobe expert from Dubai, Letter Exchange members Arlette and Mourad Boutros plus David Wadmore gave presentations in the morning and early afternoon sessions. These were followed by a workshop, led by David and (…)
• Enjoy 2007
  26 April 2007
  This charming book is a masterpiece of simplicity, novelty and variety. It is immediately obvious that the book is the work of an enthusiast who believes that food should be designed for pleasure as well as nourishment. Arlette began cooking Lebanese food at an early age in Lebanon and learned her basic skills from her mother. Since then she has always enjoyed producing healthy and appetising Lebanese cuisine for family and friends. An interior architect, graphic designer and artist by (…)
• BoutrosArlette Sans
  16 February 2016, by George Kandalaft
  Following the success of the ground breaking Tanseek family of fonts - a genuine first in the combination of Arabic and Latin alphabets - Boutros™ has released BoutrosArlette, a structurally and visually compatible Arabic and Latin typeface family. The new family of BoutrosArlette fonts has been designed by the same team as Tanseek, with Dave Farey and Richard Dawson providing the Latin, and Arlette Boutros creating the Arabic. Now, however, the emphasis has shifted marginally from print (…)