Articles

• معرض «الصقور» لمراد بطرس
  5 تشرين الأول (أكتوبر) 2012, بقلم جورج قندلفت
  قدم الفنان مراد بطرس معرضا فريدا حيث جمعت لوحاته التي ركزت علي الصقور بين الفن المعاصر و الخط العربي وذلك في إطار فعاليات المعرض الدولي للصيد و الفروسية. معرض «الصقور» لمراد بطرس
• Full of character
  25 February 2012, by Trish Lorenz
  There is a revolution taking place in Arabic design and Mourad Boutros is at the heart of it. Vision catches up with this master calligrapher and typeface creator Type is the silent workhorse of design. When it works well, you probably barely give it a second thought. But it does more than merely convey words, whatever language you are reading. The heights and thicknesses of the characters, the sweep of the curves, the spacing – all combine to create a mood and a manner that should (…)
• The most used typeface for bilingual signage (Arabic and Latin)
  7 October 2011, by George Kandalaft
  For bilingual (Arabic-Latin) signage anywhere in the world, there is really only one typeface to consider. It’s called Boutros Advertisers Naskh. It was designed in 1977 by Mourad and Arlette Boutros in collaboration with Letraset to work in perfect harmony with Helvetica. Since then, it has been the most used typeface for indoor and outdoor signs for highways, airports, hospitals and offices throughout the Arabic-speaking world. Users include Dubai and other UAE International Airports, (…)
• Problems with teaching Arabic to beginners
  23 April 2011, by Peter McCree
  PART ONE Why do our children find Arabic lessons difficult? It is a strange yet true fact that our children find it easier to learn to read and write in a foreign language than in their own. So we must ask two questions: Why is this so? What is the remedy to this situation? In other words, how can we make it easier and more attractive for our children to become literate in their own language? The main reason for the difficulty our children find in learning to read and write Arabic (…)
• Communicating the written word
  28 February 2011, by Molouk Y. Ba-Isa
  Typefaces are an area that has generally been overlooked, but without Arabic typefaces that can be used digitally, the Arab world wouldn’t be able to move forward in this Internet Age,” remarked Mourad Boutros from his headquarters in London.
• Al-Mahaba Exhibition of Paintings
  22 November 2010
  On 19 November 2010, HRH The Prince of Wales was at the Banqueting House in Whitehall to launch the first volume of his selected speeches translated into Arabic and edited by Professor David Cadman & Professor Suheil Bushrui. The book launch was part of a day-long programme to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the British Lebanese Association which also included an exhibition of unique paintings. HRH The Prince of Wales met the key members of the Lebanese community in Britain and (…)
• Arabic Calligraphy Throughout the Ages
  7 July 2011, by George Kandalaft
  What: Free talks & tours When: Wed 20 July 2011 13:15 Where: Hochhauser Auditorium, Sackler Centre TALK: Mourad Boutros, author of Arabic for Designers and Talking about Arabic, gave a 40 minute presentation about Arabic calligraphy, typography and creativity throughout the ages including some of the pitfalls and examples of work across all media.
• Making Faces
  4 November 2012, by George Kandalaft
  Who should attend this workshop? Whether you are a graphic designer interested in the creation of Arabic fonts, a typography enthusiast who would like to have a go at designing Arabic fonts, an Arabic font designer who wants to learn from the experts in the industry or a creative professional interested in type design, and you would like to know more about the new Glyphs App specially created for designers who want to create their own finished fonts, then this workshop would definitely (…)