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  • Edo Smitshuijzen

    Graphic and product designer and design writer.

    Studied graphic design at the IVKNO, now called the Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam. Started as a freelance designer working for a large Dutch publishing house. Joined later (1977) a small design...

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  • Image: Edo Smitshuijzen 21 Dec 2012

    Khatt New Year 2013

    SEASON'S GREETINGS 2013

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    Analysis and Studay of Persian Letters | تحلیل و…

    Learn more at: http://www.khtt.net/page/32725/en www.facebook.com/persianletters www.omidhamooni.com

  • Image: Edo Smitshuijzen 30 Jun 2011

    Arabic Geeza Pro_Ills.3

    For Arabic, there need to be a few more specific adaptations to make type more visually compact, like reducing the hight of the alef-hamza combination and bringing down the lam-alef below the...

  • Image: Edo Smitshuijzen 30 Jun 2011

    Arabic Geeza Pro_Ills.2

    Comparison between the new (top) and old (bottom) Arabic Geeza Pro font. The modifications are clear when you overlap the two versions of the font.

  • Image: Edo Smitshuijzen 30 Jun 2011

    Arabic Geeza Pro_Ills.1

    The difference between the old and the new Geeza design is basically following the centuries old principles of making type better readable on a smaller size. First, the stroke has to be made thicker...

  • Image: Edo Smitshuijzen 7 Jun 2011

    comparison-Naskh2

    A comparison between two calligraphic typefaces: the Tasmeem Naskh and the new Bustani Nashk of Monotype.

  • Image: Edo Smitshuijzen 7 Jun 2011

    Comparison-Naskh1

    A comparison between two calligraphic typefaces: the Tasmeem Naskh and the new Bustani Nashk of Monotype. The enlarged letters show clearly the differences between the architecture of the two fonts.

  • Image: Edo Smitshuijzen 30 May 2011

    M Farooq Al-Haddad Thuluth Adi Big

    Stéphane Boeuf would love to produce a OpenType calligraphic Thuluth typeface. This would be a daunting task. The illustration shows the Thuluth style by the calligrapher M Farooq Al-Haddad. One...

  • Image: Edo Smitshuijzen 8 May 2011

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    Typographic Spring, the 1st in the Multiple Baselines series of interviews on contemporary Arabic type technology and design. Illustration by Edo Smitshuijzen , using the Kufam font developed for the...

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    Pascal going through the New Big Bad Book of…

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    Typographic Matchmaking in the City 2.0

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    Arabian snowflakes, or skiing in Dubai

  • Image: Edo Smitshuijzen 5 Dec 2008

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    Khatt NewYear wish.jpg

    Designed by Khatt member Edo Smitshuijzen, Arabic font by Hakim Ghazali.

  • Image: Edo Smitshuijzen 3 Dec 2007

    Edo's Arabesque Dish.jpg

    Inspired by the winner of the 1st prize of the El-Hema design competition (left dish). Edo Smitshuijzen created (kust for fun) two Arabesque dishes: one using Damien Hirst's large collage art piece...

  • Image: Edo Smitshuijzen 26 Mar 2017

    Mashrebyia-font-competition

    Call For Submission: The Mashrebiya Font Design Competition. Fonts for modern architectural screens. For more details and information please click here. Looking forward to your inventive designs!

  • Image: Edo Smitshuijzen 28 Jul 2007

    Arabic Font Specimen book cover

    Arabic Type Specimen book cover

  • Image: Edo Smitshuijzen 28 Jul 2007

    Arabic Type Specimen spread

    —showing the one font of the Monotype Collection.

  • Image: Edo Smitshuijzen 9 Jul 2007

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    Symposium Logo

  • Image: 8 May 2006

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