Nadine Chahine
Alma materAmerican University of Beirut (B.S.)
The University of Reading (M.A.)
OccupationTypeface designer

Nadine Chahine (in Arabic: نادين شاهين) is a Lebanese type designer working as the CEO at I Love Typography Ltd[1] and the Director at ArabicType Ltd.[2] From 2005 till 2015 she worked as the Arabic Specialist at Linotype and Monotype Imaging and from 2015 to 2018 as the UK Type Director and Legibility Expert at Monotype UK.[3][4][5] She designed Arabic versions of the popular typefaces Helvetica, Frutiger, and Zapfino.[6] Her typeface Koufiya was the first to include a simultaneously designed matching Arabic and Latin parts.

Nadine Chanine was selected as one (69th) of the 100 most creative people ranked by Fast Company magazine.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "Meet the Team". ilovetypography.com. June 28, 2021.
  2. ^ "About". ArabicType.com.
  3. ^ Lješnjanin, Iris (2014). "The Art and Craft of Arabic Type Design". Inside Creative Minds: Workflows, Habits and Strategies. Smashing Magazine. ISBN 978-3-944540-34-4.
  4. ^ Dixon, Catherine. "Nadine Chahine in conversation with Catherine Dixon". MyFonts. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  5. ^ "Creative Lives Podcast". creativelivesinprogress.com.
  6. ^ Campbell-Dollaghan, Kelsey (January 30, 2013). "Could Good Type Design Promote Literacy In The Middle East?". Fast Company. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  7. ^ Lipinski, Jed (April 27, 2012). "The 100 Most Creative People in Business 2012". Fast Company.
  8. ^ "Nadine Chahine Honored for Arabic Type Contributions". Typophile. May 17, 2012. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014.

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