Nadine Chahine Explained
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]
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Notes and References
- Web site: June 28, 2021. Meet the Team. ilovetypography.com.
- Web site: About. ArabicType.com.
- Book: Lješnjanin. Iris. Inside Creative Minds: Workflows, Habits and Strategies. 2014. Smashing Magazine. 978-3-944540-34-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=Qs1nAwAAQBAJ&dq=Nadine%20Chahine&pg=PT80. The Art and Craft of Arabic Type Design.
- Web site: Dixon. Catherine. Nadine Chahine in conversation with Catherine Dixon. MyFonts. 7 August 2016.
- Web site: Creative Lives Podcast. creativelivesinprogress.com.
- Web site: Could Good Type Design Promote Literacy In The Middle East?. Campbell-Dollaghan. Kelsey. 2013-01-30. Fast Company. en-US. 2020-03-26.
- News: Lipinski. Jed. The 100 Most Creative People in Business 2012. Fast Company. April 27, 2012.
- News: Nadine Chahine Honored for Arabic Type Contributions. Typophile. May 17, 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140713160140/http://typophile.com/node/93127. July 13, 2014. mdy-all.
