ARABIC AND ISLAMIC CALLIGRAPHY

Arabic Typography and Calligraphy
for Architectural and Urban Projects

Internationally renowned type designer, calligrapher, and graphic designer Mamoun Sakkal will produce unique designs to suite your particular needs. Previous work was used to enhance various buildings interiors and exteriors.

Designs are done in several styles:
Kufi with its many variation: Early Kufi, Eastern Kufi, Foliate Kufi, Knotted Kufi, and Square Kufi.
Cursive with its many styles: Naskh, Thuluth, Nastaliq, and Diwani.
Modern calligraphy and typography if non of the above is appropriate for your application.

Arabic calligraphy in Square Kufic style for a new mosque in Arizona.

Arabic calligraphy in Kufic style for Burnaby Mosque in BC, Canada.

Arabic calligraphy in Jali Thuluth style for a mosque in Canada (project)

Arabic calligraphy in Square Kufic style for Masjid Omar Al-Farouq in Mountlake Terrace, Washington.

Arabic calligraphy in Square Kufic style for interior of walls and dome of private villa in Spain.

Design for The Unknown Soldier Monument, Aleppo, Syria (project).

Arabic calligraphy in Jali Thuluth style for a private jet.

Arabic calligraphy in traditional Kufic style for the interior of the central exhibition hall dome, Rays of Light.

Arabic calligraphy for three fountains in private residence in California

Arabic Thuluth calligraphy for dome of Mosque in California based on Hagia Sophia mosque dome design.

Commission Information

The fee is $200 per hour with a minimum of 5 hours, plus cost of shipping, printed and computer media. The fee is to be prepaid in US funds to Sakkal Design, and mailed with project information to our address below. Paypal payments are also accepted to email mamoun@sakkal.com. Turn around time is usually 2 weeks for simple jobs, with shorter turn around time available for additional rush charges. Please provide a brief of your project requirements, including text, style, type and region of use, size, materials, and time schedule, for a fee quotation.

Artwork is provided in printed or digital format as you request at the beginning of the project.