Khatt Foundation
The Khatt Foundation () is a non-profit cultural foundation for the advancement of Arabic script, Arabic typography. It was founded in Amsterdam in 2004 by Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès. The organization works to further Arabic typography and design research by creating a platform for a network of designers from different backgrounds and a knowledge center for Arabic typography. The foundation also publishes books on related topics through Khatt Books. Name The word "khatt" () means "line" in Arabic, and it is also used to refer to Arabic calligraphy. Organization The foundation started with the goal of "modernising the image of Arabic design by making it contemporary and innovative, particularly in the field of bilingual typography," referring to typography that works with both Arabic script, Arabic and Latin script, Latin scripts together. One of the initiatives to this end is "Typographic Matchmaking", which pairs designers of different backgrounds together. The first of th ...
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Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès
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