Arabish.

A stereotype-face

University of the West of England (UWE)

In my last year at UWE, I experienced the aftermath of the post-9/11 wave of Islamophobia and felt compelled to explore Islamic culture. By engaging with those impacted by this issue and listening to their perspectives, I aimed to challenge the stigma. The outcome of my endeavor was a sophisticated font that captured the true elegance of the stereotype. I meticulously crafted the typeface by hand and digitized it using FontLab studio. To showcase the intricacy and ornamentation of the font, I utilized each letter and symbol to create detailed patterns while also highlighting the discordance surrounding prejudice.

Various typographic posters using the Arabish stereotype-face.

The first spread of the publication, highlighting the A of the alphabet and introducing the premise of the stereo-typeface.

Closer look at the paths and form of some of the ligatrures in FontLab.

An American MQ-Reaper drone with an excerpt from the book of Revelation 14: 14-20.

Some gold leaf experiments and glyph exploration.

A pattern made from the lower case 'w'.