Mamoun Sakkal () is a
Syrian
Syrians () are the majority inhabitants of Syria, indigenous to the Levant, most of whom have Arabic, especially its Levantine and Mesopotamian dialects, as a mother tongue. The cultural and linguistic heritage of the Syrian people is a blend ...
type designer, artist and
calligrapher
Calligraphy () is a visual art related to writing. It is the design and execution of lettering with a pen, ink brush, or other writing instruments. Contemporary calligraphic practice can be defined as "the art of giving form to signs in an exp ...
. He was born in the Syrian city of
Aleppo
Aleppo is a city in Syria, which serves as the capital of the Aleppo Governorate, the most populous Governorates of Syria, governorate of Syria. With an estimated population of 2,098,000 residents it is Syria's largest city by urban area, and ...
and later immigrated to the United States.
Awards
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ADC Typography Bronze Cube 2018 for Sakkal Kitab Font.
*Third International Calligraphy Competition: First Award in
Kufi
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It is also worn by men throughout the African diaspora. The cap has strong ass ...
style,
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*First place award in the Arab Human Development Report cover design competition, United Nations Development Programme, New York City - 2003.
*Two Awards of Excellence for Sakkal Seta and Arabic Typesetting typefaces, Type Directors Club of New York International typeface design competition, 2003, and for Microsoft Uighur typeface in 2004.
*First Prize in Letter Arts Review Magazine International Competition in 2005.
References
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Syrian calligraphers
Artists from Aleppo
Living people
Syrian artists
Syrian emigrants to the United States
20th-century calligraphers
21st-century calligraphers
Year of birth missing (living people)
Typographers and type designers
Typographers of Arabic script
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