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'''Nadine Chahine''' (in Arabic: نادين شاهين) is a [[Lebanese people|Lebanese]] [[Font|type]] designer working as the CEO at I Love Typography Ltd<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 28, 2021|title=Meet the Team|url=https://fonts.ilovetypography.com/about/meet-the-team|website=ilovetypography.com}}</ref> and the Director at ArabicType Ltd.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About|url=https://arabictype.com/about/|website=ArabicType.com}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Lješnjanin|first1=Iris|title=Inside Creative Minds: Workflows, Habits and Strategies|date=2014|publisher=Smashing Magazine|isbn=978-3-944540-34-4|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Qs1nAwAAQBAJ&dq=Nadine%20Chahine&pg=PT80|chapter=The Art and Craft of Arabic Type Design}}</ref><ref name="Nadine Chahine in conversation with Catherine Dixon">{{cite web|last1=Dixon|first1=Catherine|title=Nadine Chahine in conversation with Catherine Dixon|url=https://www.myfonts.com/newsletters/cc/201607.html|website=[[MyFonts]]|accessdate=7 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Creative Lives Podcast|url=https://www.creativelivesinprogress.com/article/nadine-chahine|website=creativelivesinprogress.com}}</ref> She designed Arabic versions of the popular typefaces [[Helvetica]], [[Frutiger (typeface)|Frutiger]], and [[Zapfino]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/1671473/|title=Could Good Type Design Promote Literacy In The Middle East?|last=Campbell-Dollaghan|first=Kelsey|date=2013-01-30|website=Fast Company|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-03-26}}</ref> Her typeface Koufiya was the first to include a simultaneously designed matching Arabic and Latin parts.
'''Nadine Chahine''' (in Arabic: نادين شاهين) is an award-winning [[Lebanese people|Lebanese]] [[Font|type]] designer working as the [[Arabic]] Specialist at Linotype and Monotype Imaging. She studied Graphic Design at the [[American University of Beirut]] and has an MA in [[Typeface designer|Typeface Design]] at [[the University of Reading]], UK. During her study at Reading, she focused on the relationship of the Arabic and Latin scripts and the possibilities of creating a harmonious relationship between the two. Her typeface [http://www.linotype.com/1185618/Koufiya-family.html Koufiya] was the first to include a simultaneously designed matching Arabic and Latin parts. She taught [[Arabic calligraphy|Arabic type design]] as a visiting lecturer at the [[American University in Dubai]] and at the Lebanese American University in Beirut. In 2005 she joined [http://www.linotype.com Linotype], Germany, as the Arabic specialist and has been living in Germany since then.


Nadine Chanine was selected as one (69th) of the 100 most creative people ranked by ''[[Fast Company (magazine)|Fast Company]]'' magazine.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lipinski|first1=Jed|title=The 100 Most Creative People in Business 2012|url=http://www.fastcompany.com/3018253/most-creative-people-2012/69-nadine-chahine|work=Fast Company|date=April 27, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Nadine Chahine Honored for Arabic Type Contributions|url=http://typophile.com/node/93127|work=Typophile|date=May 17, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713160140/http://typophile.com/node/93127|archivedate=July 13, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
In September 2007 she started a PhD program at [[Leiden University]] and her focus is on legibility studies for the Arabic script. She has won the Dean’s Award for Creative Achievement from the American University of Beirut in 2000, and an Award for Excellence in Type Design from the [[Type Directors Club]] in New York in 2008 and 2011. Her typefaces include: the best-selling [http://www.linotype.com/270925/FrutigerArabic-family.html Frutiger Arabic], [http://www.linotype.com/670004/NeueHelveticaArabic-family.html Neue Helvetica Arabic], [http://www.linotype.com/769962/UniversNextArabic-family.html Univers Next Arabic], [http://www.linotype.com/286269/PalatinoArabic-family.html Palatino] and [http://www.linotype.com/712147/PalatinoSansArabic-family.html Palatino Sans Arabic], [http://www.linotype.com/1185618/Koufiya-family.html Koufiya], Janna, Badiya, and BigVesta Arabic.


==References==
Nadine Chanine was selected as one (69th) of the 100 most createve people ranked [http://www.fastcompany.com/3018253/most-creative-people-2012/69-nadine-chahine] by [[FastCompany]] magazine.
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== External links ==
==External links==
*[https://arabictype.com/ Personal website]
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*[http://www.linotype.com/1185618/Koufiya-family.html Koufiya] on Linotype

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Latest revision as of 17:52, 21 November 2023

Nadine Chahine
Alma materAmerican University of Beirut (B.S.)
The University of Reading (M.A.)
OccupationTypeface designer

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]

References

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  1. ^ "Meet the Team". ilovetypography.com. June 28, 2021.
  2. ^ "About". ArabicType.com.
  3. ^ Lješnjanin, Iris (2014). "The Art and Craft of Arabic Type Design". Inside Creative Minds: Workflows, Habits and Strategies. Smashing Magazine. ISBN 978-3-944540-34-4.
  4. ^ Dixon, Catherine. "Nadine Chahine in conversation with Catherine Dixon". MyFonts. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  5. ^ "Creative Lives Podcast". creativelivesinprogress.com.
  6. ^ Campbell-Dollaghan, Kelsey (January 30, 2013). "Could Good Type Design Promote Literacy In The Middle East?". Fast Company. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  7. ^ Lipinski, Jed (April 27, 2012). "The 100 Most Creative People in Business 2012". Fast Company.
  8. ^ "Nadine Chahine Honored for Arabic Type Contributions". Typophile. May 17, 2012. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014.
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