Aperçu Arabic عربي

Drawing of Aperçu began in December 2009, and was tried & tested throughout a number of design commissions. Aperçu aimed to create a synopsis or amalgamation of classic realist typefaces: Johnston, Gill Sans, Neuzeit & Franklin Gothic. A sum of parts from the outset, Aperçu builds upon these initial reference points to create an extensive and usable family.

Since its release in August 2010, Aperçu quickly found its position in the market, being used across a variety of different media and sectors around the world across a multitude of touchpoints. Utilized by leading visual institutions such as MOMA, De Wiels, Zeit Magazine and the Walker Art Center amongst many others.

The initial point of inspiration of Aperçu Arabic is the calligraphic Naskh style with a reference to the geometry and letter shapes of Aperçu Latin. This style has been used over the centuries for long texts due to its optimized organic letter shapes. However, Aperçu Arabic is a less organic and more geometric interpretation of the Nashk style; a modern Arabic sans-serif based on a calligraphic style.

Aperçu Arabic is available in four weights — Light, Regular, Medium, Bold. Aperçu is available to license in four flavors; Standard (‘STD’), Professional (‘PRO’), Arabic (‘ARABIC’) and Thai (‘THAI’). The Arabic variant contains language support for Cyrillic and Greek scripts, alongside numerous OpenType features and stylistic alternates and full support for Arabic script.