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Mamoun Sakkal

Syrian calligrapher From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Mamoun Sakkal (Arabic: مأمون صقال) is a Syrian type designer, artist and calligrapher.[1][2] He was born in the Syrian city of Aleppo and later immigrated to the United States.[3]

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Awards

  • ADC Typography Bronze Cube 2018 for Sakkal Kitab Font.[4]
  • Third International Calligraphy Competition: First Award in Kufi style, [Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture, Istanbul, Turkey - 1993.
  • 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.
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