Arabic is the official language of 26 countries, the first language of nearly 300 million people and a second language of nearly 280 million more. Our studio often find themselves working away on several Arabic typesetting projects at any given time. Given this expertise, I've been reflecting on the broader history, my pick of professional Arabic fonts and how the field is developing.
Today’s Vancouver Sun reports that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in British Columbia have removed the automated Google translation from their website after complaints from franophones. • Jim Dickson is a director of WorldAccent Translation, London
Arabic typesetting: fonts of wisdom