29LT Ada Sharp
29LT · Pascal Zoghbi (Arabic), Toshi Omagari (Latin) · 2023
displayRuqʿah calligraphic display
A steep, high-contrast display system based on Ruqʿah calligraphy, winner of a TDC69 Typographic Excellence award.
About
29LT Ada Sharp is a contemporary type design based on the Ruqʿah Arabic calligraphic style, with steep cuts, pointy terminals and high contrast mirroring traditional calligraphic aesthetics. It runs to six weights plus a variable font and picked up a TDC69 Typographic Excellence award in 2023.
Classification
Steep cuts and pointy, high-contrast terminals modelled on Ruqʿah calligraphy place this firmly as a headline-only display face.
Weights
ExtraLightLightRegularMediumBoldBlack
Family
Languages
ArabicLatin
Tags
arabicruqahdisplaycalligraphicheadlineaward-winning