Jomhuria: New Arabic Font For Review

[Dave Crossland]

Hi! 

For those interested in Arabic web fonts, a new Persio-Arabic style typeface is being developed, and you can now preview it here:

http://tarobish.github.io/Jomhuria/

Please review the font file and create issues to discuss specific improvements here: 

https://github.com/Tarobish/Jomhuria/issues/

The project's progress has been discussed in the other (higher traffic) googlefonts-discuss mailing list: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/googlefonts-discuss/kLnaUCegGjA

Cheers,
Dave

[Esmaeel Zabihi]

Hi Dave, 

As you may know there are differences between Persian and Arabic writing styles. we have many Persian unique fonts that are designed specially for Persian users and not Arabs. 

Unfortunately there are not a Persian font in Google Fonts. so I am eager to help you out in case you are interested in adding any Persian fonts. 

You can count on me, so please inform me of your decision to start the first project. :) 

Thank you,

Ismael Zabihi 

Graphic Designer at Zafre Media Inc.    

[Dave Crossland]

Hi

On 1 July 2015 at 04:12, Esmaeel Zabihi <zabi...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Dave, 

As you may know there are differences between Persian and Arabic writing styles. we have many Persian unique fonts that are designed specially for Persian users and not Arabs. 

Sure! Would you be able to link us to specific examples :) 

 

Unfortunately there are not a Persian font in Google Fonts. so I am eager to help you out in case you are interested in adding any Persian fonts. 

Does Jomhuria feel Persian to you?

 

You can count on me, so please inform me of your decision to start the first project. :) 

Thank you,

Ismael Zabihi 

Graphic Designer at Zafre Media Inc.    

On Friday, June 12, 2015 at 3:42:19 PM UTC-7, Dave Crossland wrote:

Hi! 

For those interested in Arabic web fonts, a new Persio-Arabic style typeface is being developed, and you can now preview it here:

http://tarobish.github.io/Jomhuria/

Please review the font file and create issues to discuss specific improvements here: 

https://github.com/Tarobish/Jomhuria/issues/

The project's progress has been discussed in the other (higher traffic) googlefonts-discuss mailing list: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/googlefonts-discuss/kLnaUCegGjA

Cheers,
Dave

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Dave

[Esmaeel Zabihi]

Dear Dave, 

Thank you for your reply, 

I just took a look at Jomhuriah Font. It feels Persian and Arabic though; It is not bad-made so-so, but it is really not a functional and practical font for Persian users.

When you ask Persians, they definitely say IT IS A SPECIAL CALLIGRAPHIC FONT which would rarely be used as a standard or popular font. 

Actually I myself do not like it at all specially in graphical and practical aspects, although I really do appreciate the creator's efforts and his kind consideration for Persian Fonts. 

I found only 3 Arabic fonts in Google Fonts which are not efficient at all!!

Persians and Arabs have many many common or independent fonts that are practical, beautiful and popular. For Arabs, I am not sure but for us, Iranians, I am pretty sure that these 3 fonts plus the Jomhuriah are useless and ignorable. 

I have personally edited some popular fonts for web and print, like Yekan, Nazanin and Mitra which are really popular in here but I was thinking of creating brand new open source fonts specially for Google Fonts to be used Freely by all Persians around the world. 

What do you recommend? from where we can start? 

Best of all,

Ismael 

  

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[Dave Crossland]

On 1 July 2015 at 17:24, Dave Crossland <da...@lab6.com> wrote:

Mitra was designed by Tim Holloway for Linotype in 2005. 

No, that's not right! He did in the 1970s :) 1975 according to http://www.linotype.com/de/427/timholloway.html

[Dave Crossland]

Hi

On 1 July 2015 at 17:24, Dave Crossland <da...@lab6.com> wrote:

I couldn't find an authoritative source for Yekan; 

It seems it is a hamoonsoft font..?

While searching I found http://tug.org/pipermail/luatex/2010-May/001529.html which appears to be a zero-price Persio-Arabic font distributed by the state. Do you know anyone to contact about making it libre? :) 

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[Esmaeel Zabihi]

Dear Dave,

I think there is a misunderstanding here. :)

I said I had EDITED (but not created) the fonts !!!!!!!!

I "edited" them for personal use and I did not distribute them for commercial purpose. In face the beautiful YEKAN was created by Mr. Masood Sepehr and other fonts also have their own licenses which must not be violated.

Thank you,

Ismael

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[Dave Crossland]

Dear Ismael

On 2 July 2015 at 02:28, Esmaeel Zabihi <zabi...@gmail.com> wrote:

I think there is a misunderstanding here. :) I said I had EDITED (but not created) the fonts !!!!!!!! 

Yes, I understand - I'm sorry if I appear to have implied that you were claiming to be the designer and I was refuting that claim. What I intended to say was that, while I am personally happy that you exercised your freedom to modify these fonts to fit your needs, I can not accept your modified versions for inclusion in the Google Fonts catalog; nor could I accept wholly new digital fonts of these designs.

 

I "edited" them for personal use and I did not distribute them for commercial purpose. In face the beautiful YEKAN was created by Mr. Masood Sepehr and other fonts also have their own licenses which must not be violated.

Right :)

Is Mr. Masood Sepehr still in business?

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[Esmaeel Zabihi]

Dear Dave, 

Thank you for your reply, 

I just wanted to know if you welcome any brand new fonts designed by me. I understand the rights of other font owners. 

About Masood Sepehr you can follow    http://masoodsepehr.com/farsi-fonts.html 

if you need any help anytime, feel free to contact me. :) 

I get back to my designing and contact you in near future. 

Have a very nice time,

Ismael 

 

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[Dave Crossland]

Hi

On 2 July 2015 at 16:03, Esmaeel Zabihi <zabi...@gmail.com> wrote:

I just wanted to know if you welcome any brand new fonts designed by me.

Yes - if you can make new original typeface designs from scratch, I'll be happy to review your portfolio of existing work :)

I'll email your privately about this :) 

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[Esmaeel Zabihi]

Dear Dave, 

Could you please help me to find out 

how a font creator can license his/her own font ?

Are there any references or entities to refer to?  or simply we put our name or organization`s at the license section of the font-creation-software !

it is a big question in my mind. :) 

Thank you. 

Ismael 

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[Dave Crossland]

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On 2 July 2015 at 18:34, Esmaeel Zabihi <zabi...@gmail.com> wrote:

Could you please help me to find out how a font creator can license his/her own font ? 

Are there any references or entities to refer to?  or simply we put our name or organization`s at the license section of the font-creation-software !

I hope http://scripts.sil.org/OFL can help you :) 

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[Dave Crossland]

Hi

On 1 July 2015 at 16:45, Esmaeel Zabihi <zabi...@gmail.com> wrote:

I have personally edited some popular fonts for web and print, like Yekan, Nazanin and Mitra which are really popular in here

Nazanin was designed by "Mr Haghighi" for Linotype in 1978.

Mitra was designed by Tim Holloway for Linotype in 2005. 

I couldn't find an authoritative source for Yekan; I did find http://openfontlibrary.org/en/font/xm-yekan which was uploaded to openfontlibrary.org 1.5 years ago, but under the GPL; the www.Irmug.org site the author provided is no longer running, and (as per https://github.com/google/fonts/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) I'd need to contact the copyright holders to seek permission to make a new release under the OFL.

 

but I was thinking of creating brand new open source fonts specially for Google Fonts to be used Freely by all Persians around the world. 

What do you recommend? from where we can start? 

If you can list existing fonts given away for free by their copyright holders, and contact them and persuade them to make the fonts into libre font projects (as per https://github.com/google/fonts/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) then I can include them in the Google Fonts collection. 

If you can make new originaly typeface designs from scratch, I'll be happy to review your portfolio of existing work :)

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[Esmaeel Zabihi]

Thank you very much Dave :)

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[solar garia]

i'm try Jomhuria font wiht Jawi language (Old Malay with Arabic script) it's allright,
now I trying to use it.

เมื่อ วันเสาร์ที่ 13 มิถุนายน ค.ศ. 2015 5 นาฬิกา 42 นาที 19 วินาที UTC+7, Dave Crossland เขียนว่า:

[Dave Crossland]

Thanks for your feedback :)

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[solar garia]

Now I learn about Arabic script, for create Jawi font (Melayu with Arabic script).

May be I must to learn from you. :)

Thank you

Solahuddean Gariya

Patani, Thailand

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