Designer Iterates Arabic Typeface Through Five AI Versions to Reach 2.0
aziz4ai · x · 2026-11-02
The author describes using AI to design an Arabic typeface, starting from a simple brief: a font that resembles common ones but with a different spirit. They had the model produce a first version, then asked it to critique its own work without flattery, which surfaced real defects — the letter kaf was misread as lam, turning "maktub" into "maltub," and the letter ha collapsed at heavy weights. Five iterations later they reached version 2.0.
Rules baked into the final version:
- All proportions derive from a single unit of measure
- Dot shapes are inspired by Najdi house ornamentation
- Every loop shares one form, and all stroke terminals are cut by the same logic
- Horizontal strokes are thinner than vertical ones, mimicking a pen's trace
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