2018 Winner
Typeface Design
Mirza
Mirza
Category—Typeface Design
2018 Winner
Typeface Design
Mirza
Studio
Bagh-e Tafarroj Studio
Designer(s)
Amir Mahdi Moslehi, Tehran, Iran
Client
Maryam Soft
Additional Credits
TWITTER: @AMMoslehi
CONCEPT:
Mirza is a contemporary Nastaliq typeface based on the hand of Mirza Gholam-Reza Esfahani—one of the most celebrated Persian calligraphers of the Qajar era. This typeface is the result of an extensive study of the best specimens of Mirza Gholam-Reza’s work during the last decade of his life.
Mirza is a display typeface that fully supports Arabic, Persian, and Urdu languages. The Nastaliq figures in this typeface are designed based on the traditional technique seen in Qajar seals.