Hello!
Najla Badran is an independent typeface designer, researcher and instructor based in Egypt. She holds a BA in Graphic Design from the German University in Cairo, an MA in Typeface Design from the University of Reading, UK which was funded by the Monotype Award and is currently pursuing her PhD on Diacritics in the Arabic script and typography at the University of Reading.
Najla has been teaching type design and typography for the past six years and often holds Arabic lettering and typography workshops. Her vision is to spread more knowledge about typographic solutions in Arabic using lettering and type design. She is interested in Arabic revival typefaces and inspiring modern Arabic typefaces from calligraphy.
Experience
TEACHING
American University in Cairo, Instructor
Winter 2017
Type 1
German University in Cairo, Instructor
Winter 2016 – Spring 2017
Latin Typeface Design, Arabic Typeface Design, Typography, Interaction Design, Layout
American University in Cairo, TA
Fall 2015 – Spring 2016
Type I, type II, type III
German University in Cairo, TA
Spring 2011 – Spring 2012
Arabic Typeface Design
WORKSHOPS
2012
Khatt Foundation Arabic Type Design Workshop, Dubai
2009
Letterpress, Book Binding & Exhibition Design
2007
Arabic Calligraphy & Latin Calligraphy
DESIGN
Brand Bureau
January 2014 – June 2014
Corporate identity, typography, typeface design, publication design, graphic design
Equinox Graphics
December 2012 – January 2014
Corporate identity, typography, typeface design, graphic design
Fortune Promoseven
September 2009 & June 2010
Graphic design, typography, logo design
Leo Burnett
September 2010
Corporate identity, typography, graphic design
PUBLISHING
Mesh Phont
Arabic Type Design for Beginners by Huda Smitshuijzen Abifares in 2012
Razeen
365 Typo 2016
TAUGHT STUDENTS
TYPEFACES IN PROGESS