Atabay
Atabay is a display typeface inspired by handwritten forms and created in a brush-and-ink style. Although the connected nature of Persian script and its Eastern visual spirit naturally harmonize with brush-and-ink aesthetics, Persian typefaces in this style remain rare and limited in number. What distinguishes Atabay from other handwritten typefaces is its strong sense of spontaneity, movement, and expressive energy.
Designed by Hadi Arjmand, Atabay was originally created as a personal typeface intended to give his graphic works a distinctive and unique visual identity.
Each letter in this typeface was initially drawn individually and later connected through digital implementation. The designer does not strictly adhere to the conventional connection system commonly found in Persian fonts. This deliberate approach aligns with the typeface’s improvised, organic, and non-mechanical character.
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For an additional user to use the font.To share the font with your designer or project partner. (details)
For one website or app and to share the font with 2 additional project partners. (details)
For small businesses to share the font with 5 additional employees and use it on one website.(details)
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Atabay
Born in 1978, Azerbaijan / Bachelor of Graphic Design First Prize, Our Iran Festival – Urmia, Iran (2004) Itakai, Greece (2008) Green & Environment Exhibition – Kharkiv, Ukraine (2006) Green & Environment Exhibition – Kharkiv, Ukraine (2012) Good Poster – Italy (2007) Honorable Mention, International Music Poster Competition – Jamaica Reggae (2014) BICeBe – International Poster Biennial Bolivia–Poland (2013) First Prize, Copenhagen Poster Competition – Denmark (2015) Vitrin — Selected Works from 35 Years of Book Cover Design in Iran, exhibited at Momayez Gallery / Iranian Artists Forum Madrid Gráfica Exhibition, “Bright City” — Organized by the Municipality of Madrid and the Madrid Graphic Designers Association, Spain (2017) Illustration published in Arthink-Book (Italy), titled The Four Seasons of Vivaldi (2017) 9th Poster Design Competition on Diabetes — 9th Plaktivat, Slovenia (2017) Exhibition: Global Warming & Water Wars: Vision of the Future — Italy (2018) ECO Poster Triennial – Block Four – Ukraine (2018) Third Safe Travel Path Biennial Festival – Tabriz, Iran (2018) 13th Jazz in the Ruins Festival / Faces of Jazz Poster Exhibition – Poland (2017) Taiwan Global Anti-Virus Graphic Design Exhibition – Taiwan (2020) BREATH–SYMBIOSIS: 2020 International Graphic Design Exhibition Against Infectious Diseases (2020)
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