Nassim is a contemporary typeface for multilingual text-setting. Its lively texture is matched by a neatly balanced rhythm. With its rugged character, Nassim is a reliable workhorse. Building on this platform, the Pro version with its vast array of typographic features makes it shine. Offering tools that were born in practice, Nassim is suitable for a wide range of applications, from news, to literature, to scientific publications.
Bridging two contrasting typographic traditions, Arabic and Latin, Nassim achieves balance and harmony whilst preserving the inherent character of each script. When it was first released, it was an exceptional rendering of Arabic in OpenType – ahead of the curve. The new Pro version challenges existing conventions and defies the limitations of digital Arabic once again.
Nassim Arabic Pro contains many ligatures and smart contextual alternates that contribute to better legibility. For example, the concept of tooth-height alternation is implemented, making sure that structurally similar letters are more readily distinguishable. Furthermore there is a large selection of swash characters that can be used for improved justification, or for ornamental purposes in large sizes.
“The many prestigious design awards that Nassim has received are testaments to its fresh and contemporary design, and with its range of weights enabled us to achieve the typographic hierarchy we required.”
— Kutlu Çanlıoğlu, BBC Future Media
“Nassim was designed to work in small sizes, in a dictionary, say, or newspaper columns—a rare achievement. With five weights and perfectly matched Latin letters, it’s almost too good to be true.”
— Mario Garcia, Garcia Media
“You have no idea what you have done for the improvement of the Arabic/Persian web experience.”
— Bruce Bahmani, Voice of America
“… the results demonstrated a 5x increase in reading speed. … The new Persian VOA site was extremely well received and many users commented on how much better the site looks and how much more readable the text appears; …”
— Bruce Bahmani, Voice of America
“Nassim reads The Economist, not the Daily News; it has an opinion and sticks to it.”
Designed by: Titus Nemeth
Published: 2011 & 2016
Language support:
Variable font axes:
Weight (wght): 400 to 800
Titus Nemeth is a type designer and typographer with specialist expertise in the Arabic script. He works as an independent designer and typographic consultant, building on his substantial experience and research in the field.
His original type designs have won multiple internationally renowned awards and are widely used for complex, cross-cultural, visual communication. Titus’ practice combines the making and the use of type, as he is convinced that both aspects inform each other: ‘the better I understand how type is used, the better I can design for it’.
Titus holds a PhD, and an MA in Typeface Design, from the University of Reading, UK, and a diploma in Graphic Design from Die Graphische in Vienna, Austria. He has taught type design and typography at a number of schools in France, Morocco, Qatar, and the United Kingdom.
| Font engineering : | Johannes Neumeier |
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