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A CONVERSATION WITH LARA CAPTAN
, S N I G I R O ON , Y T I N R E D MO & HOPE
LARA CAPTAN is an independent Arabic type designer and typographer based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. She seeks to discover the history and mechanics of the Arabic script with one constant aim: the wish to create Arabic typefaces that spring from the graphic heritage of Arabic writing yet transform the past in search for modernity. Captan holds a BFA in Graphic Design from the American University of Beirut (2006), a Masters degree in Advanced Typography from the Escola de Disseny i Art (Barcelona, 2011), and a Certificate in Type Design from the Cooper Union (New York, 2012). In 2016, Captan co-founded the Arabic Type Design – Beirut program with Kristyan Sarkis.