ARAVRIT

Typographic Zine

Aravrit is an experimental writing system that I found a strong connection with due to my cultural background. This hybrid system merges two languages as a symbol of the shared life of two different ethnic groups living on the same land. So close yet so far apart.

Mika Abramson

June 2023

Copyright ©Aravrit, by Liron Lavi Turkenich

Liron

Lavi Turkenich is a design entrepreneur, typeface designer, and researcher based in Israel. She studied both in Israel and in the UK and is highly interested in multilingual typeface design and specialises in Hebrew and Amharic. Liron is very involved in the typeface design community and is running a mentorship program on the global Alphabets network. Among all her projects she is also the creator of an experimental writing system called Aravrit, a new hybrid system that merges two languagesHebrew and Arabic. Her writing system received wide global recognition.

This Zene will focus on Liron’s journey to create this writing system, what led to the creation of the design, the challenges faced and the outcome that is still, and perhaps will always be a continuing and evolving process.