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We explain in this document the Third Generation
Font system technology developed by Golansoft for Arabic calligraphy writing.
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تقنية الجيل الثالث للخط العربي
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Contents
Introduction: History of Arabic
Calligrapher Software development. 2
Third Generation Font system.. 3
AC software was primarily developed to satisfy professional
calligraphy art work production using a computerized environment. Contrary to
other vector software, AC vector technology is fundamentally oriented toward
Arabic calligraphy. This yield a unique object structure for the produced
shapes and the way they are manipulated and transformed. The end result was a
complete calligrapher work shop with all needed tools and transformation to
realize work efficiency and artistic excellence. Beside the necessary vector
technology there was the development of a Font system that can solve this
sophisticated problem:
“Creating a font system capable of transforming text
information into a traditional calligraphy”
Before going into talking about our Font systems it is
important to understand that Font development process is two sides process:
1.
The Automated system: This represents the algorithmic system
used to build and produce shapes from input text.
2.
The Designer: The design process taken by Font designer to use
the automated system in producing a given Font.
Of course many font systems already existed, but none was
capable of producing a precise matching and modelling of traditional Arabic
calligraphy. Throughout long period, AC Font system was developed in different
stages:
First generation system: a
simple shape replacement for input letter. The system allowed the selection of
different shapes for a single letter. The developed fonts in the year 2000 were
: Al-Nassek and Al-Farissi (Old version)
Second generation system:
a special shape matching technique was introduced to allow shapes adaptability
according to textual context. Mainly, Al-Thoulouth
font was developed in year 2006 with a greet degree of success.
Third generation system:
third generation system represents a final
and complete mathematical theory
development for Arabic calligraphy. It is the most sophisticated
font system in the world and it is intended to produce Arabic calligraphy that
is “hard” to differentiate from hand written artistic calligraphy. It allowed a
100% modelling of the most challenging Fonts Al-Farissi.
With Third Generation Font system we realized in 2014 the development of a new
version of Al-Farissi Calligraphy
style. It is available now for commercial use.
Third Generation Font system technology was proposed and
developed by Rami Kanhouche Ph.D. in mathematics. We really cannot separate the
font system itself from the more general proposed design methodology. In other
word, there is a significant analysis process that comes before font design
process. Briefly speaking the design process involves these steps:
1.
Analysis of the target
Calligraphy style
2.
The Synthesis by a designer
plan to reproduce the Calligraphy design
3.
The implementation using the
automated system
4.
Enhancement
It is a sophisticated process and art that may take a long
period of time. For example, it will take a single person a period 2 to 3 three
months for the development of sophisticated Font like Al-Farissi . Third generation Font system
opens the door for the development of whole new race of Calligraphy fonts with
high degree of beauty.
