Mamoun Sakkal
Mamoun Sakkal is a Syrian type designer, artist and calligrapher. He was born in the Syrian city of Aleppo and later immigrated to the United States.
Awards
- ADC Typography Bronze Cube 2018 for Sakkal Kitab Font.
- Third International Calligraphy Competition: First Award in Kufi style, Research Centre for [Islamic History, Art and Culture, Istanbul, Turkey - 1993.
- First place award in the Arab Human Development Report cover design competition, United Nations Development Programme, New York City - 2003.
- Two Awards of Excellence for Sakkal Seta and Arabic Typesetting typefaces, Type Directors Club of New York International typeface design competition, 2003, and for Microsoft Uighur typeface in 2004.
- First Prize in Letter Arts Review Magazine International Competition in 2005.