MAKYN is multilingual type foundry, that focuses on designing Bi-Scriptual high quality typefaces that revive the traditions of calligraphy in a modernized manner. MAKYN is named after an Arabic word meaning persistence and an element of significant rank; those meanings are to be translated in all the foundry’s designs. The foundry aims to create high quality Arabic Typefaces with a Latin companion that endure the needs of the international market. MAKYN is founded and run by Kholoud Khaled Essawy in 2021. It is based in Cairo, Egypt.
MAKYN is multilingual type foundry, that focuses on designing Bi-Scriptual high quality typefaces that revive the traditions of calligraphy in a modernized manner. MAKYN is named after an Arabic word meaning persistence and an element of significant rank; those meanings are to be translated in all the foundry’s designs. The foundry aims to create high quality Arabic Typefaces with a Latin companion that endure the needs of the international market. MAKYN is founded and run by Kholoud Khaled Essawy in 2021. It is based in Cairo, Egypt.
