Join us as we interview graphic and type designer Kristyan Sarkis on our afikra Conversations series on December 3rd. Kristyan is a type designer and lettering artist, born in Beirut and based in Amsterdam. He holds a Masters in Type & Media from the Royal Academy of Art (The Hague). He has co-founded TPTQ Arabic, a type foundry specialized in high-quality Arabic fonts, and Arabic Type Design - Beirut, the first international educational program dedicated to the subject and Arabic Lettering Workshop. He has taught at VCU-Qatar, LAU Beirut, ESAV Marrakech and currently teaches at the Type & Media master program (KABK). He often gives workshops and talks around the world, and he has worked with clients like Apple, MoMA, Mozilla and the Louvre. His work received several awards including the NY Type Directors Club’s Certificate of Typographic Excellence, ATypI’s Letter.2, and the European Design Award.

Date: Thursday, December 3rd
Time: 12PM NYC | 5PM London | 7PM Beirut