Mohamad Dakak

Mohamad Dakak is a Syrian-born type designer whose work bridges Arabic and Latin typography with a focus on legibility and wayfinding. He holds both an MA and a PhD in Typeface Design from the University of Reading, where his doctoral research examined the diversity of Arabic type styles and their influence on Arab readership. Before co-founding Foundry 5 in 2021, he expanded his MA graduation project Jali into a multilingual superfamily for Arabic, Latin, and Greek.

His widely recognised typefaces include Jali, a humanist sans serif designed for multilingual signage, which received the Type Directors Club Certificate of Typographic Excellence and Granhan’s First Prize in the Arabic and Latin category (2019). At Foundry 5, he continues to develop typefaces for global contexts, uniting scripts across cultural and functional boundaries to set new standards for clarity and inclusivity in multilingual design.

Mohamad’s work reflects a commitment to accessibility and cross-cultural communication, combining academic research with design practice. He has taught as Lecturer in Graphic Design at the University of Reading and as Associate Professor at the German University in Cairo, where he continues to contribute to design education alongside his professional and research practice.