Kristyan Sarkis

Kristyan Sarkis (Arabic: كريستيان سركيس; born 18 June 1985) is a Lebanese type designer and lettering artist based in Amsterdam. He is known for his work in contemporary Arabic type design and for co-founding several initiatives dedicated to Arabic typography and design education. After graduation, he worked at AlMohtaraf Studio, where he completed his first type design project.

He is a co-founder and partner in several initiatives dedicated to Arabic type design:

TPTQ Arabic, a type foundry and design studio co-founded with Peter Biľak in 2015 and specialising in Arabic fonts. Arabic Type Design — Beirut, is described as the first international educational program dedicated to Arabic type design, co-founded with Lara Captan. Arabic Lettering Workshops, is a traveling workshop about Arabic lettering, co-founded by Khajag Apelian, Wael Morcos, and Kristyan Sarkis, that has held 21 sessions to date.

Sarkis has collaborated with international cultural and technology institutions, including MoMA, Mozilla, and the Louvre. He has also completed projects for or with Typotheque, HW/Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Philippe Apeloig, Research Studios UK, Dalton Maag, Interbrand Singapore, and other design studios. He frequently collaborates with Typotheque and has written articles on Arabic typography for the foundry. and Colvert Arabic (for typographies.fr). His projects also include the Arabic typeface for the visual identity and signage system of the Louvre Abu Dhabi (2017), developed in collaboration with Philippe Apeloig and Ateliers Jean Nouvel.