Mamoun Sakkal

Mamoun Sakkal is a Syrian type designer, artist and calligrapher. He was born in 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.