Projects from Nour Tabet
name
Nour Tabet (nourtabet)
location
country
united states
downloads
university
Maryland Institute College of Art
department
Graphic Design
university address
1300 Mt. Royal Ave
21217 Baltimore
university country
united states
url
Graphic designer in constant search for new colors
born
Sun, 23. Feb 1986
studies
Graphic Design, American University of Beirut, 2004-2009
Graphic Design, Maryland Institute College of Art, 2011-2012
degree(s)
BFA, 2009
Post Baccalaureate Certiicate, 2012
working experience
Graphic Shop, 2009-2011
interest
Social Innovation Design
software
Adobe Creative Suite
awards
AUB Dean's honor list 2006-2009
the dieline
spoken languages
Spanish, basic
Arabic, fluent
French, fluent
English, fluent
id
0016645
title
ae
professor(s)
Lauren Adams
rank
-
tags
typography packaging design jewellery design
year of making
2011
project url
http://www.nourtabet.com/honoring-the-forgotten-women-i/
uploaded
2012-01-23 01:52:11
Honoring the forgotten women of type history
I have always wondered about the stories behind fonts with women's names. I studied the three typefaces: Mrs Eaves, Caecilia and Joanna. I decided to honor these three forgotten women in the history of typography through this project.
I chose the symmetrical ligature ae to reflect the intimate relation between the type designers and the special women after whom they named their typefaces. From there, I developed a set of three necklaces.
I designed the packaging of the necklaces as business cards considering the different identities these women represented. Joanna was Eric Gill's daughter, Mrs Eaves was Baskerville's housekeeper and mistress, and Caecilia was Peter Matthias Noordzij's wife.
