This is a research and design project performed by Tobbi Vu, under the guidance of Professor Goffredo Puccetti, as part of the Post-Graduation Practical Training Program 2021 at NYU Abu Dhabi.
The project is to digitize the learning process of Arabic calligraphy. With limited time and resources, I chose to digitize the Naskh script, based on the book The British Museum Arabic Calligraphy - Naskh script for beginners by Mustafa Ja’far. The Arabic pronunciation is based on the online resources from Stanford University.
About
this Project
*This is not a mobile-friendly online manual.
I'm Tobbi, your assistant. Hover or click on me wherever you see me, I have some notes for you!
I'm Alphabet Page! Click on the letter box to to go to its dedicated page.
I'm Letter Page!
Click on the left/right arrows to move to the previous or next letter.
The box in the middle of my body (example: the pink one here) shows Tobbi's notes.
I'm Your Gift! Click me to see the animation of how to write the isolated letter stroke-by-stroke.
I'm A Letter!
The longest grey line indicates the baseline. You should write above or below it. To know more, visit here.
The grey diamond represents one full pen width, while the grey circle indicates half that width. They serve as a reference for my proportion.
I'm A Common Word!
Pink shows variations of the letter you are learning.
Yellow shows variations of another letter but has similar writing with the letter you are learning.