As I'm gearing up for my trip, I think I'll continue to do relevant posts on the region or culture. That said, I've been checking up on a lot of typography blogs and looking for arabic graffiti and I ran across this really great one called 29Letters. The writer, graphic designer Pascal Zoghbi, was asked to design the logo for Deen Tight, the new documentary on the influence of hip hop on Islam in the US, UK, and Middle East. Appropriately, the logo blends traditional kufi and modern hip hop styles. Check out some of the initial designs here.
[edit:] Props to MK from Saudi Arabia for doing some digging and finding the artist they actually chose to do the final version of the logo. Check the comments section for the exchange.
