Khaled Abdullah Alnajdi, The Pennsylvania State University, United States
Doctor of Philosophy, The Pennsylvania State University . Awarded
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While Arabic calligraphy has maintained its traditional forms for the past 13 centuries in various cultural and artistic expressions, it has not been modernized for use in computer graphic design as Western writing and letterforms have. Over the centuries, traditional Arabic calligraphy, which has served cultural purposes, especially in sacred texts, such as in writing the Qur'an, is strongly associated with Islamic culture. However, traditional Arabic calligraphy does not serve modern technological requirements and contemporary digital art.