Wael Morcos
@waelmorcos
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Graphic Design / Type Design, @Morcoskey
Brooklyn, Beirut
Joined October 2009
New Release! LYON Arabic and LYON Arabic Slanted are finally released! — @debakir and I designed Lyon Arabic text to be a companion to @kaibernau’s original design released in 2009, one of the first and most enduring releases in @commercialtype’s library. #arabictypography
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🗽Niyū Yūrk, NYPL’s first-ever exhibition on Middle Eastern and North African immigration to New York City! 📅 Opening on October 4, 2025 & more soon!!!
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First Place in Handlettering goes to Wael Morcos for an ongoing series exploring the expressive range of Arabic script through shifting thematic lenses. Handlettering honors human touch in design and we're proud to honor @waelmorcos. Read more at PRINT https://t.co/0sd5v8Zunt
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ملصقات تروي حكايات عن المكان والثقافة. انضموا إلى المصمم الجرافيكي وائل مرقص، أحد المبدعين وراء ملصقات بينالي الفنون الإسلامية 2025، في ماستر كلاس يمتد لأربعة أيام، لاستكشاف تقنيات السرد البصري من خلال تصميم الملصقات. سيحظى المشاركون بفرصة اختيار قطعة من معروضات البينالي، إلى
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نازل تراك ولّا شارع؟ Arabic typeface for @VolkswagenME Designed by @debakir @waelmorcos and Lana Soufeh
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Proxima Nova Arabic! Thanks to the skilled hands of @debakir and @waelmorcos it elegantly addresses the challenge of blending a calligraphic script with a geometric grotesque. Visit https://t.co/JTD34Vcscs today & for more. Thank you @azalam for the great graphics!
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Proxima *Super* Nova would not have been possible without the meticulous work of our expert collaborators, who ensured each script was delivered to the highest quality with the same modern tone as the original Proxima Nova while avoiding Latinization. Thanks team!
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TO WATCH: The design process of GT America Arabic is now on our YouTube, with our collaborators @waelmorcos and @debakir 📹 https://t.co/NOUdfY4iji
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🏆 Born in Lebanon, @WaelMorcos receives a @Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Design for his work to bring language, stories, and experiences to life through graphic design and typography. A cofounder of @MorcosKey, Morcos is an alumni of @RISD. https://t.co/UX5yvxIrEA
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In this episode of the @TasmeemDoha podcast, we asked @waelmorcos, the founder of @MorcosKey, about the dos and don'ts of designing an Arabic typeface in 2024. The episode is out now on YouTube & all major podcasting platforms ➡️ https://t.co/kxypKxllwG
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Wael Morcos—@waelmorcos (b. Lebanon) is a co-founder and partner @MorcosKey, and an associate adjunct professor at @ColumbiaGSAPP. A graphic designer and typographer, he receives a @Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Design.
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Wael Morcos receives the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Design for his approach to typographic and graphic design that incorporates complex cultural and political histories to create socially...
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Wael Morcos: #GraphicDesign is Everywhere Around Us 🎨 For his approach that incorporates #cultural and #political histories for #sociallyrelevant identities, Morcos wins a 2024 #Vilcek #Prize for Creative Promise in Design. Read the full story on PRINT: https://t.co/rOpTnBS8nJ
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🖋️🖌️ @PrintMag reports on @waelmorcos' receipt of a @Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Design. Born in Lebanon, Morcos receives the prize for his approach to typographic and graphic design that incorporates complex cultural histories. CC: @MorcosKey.
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Lebanese American graphic designer Wael Morcos recieved the 2023 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Design.
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✏️ Join us as we congratulate the recipients of the 2024 @Vilcek Foundation Prizes in #Design. Comprising $250K in awards, the prizes recognize #immigrant design vanguards Ramon Tejada, Wael Morcos, Juan Carlos Noguera, and Maryam Turkey! https://t.co/Q59fvEB12s
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Wow! Very honored to receive the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Design along side these amazing people! . @Vilcek "The Vilcek Prize in Design is awarded to a designer whose career and work has had a profound impact in their field"
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: MIZNA 25.1 Submitters do not need to be SWANA or Arab identified, no submission fees. Selected contributors receive a $200 honorarium, a 1-year subscription to Mizna, and 5 copies of the issue. Full guidelines + submit your work https://t.co/Ke8lOSiA7U
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This is Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s lesser-known 1988 painting work ‘Forbidden Colors’ and part of the statement he released to accompany its first outing at the New Museum that same year. As far as I know, it has only been exhibited publicly 4 times since then 🇵🇸
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Sneak peak! Final touches on a new typeface, coming soon to a type foundry near you. #arabictypography #arabictype #arabic
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حرف الواو - Waaw By @waelmorcos
#42Days_Waaw #٤٢_يوم_واو #42DOAT #42DOAT2023 #42DaysOfArabicType #٤٢يوم٢٠٢٣ #٤٢_يوم_من_الخط_العربي
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حرف الغين - Ghain By @waelmorcos
#42Days_Ghain #٤٢_يوم_غين #42DOAT #42DOAT2023 #42DaysOfArabicType #٤٢يوم٢٠٢٣ #٤٢_يوم_من_الخط_العربي
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