Share Tokyo typeface 2016

Bahia Shehab's 'Share Tokyo typeface' presents a striking series of glyphs: each character is contained within a circle, marked by thick black lines and dots. Imagine Shehab at work, each mark precisely placed, building a new visual language out of simple shapes. It's like a minimalist constellation, each point and line carrying meaning. I can relate; when you make paintings, you think about how the material itself communicates something. Here, the solid black ink demands attention, the smooth paper gives a graphic feel. I wonder if Shehab was thinking about modernist typography, like Paul Klee playing with Arabic calligraphy. The curve of a line, the position of a dot... each gesture feels deliberate, a kind of visual poetry. And each glyph, like a painting, invites interpretation. It speaks to how artists are constantly remixing ideas. It's like a big conversation across time, where we borrow and transform each other's visions.