Mirza
Persian Typeface,Type Family,TypeFace
‘Mirza’ is a contemporary Nastaliq typeface based on the hand of Mirza Gholam-Reza Esfahani –one of the most celebrated Persian calligraphers of Qajar era. This typeface is the result of an extensive study on the best specimens of Mirza Gholam-Reza‘s work during the last decade of his life.
‘Mirza’ is a display typeface that fully supports Arabic, Persian and Urdu languages. The Nastaliq figures in this typeface are designed based on the traditional technique seen in Qajar seals.
“Even at its core, Mizra embraces a mix of history and the poetic. Mirza Gholam-Reza Esfahani’s calligraphic hand and the deliberate construction of each letterform is reflected in letters which, in any given word, seem as though they were never separate, but always sharing the same spine. Mirza never feels typed; instead, it represents a calligraphic tradition, and presents as hand-drawn: it imagines the future, while remembering the past.” Comments by Sahar Afshar; typeface design judge of TDC competition