Adab أدب, taken in its external meaning, refers to an art of courtesy and etiquette that is inexistent in the West and fast fading from the Middle East. Here, however, it refers to inner Adab, which is essentially the contrary of angst: it consists in bearing one's troubles with dignity and accepting them as belonging to Life.
I chose to leave the design colorless because part of this attitude is not to attract attention to it. You don't show that you're nursing your bleeding soul bravely, you just do.
No print yet because I haven't yet decided whether to add the little lines to define the hamza over the alif (أ). Creation process:
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| Starting with a full grid |
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| The main lines, done in .5 thickness. |
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| Secondary lines in 0.3. |
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| The curves of the letters are inked and those to be gilded done in pencil. |
