Square kufi designs (Romanized):

A by-product of a another design. 13x13 Square Kufic.

Romanized kufic: 'Why?'

Romanized Kufic of our daughter's name: Nayla Najwa

A Romanized Kufic of Microsiervois.

POST UPDATE: After the above design was posted, we received a polite email from Gregorio David from Spain, who had painstakingly rendered the rather bland colour scheme of our version into something quite a piece of art:

Gregorio David's psychedelic version (love it!)

Romanized kufic reading Godel Bach Escher. A nod to Douglas Hofstadter, one of the pioneers in the art of ambigram designing.

Some Kufic projects done in between marking sessions:

square kufic: 'Allah' in Arabic

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Based on a previous design. After starting out with very amateurish and simplistic-looking Square Kufic pieces, we delved into more complex designs, encouraged and spurred by khat calligraphy master, awangpurba of Malaysia.

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The next design is a Romanized Square Kufic, reading Fadilah-Naguib. To be hung on our yellow wall.

Romanized Kufic: Fadilah-Naguib
Romanized Kufic: Fadilah-Naguib

Romanized kufic: dinda-duyung
Romanized kufic: dinda-duyung
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A square kufic version of one of Nag's earliest designs (below) - Dinda Duyung (Darling Mermaid) - Nag's nickname for then-girlfriend Fa, now wife.

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My love for her

Endures forever

ambigram: Dinda(heart-shape)-Duyung

romanized kufic: serpiente

romanized kufic: fraga