Nafile is a modern-arabesque display typeface, offering a vast and versatile family with 6 widths and 5 weights, all in a variable, open-source format. The project was born in Barcelona, inspired by the city where the initial sketches came to life. I was moved by the way Barcelona’s Gothic roots, Catalan modernism, Mediterranean charm, and touches of Arabesque all blended into the city’s modern rhythm. This unique mix of influences became the heart of the typeface.
All weights, widths, and styles of the Nafile typeface can be tested on nafile.ertekin.xyz
The font is built using fontmake and gftools post processing script. Tools are all python based, so it must be previously installed.
To install all the Python tools into a virtualenv, do the following:
From terminal:
cd your/local/project/directory
once in the project folder create a virtual environment. This step has to be done just once, the first time:
python3 -m venv venv
activate the virtual environment
source venv/bin/activate
install the required dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt
Then run the this command:
cd source
sh build.sh
Nafile is licensed under the SIL Open Font License v1.1, see OFL.txt for details.