Khajag Apelian

Having grown up between Dubai and Beirut, and being raised in an Armenian family, Khajag has an affinity for different languages and writing systems, which he has applied to the development of typefaces in many scripts, including Arabic, Armenian, and Latin. He currently operates under the name “debakir” Armenian for “printed type”, and is in constant collaboration with different type foundries like Commercial Type, Bold Monday and Typotheque. He has worked with various international brands including IBM, Apple, Samsung and Disney ME. He also teaches design courses at the American University of Beirut.