ABOUT
I am Ardwan Al-Sabti, a designer and researcher focused on the Mandaic writing system. My work combines typographic design, historical analysis, and structural reconstruction to document and develop one of the least explored scripts in use today.
Trained at AKV St. Joost (2015), I built a foundation in visual language and typography. Over time, my practice shifted toward script systems, where design becomes a tool for understanding form, structure, and meaning.
My ongoing research project, The Mandaic Script Grammar, examines the underlying logic of the alphabet and has resulted in the development of multiple Mandaic typefaces. I have also contributed to improvements within the Mandaic Unicode block and collaborated with Apple to support the integration of the script into macOS and iOS.
This platform presents selected work, ongoing research, and typographic developments related to the Mandaic script.
My work is driven by the belief that scripts are not only tools of writing, but systems that carry structure, memory, and meaning.