Professional Recognition & Public Engagements

Nihad Taisir Nadam contributed to the design and production of promotional and marketing materials for the fourth edition of the Congress of Arabic & Creative Industries. The work supported the congress’s public and institutional communication across materials connected to Arabic language, culture, media, publishing, and the creative industries.

In a letter dated 22 September 2025, the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre thanked Nadam for his participation and stated that his contribution to the design and production of the promotional and marketing materials had a significant impact on the event’s success.

On 9 September 2025, Nihad Taisir Nadam received a certificate of appreciation from the Holy Quran Academy in Sharjah for his collaboration and contribution to the launch of the recited Mushaf by Sheikh Raad bin Muhammad Al-Kurdi. The record reflects his work on cultural projects where Arabic visual communication, institutional presentation, and sensitivity to Islamic cultural context are central.

In 2024, Nihad Taisir Nadam was included in Super 100 Artists 2024. The publication and its media coverage positioned the selection as a diverse presentation of artists contributing to the cultural fabric of the UAE. This entry is recorded as a publication feature and professional recognition, not as a competitive award.

Between March 2013 and May 2014, Nadam collaborated with the Department of Computer Science at the University of Sharjah on activities focused on digital Arabic calligraphy, Arabic letterforms, and computer-based calligraphy tools.

The programme culminated in the “Be Beautiful” exhibition, presented in May 2014 as part of the sixth Sharjah Calligraphy Forum. The exhibition included 23 student works together with works by Nihad Nadam, Dr Manar Abu Talib, and Professor Ashraf Al-Najjar.

The Library of Arabic Literature’s official announcement of its first titles thanked calligraphers Joshua Berer and Nihad Nadam for their work on the jackets. Nadam’s contribution placed Arabic calligraphy within a consistent contemporary publishing system designed to present classical and pre-modern Arabic literature to modern readers.

In September 2011, Nihad Taisir Nadam participated in the Fourth International Symposium at Bibliotheca Alexandrina. The official programme documented his paper, Digital Arabic Fonts: Beginnings and Evolution, which examined the early development of digital Arabic type and its relationship to calligraphy, publishing, and visual communication.

Alongside the symposium, Nadam presented artworks produced using fonts from the Tasmeem software, exploring how Arabic calligraphy could operate within a digital design environment while retaining its visual and cultural character.

At Tasmeem Doha 2011, held under the theme “Synapse: Designer as Link,” Nadam delivered and supported four professional workshop sessions presented through WinSoft and Adobe. The sessions addressed advanced Arabic typography with InDesign, digital Arabic type, and professional publishing workflows. The event programme and the accompanying documentation retained with this record identify his role in the sessions.