Dr. Fahad Dhawi is an Assistant Professor of Typography and Graphic Communication Design in Kuwait. He holds a Ph.D. degree from Central Saint Martins, UAL London, M.A in Graphic Design (Distinction) in 2012 from Coventry University, UK and B.A in Graphic design (Cum Laude) in 2009 with a minor in Communication from the American University of Kuwait. Dr Dhawi’s practice-based research project highlighted the importance of Arabic Typography and Graphic Communication in language learning and how teaching Arabic can be further ‘simplified’ through a creative visual pedagogic approach. His research re-established the term "educational typefaces" with the aim to possibly open up future research on the role of design and typography through the creation of educational typefaces - in visual pedagogy and interdisciplinary design.