A Comparative Study of Influential Calligrapher's Scriptson the Product of Calligraphy Softwares with the Conventional MethodsinNasta,liq (KALHOR and MIREMAD Styles) and SolsScripts (Turkish and Arabic Styles)

Understanding the role of calligraphy in the field of technology is crucial. Calligraphy softwareare considered modern platforms for this field.Since these applicationshave thecapability to coverNast’aliq and Sols scripts,it is necessary to know the influential styles of calligraphers on their production. In this research using descriptive (analytical) method we have tried to explore and study thehistory of extensive calligraphy styles until now with emphasis onNast’aliq and Sols in the course of letter designingfor the software. Therefore after a brief introduction to the technical features of the software, the focus shifts to the origins of writing manners and styles of influential calligraphers on the application. The research aims at identifying the connection between the calligraphers’ writings with the common practices of calligraphy. In the case of Nast’aliqletter designing for the software,the styles of Abbas Akhavein (creator ofKelksoftware) and Amir Ahmad Falsafi (creator of Miremad and Chalipasoftwares) with regard to the styles ofMirza Reza Kalhor>s and Miremad Al hosnaGhazvini have been studied and In the case of Sols, styles of Iraqi calligrapherHashem Baghdadi (creator of Kelk software) and Ali Shiri (creator of Miremad software) respectingthe Turkish and Arabic styles of the 13th and 14thcenturies. The result of the comparative andpictorialstudy of the above mentioned stylesindicate that A. Akhavein’s calligraphy styleisinspired byMiremad’s,And Amir Ahmad Falsafi’s style is close to the Kalhor’s. In the case ofSols script of thesoftware, the way of Hashem Baghdadi is close to the Turkish calligraphers’ styles, such as Mustafa Raghem.It is also noteworthy that the Ali Shiri has followed thestyle ofHashem Baghdadi in Sols script.