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Dripping in “Arab nostalgia”, 3asal mag platforms MENA creatives who are abandoning conformity and thrashing outdated stereotypes

Dripping in “Arab nostalgia”, 3asal mag platforms MENA creatives who are abandoning conformity and thrashing outdated stereotypes

"Preparing Medicine from Honey", from a Dispersed Manuscript of an Arabic Translation of De Materia Medica of Dioscorides

"Preparing Medicine from Honey", from a Dispersed Manuscript of an Arabic Translation of De Materia Medica of Dioscorides

"Portrait of the Russian Ambassador, Prince Andrey Priklonskiy", Folio from the Davis Album

"Portrait of the Russian Ambassador, Prince Andrey Priklonskiy", Folio from the Davis Album

Leaf with Arabic Prayers

Leaf with Arabic Prayers

Lyon Arabic is the new counterpart of a Commercial Type favourite, informed by Naskh and Nastaliq scripts

Lyon Arabic is the new counterpart of a Commercial Type favourite, informed by Naskh and Nastaliq scripts

Illustration: Owen Davey's latest book is about Laika the Soviet Spacedog

Illustration: Owen Davey's latest book is about Laika the Soviet Spacedog

Manuscript Leaves from an Arabic Manuscript

Manuscript Leaves from an Arabic Manuscript

Marcel George illustrates eight pages of watches for Russian Port magazine

Marcel George illustrates eight pages of watches for Russian Port magazine

Soviet Space Graphics: a cosmic journey to Cold War-era Russia

Soviet Space Graphics: a cosmic journey to Cold War-era Russia

We dive into a new archive of over 1,000 book covers from the Arab world

We dive into a new archive of over 1,000 book covers from the Arab world

Publication: A celebration of the golden era of Russian children's book design

Publication: A celebration of the golden era of Russian children's book design

Nora Krug illustrates the year-long experience of two individuals living through the Russia-Ukraine War

Nora Krug illustrates the year-long experience of two individuals living through the Russia-Ukraine War

Samar Maakaroun’s visual identity for The Mosaic Rooms challenges reductive narratives around Arab identities

Samar Maakaroun’s visual identity for The Mosaic Rooms challenges reductive narratives around Arab identities

Arabic and Latin typography don’t have to mimic each other to be harmonious says Montasser Drissi

Arabic and Latin typography don’t have to mimic each other to be harmonious says Montasser Drissi

The View From Cairo: how Helmi Eltouni’s al-Hilal book covers carved a modern Arab aesthetic

The View From Cairo: how Helmi Eltouni’s al-Hilal book covers carved a modern Arab aesthetic

Publication: FUEL's new book explores codes hidden in Russian prisoners' tattoos

Publication: FUEL's new book explores codes hidden in Russian prisoners' tattoos

“I am trying to show what home looks like for me”: Illustrator Dom Campistron shines a light on queer stories from Basque culture

“I am trying to show what home looks like for me”: Illustrator Dom Campistron shines a light on queer stories from Basque culture

A dreamy, woodland-inspired look book from Moscow's Lesya Paramonova

A dreamy, woodland-inspired look book from Moscow's Lesya Paramonova

Hussein Alazaat on children’s books from the 60s-90s and why they demonstrate the “highest peak of Arabic book-making history”

Hussein Alazaat on children’s books from the 60s-90s and why they demonstrate the “highest peak of Arabic book-making history”

“The key is irregularity”: This Arabic font is made to accommodate dyslexic readers

“The key is irregularity”: This Arabic font is made to accommodate dyslexic readers