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Dripping in “Arab nostalgia”, 3asal mag platforms MENA creatives who are abandoning conformity and thrashing outdated stereotypes

Dripping in “Arab nostalgia”, 3asal mag platforms MENA creatives who are abandoning conformity and thrashing outdated stereotypes

Basel - Magazine zum Globus (27019768193)

Basel - Magazine zum Globus (27019768193)

Basel - Magazine zum Globus (27018631884)

Basel - Magazine zum Globus (27018631884)

"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

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

Manuscript Leaves from an Arabic Manuscript

Manuscript Leaves from an Arabic Manuscript

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

Kaleidoscope magazine's latest issue is its biggest to date, designed by Swiss studio Kasper-Florio

Kaleidoscope magazine's latest issue is its biggest to date, designed by Swiss studio Kasper-Florio

Swiss Photobooks

Swiss Photobooks

Swiss Studio Rubic are ones to watch for their beautiful book works

Swiss Studio Rubic are ones to watch for their beautiful book works

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

Hubertus Design on the daunting task of designing a book of The Most Beautiful Swiss Books

Hubertus Design on the daunting task of designing a book of The Most Beautiful Swiss Books

Meet Swiss font foundry Grilli Type and their excellent collection of faces

Meet Swiss font foundry Grilli Type and their excellent collection of faces

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

Graphic designer Aurelia Peter is continuing the Swiss skill for typography

Graphic designer Aurelia Peter is continuing the Swiss skill for typography

Swiss typography and superb monochrome graphic design from Michel Egger

Swiss typography and superb monochrome graphic design from Michel Egger