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2022Dripping in “Arab nostalgia”, 3asal mag platforms MENA creatives who are abandoning conformity and thrashing outdated stereotypes
2022
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2014Graphic Design: Japanese designer Shun Sasaki turns typography on its head!
2014
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2019Japanese typography is at the core of Tokyo-based design studio Laboratories
2019
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1900Keman (“Flower Garland” Temple Decoration)
1900
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1790Raincoat
1790
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1900Keman (“Flower Garland” Temple Decoration)
1900
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1700Piece
1700
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1700Case (Inrō) with Design of Person with Umbrella and Lantern Approaching Shrine Gate (Torii)
1700
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1700Noh mask
1700
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1350Three Shoulder Defenses (Sodē)
1350
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1750Mask for the Lower Face (Hanho-Ate)
1750
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1775Decorated "Shark" Skin (<i>Kazari-zame</i>)
1775
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1701Pair of Gauntlets
1701
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1351Shoulder Defense (Sode)
1351
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1351Shoulder Defense (Sode)
1351
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1730Half Mask (Ho-ate) with Neck Guard
1730
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1801Armor (Gusoku)
1801
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1701Armor of Mail and Plate
1701
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1701Sword (Saif) with Scabbard
1701
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1701Sword (Flyssa) with Scabbard
1701
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1800Necklet
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1850Darabukka
1850
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1700Scarf End (Tenchifa)
1700
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1801Rabāb
1801
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1700Hanging
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1875Rebab
1875
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1750Priming Flask, Powder Measure, and Suspension Cords
1750
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1850Riata
1850
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1700Panel
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1850Tar
1850
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1700Fragment of a Hanging
1700
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1700Scarf End
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1700Square
1700
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1850Pair of Prick Spurs
1850
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1700Dagger (Flyssa) with Sheath
1700
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1700Fragment of a Hanging
1700
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1801Pair of Spurs
1801
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1800Textile Fragment
1800
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1875Guenbri
1875
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1850Guenbri
1850
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1800Scarf
1800
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1801Rabāb
1801
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1800Jacket
1800
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1801Sword (Flyssa) with Scabbard
1801
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1775Hanging
1775
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1800The American Fleet Defeating Rais Hamdu off Cape Gata
1800
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1850Guenbri
1850
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1800Burnus / Selham
1800
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1700Fragment of a Hanging
1700
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1700Scarf (Tenchifa)
1700
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1801Knife with Sheath and Small Knife
1801
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1850Bandar
1850
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1801Knife (Flyssa) with sheath
1801
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1800Darabukka
1800
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1775Knife (Flyssa) with Sheath
1775
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1750Pair of Flintlock Pistols
1750
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1850Guenbri
1850
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1800Dress
1800
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1798Miquelet Gun of Ali Pasha
1798
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1801Tar
1801
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1625Dala'il al-Khayrat Prayer Book
1625
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1801Prick Spur (Left)
1801
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1801Rebāb
1801
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1800Deff
1800
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1875Gumuri
1875
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1875Rebab
1875
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1701Spear
1701
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1875Guenbri
1875
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1875Guenbri
1875
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1850Nay
1850
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1501Sword with Scabbard
1501
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-900Cylinder seal with chariot hunting scene and Old South Arabian inscription
-900
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1223"Preparing Medicine from Honey", from a Dispersed Manuscript of an Arabic Translation of De Materia Medica of Dioscorides
1223
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1925Incense burner
1925
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900Part of Lamp or Incense Burner Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
900
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1713Leaf with Arabic Prayers
1713
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1400Bracelet with Snake-Head Endings and Arabic Inscription, One of a Pair
1400
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1400Bracelet with Snake-Head Endings and Arabic Inscription, One of a Pair
1400
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1000Long-Handled Spoon Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
1000
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1100Rice Server Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
1100
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1600Finial with Arabic Inscription"Ya, Da'im" ("Oh, Everlasting!")
1600
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1200Candlestick with Horsemen and Arabic Inscriptions Conveying Good Wishes and Blessings Upon the Sultan
1200
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1907Seiei: A Design Book 精英
1907
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1784A New Record Comparing the Handwriting of the Courtesans of the Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara keisei shin bijin jihitsu kagami) 吉原傾城新美人自筆鏡
1784
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1820Precepts for Women (Ehon Onna imagawa) 絵本女今川
1820
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2014Vintage Caravelle Manual Wind Pendant-Pocket Watch By Bulova, Made In Japan, About 1-3-4 Inches In Diameter (14030529516)
2014
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2014Vintage Compu Chron Goldtone LED Watch, Made in Japan, Circa 1970s (9633565670)
2014
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2014Vintage Compu Chron Electronic LED Wrist Watch With Red Display, Case Made in Japan (11756202854)
2014
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2014Vintage Caravelle Manual-Wind Watch, Made in Japan (11735958495)
2014
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2014Vintage Woman's Silvertone LED Watch by Sharp, Made in Japan (8455582063)
2014
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2015Vintage Frontier E107 Red LED Watch, Made In Japan, Circa 1970s (16674148932)
2015
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2015Vintage Frontier E107 Red LED Watch, Made In Japan, Circa 1970s (16487746000)
2015
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2015Vintage Compu Chron Red LED Pendant Watch, Case Made In Japan, Approximately 2.75 Inches In Diameter, Circa 1970s (16958389092)
2015
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2018Vintage Austin Men's Electronic Digital Watch, Red LED Display, Original Band, Case Made In Japan, Circa 1977 (27556638290)
2018
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2014Vintage Compu Chron Red LED Wrist Watch, Case Made In Japan, Circa 1970s (13036091113)
2014
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2014Vintage Compu Chron Women's Red LED Wrist Watch, Made in Japan (11521923005)
2014
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2014Vintage Compu Chron Women's Red LED Wrist Watch, Made in Japan (11522012386)
2014
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2014Vintage Man's Silvertone LED Wristwatch by Sharp, NOS, Made in Japan, Great Futuristic Styling (8456597442)
2014
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2015Vintage Citizen Men's New Master Wrist Watch, 21 Jewels, Made In Japan (15760892825)
2015
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2015Vintage Compu Chron Women's Red LED Wrist Watch, Case Made In Japan, Circa 1970s (16058920784)
2015
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2015Vintage Caravelle Men's Watch By Bulova, Manual Wind, Made In Japan (15871776037)
2015
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2018Vintage Compu Chron Men's Digital Quartz Wrist Watch, Original Band, Made In Japan, Circa 1970s (23918003082)
2018
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2014Vintage ChronoSonic 100 Men's LED Goldtone Watch, "The Computer Watch", Circa 1970s, Case Made in Japan, Nice Octagonal Shape (8952372956)
2014
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2018Vintage Compu Chron Men's Digital Quartz Watch, Red LED Display, Original Band, Case Made In Japan, Circa 1970s (25556073151)
2018
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2015Vintage Compu Chron Red LED Pendant Watch, Case Made In Japan, Approximately 1.75 Inches In Diameter, Circa 1970s (16959722625)
2015
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2018Vintage Compu Chron Men's Digital Quartz Wrist Watch, Red LED Display, Original Band, Case Made In Japan, Circa 1970s (25281055589)
2018
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2018Vintage Compu Chron Men's Digital Quartz Wrist Watch, Original Band, Japan, Circa 1970s (23943619151)
2018
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2014Vintage ChronoSonic 100 Red LED Watch, Case Made In Japan, Circa 1970s (14513739315)
2014
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2014Vintage Compu Chron Men's Silvertone LED Watch, Made in Japan, Circa 1970s (8973291878)
2014
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2018Vintage Sanyo Women's Digital Quartz Wrist Watch, Red LED Display, Made In Japan, Circa 1970s (25021526784)
2018
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2018Vintage Sanyo Women's Digital Quartz Watch, Red LED Display, Made In Japan, Circa 1970s (25625829196)
2018
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2017Vintage Ricoh Men's Automatic Wrist Watch, 21 Jewels, Made In Japan, Circa 1980s (32112504766)
2017
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2014Vintage LeGant QS, Sold by Montgomery Ward, Automatic (Self-Winding) Wrist Watch, Made in Japan (11756267656)
2014
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2018Vintage Compu Chron Men's Digital Quartz Watch, Red LED Display, Case Made In Japan, Module Dated January 1976 (32687791620)
2018
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2014Vintage Men's Silvertone Compu-Chron Digital LED Watch, Red Dial Face, Case Made in Japan, Circa 1970s (8597989987)
2014
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2014Vintage Compu Chron Red LED Wrist Watch, Case Made In Japan, Circa 1970s (13036362224)
2014
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2014Vintage Compu Chron Goldtone LED Watch, Made in Japan, Circa 1970s (9633146458)
2014
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2014Vintage Compu Chron Silvertone Men's LED Watch, Case Made in Japan, Original Band, Circa 1970s (9629365745)
2014
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2015Vintage Austin Red LED Digital Watch, Original Band, Case Made In Japan, Dated 1976 On The Inside Of The Case (19027445555)
2015
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2014Vintage Phasar 2000 Men's Electronic LED Watch, Red Face, Sold by Sears, Roebuck and Co., Made in Japan, Circa 1970s (10598565373)
2014
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2018Vintage Compu Chron Men's Digital Quartz Watch, Red LED Display, Case Made In Japan, Module Dated January 1976 (32254157573)
2018
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2018Vintage Compu Chron Men's Digital Quartz Watch, Red LED Display, Case Made In Japan, Module Date January 1976 (32913528342)
2018
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2014Vintage Phasar 2000 Men's Electronic LED Watch, Red Face, Sold by Sears, Roebuck and Co., Made in Japan, Circa 1970s (10598542723)
2014
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2015Vintage Compu Chron Women's Red LED Wrist Watch, Case Made In Japan, Circa 1970s (16493865970)
2015
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2015Vintage Austin Red LED Digital Watch, Original Band, Case Made In Japan, Dated 1976 On The Inside Of The Case (18841331379)
2015
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2020Lyon Arabic is the new counterpart of a Commercial Type favourite, informed by Naskh and Nastaliq scripts
2020
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2025Discover Antwan Horfee’s collection of Japanese playing cards
2025
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2012This is Real Art release first book and it's a gorgeous study of Tokyo commuters by Adam Hinton
2012
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2021Helmo studio’s Thomas Couderc designs an aesthetically pleasing book on Japanese manhole covers
2021
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2014Publication: Granta's new Japanese-themed issue is a stunning collection of words and pictures
2014
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Manuscript Leaves from an Arabic Manuscript
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2020We dive into a new archive of over 1,000 book covers from the Arab world
2020
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2018Grace Helmer's intricate paintings and sketchbook pages from a trip to Japan and Taiwan
2018
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2014Illustration: Amazing editorial illustration from Kyoto's Studio Takeuma
2014
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2020Rooted in Japanese-Brazilian culture, Inari Type aims to further understand its heritage
2020
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2018Charlie Engman's eclectic bookshelf includes Japanese display design, London barber shops and bugs
2018
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2024This book is an intricate visual history of Japan’s boom in commercial design
2024
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Case (Inrō) with Design of Winding River, Birds in Flight, Trees and Clouds
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2018Okuyama Taiki became interested in design while running a free bookshop in Tokyo
2018
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2026Samar Maakaroun’s visual identity for The Mosaic Rooms challenges reductive narratives around Arab identities
2026
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2026Hyejin Song’s sushi utensils book archives the tools behind Tokyo’s most famous kitchen
2026
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2019Arabic and Latin typography don’t have to mimic each other to be harmonious says Montasser Drissi
2019
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2024The View From Cairo: how Helmi Eltouni’s al-Hilal book covers carved a modern Arab aesthetic
2024
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2015Design with Chinese, Japanese and Korean characters explored in new book
2015
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2019Taschen’s new publication traces the exquisite history of Japanese woodblock printing
2019
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2015An innovative approach to football mag design for Japanese publication Shukyu
2015
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2021“I am trying to show what home looks like for me”: Illustrator Dom Campistron shines a light on queer stories from Basque culture
2021
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2022Hussein Alazaat on children’s books from the 60s-90s and why they demonstrate the “highest peak of Arabic book-making history”
2022
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2020Raysa Fontana imbues her work with the Japanese aesthetic philosophy of wabi-sabi
2020
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2015Delightful editorial illustration for Japanese magazines by Ryo Takemasa
2015
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2024“The key is irregularity”: This Arabic font is made to accommodate dyslexic readers
2024
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2015Subculture, art and fashion in Anglo-Japanese publication Mother
2015
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2019Martina Paukova's Bookshelf features childrens' illustrations of Japan's most-wanted criminals and more
2019