Substrate

A working library of design, type, and visual culture.

191 works match

The classical and the crude combine to represent the multiple facets of The Arab City

More cycling from top photographer Emily Maye in this thrilling series of the Belgian Cyclocross maelstrom

Beautiful record sleeve design from Belgian designer Jelle Martens

Clever graphic design that adds order to ideas from young Belgian Jelle Maréchal

Bokja's crafty Arab Spring inspired textiles are oddly compelling

Lauren Grusenmeyer leads us through her stellar design for Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels

The personal is political: Haitham Haddad’s journey to bring Arabic back to public spaces in Palestine

Project Projects: Building for Brussels

Sword (Saif) with Scabbard

Gumuri

Rebab

Guenbri

Guenbri

Spear

Nay

Sword with Scabbard

Cylinder seal with chariot hunting scene and Old South Arabian inscription

Museum of Contemporary Art, Antwerp

Part of Lamp or Incense Burner Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes

Bracelet with Snake-Head Endings and Arabic Inscription, One of a Pair

Bracelet with Snake-Head Endings and Arabic Inscription, One of a Pair

Long-Handled Spoon Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes

Rice Server Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes

Finial with Arabic Inscription"Ya, Da'im" ("Oh, Everlasting!")

Candlestick with Horsemen and Arabic Inscriptions Conveying Good Wishes and Blessings Upon the Sultan

Arab Open University (logo)

Studio 40Mustaqel challenges the discourse of design in the Arab Swana region

Magnificent retelling of Arabian Nights from the brilliant Noa Snir

This Is Antwerp commissions animated portraits of the city’s young creatives

Vintage Arab cassette tapes inspired Sometimes Always’ fiery identity for Fouta Harissa

Mohamad Abdouni on documenting an “important time in Arab queer culture”

Wonderfully melodramatic flash stunt fun for TNT Belgium launch

Off the Grid explores how a mixture of cultures informed historical Belgian design

This is Antwerp: why you'll want to visit Europe's most atypical city

Why minimalist aesthetics (smuggled in as the language of progress) are stifling truly Arab design

Turbo’s identity for the Lesser Amman Library is a masterclass in the potential of Arabic type

Antwerp-based designer Ward Heirwegh’s experimental portfolio of projects for the arts

Type foundry Boharat Cairo on the vast possibilities of Arabic type design

Jeppe Hein's Modified Social Benches are on show at Belgium's Beaufort04

Experience the joy of the Congolese Belgian community in Rebecca Fertinel's photographs

Beautifully printed letterpress dice from Belgian designers Stoëmp

Geometric loveliness from Belgian artist Jelle Martens

Meet friendly Belgian illustration collective, Tieten Met Haar

Active Arab Women: Lara Al-Hadeedi records the determination of sporting Kuwaiti women

Miscellaneous: Point and laugh in disbelief with blog Ugly Belgian Houses

Arab Organisation for Human Rights in the UK logo

Photographer Frieke Janssens turns actors into busts for Belgian theatre company

Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.

Brilliant Lacombe sisters' show Hey'Ya featuring Arab sportswomen opens in London

Logo BBC Arabic

Logo-ip-Brussels

A huge broken plate is thought-provoking addition to Belgian town

Minimalist record sleeves by Belgian graphic designer Jelle Martens

The Best Illustrator You’ve Never Heard Of: An in-depth interview with Belgian illustrator Jan Van Der Veken

What’s in store for the future of Arabic visual culture? Archief Cairo on communicating across borders

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Wikiversity logo Arabic horizontal in black

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Wikifunctions logo Arabic vertical in white

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