Substrate

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

194 works match

Barcelona-based illustrator Nicolás Valencia’s intimate depictions of voluptuous forms

Join Cachetejack and Dropbox for a collaborative workshop at OFFF Barcelona

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

Tasty record sleeves from Barcelona's own Arnau Pi

Smart, cute GIFs from Barcelona-based illustrator Luis Mazón

Etnia Barcelona's new eyewear range inspired by the floral world

There's a great line-up for the Internet Age Media Weekend in Barcelona

Bokja's crafty Arab Spring inspired textiles are oddly compelling

Spark 2026 puts creative production front and centre at ISE Barcelona

A neat, malleable identity by Barcelona-based designer Gerard Marin

The brilliant Barcelona studio Forma & Co in our first ABSOLUT Network showcase

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

Sword (Saif) with Scabbard

Guenbri

Gumuri

Guenbri

Rebab

Spear

Nay

Sword with Scabbard

Cylinder seal with chariot hunting scene and Old South Arabian inscription

Hilton

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

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

Rice Server Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes

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

Folch and Bráulio Amado's identity for Barcelona Design Week sheds light on issues of consumption

Barcelona studio Nice Shit animates Interpol’s Daniel Kessler’s music memories in this short

Introducing: Barcelona-based studio Querida tell us about their working day

Super colourful new furniture set from Barcelona's lagranja design

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

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

Marc Morro swaps Barcelona for London as part of Timberland campaign

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

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

“Effort, hard work and perseverance”: N-E on its new identity for Design Market Barcelona

Polish born, Barcelona-based photographer Asia Chmielewska is a real talent

Woo! Pencil mountains! Crisp graphic design here by Barcelona's very own Roseta y Oihana

Beautifully tessellated stools from Spanish designers Alvaro Catalan de Ocon

Barcelona-based P.A.R studio create neat identity for academic institution

Verena Michelitsch's stylish identity for Barcelona-based bag brand

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

Explore LABASAD Barcelona School of Arts and Design’s exceptional graphic design masters, taught entirely online

Check out these cheeky plaster hands grifting on the streets of Barcelona

Arab Organisation for Human Rights in the UK logo

Photography: Jose Porroche finds undiscovered gems on the beaches and streets of Barcelona

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

Atlas creates beautiful identity for new Barcelona Design Museum

Beautiful and cleanly designed pamphlets from Barcelona-based studio Hey

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

Logo BBC Arabic

Jorge León's impressively coherent identity for a Barcelona skate shop

Daniel Eskils / I'm From Barcelona

Miscellaneous: We explored Barcelona's creative scene and it was bloody brilliant

A charming portrait of Barcelona's 77-year-old matchday announcer

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

Wikifunctions logo Arabic horizontal in colour

Wikimedia Meta-Wiki logo Arabic vertical in black

Wikiversity logo Arabic vertical in black

Wikimedia logo Arabic horizontal in colour

Wikiquote logo Arabic horizontal in colour

Wikimedia Foundation logo Arabic horizontal in white

Logo Qatar National Bank

Wikivoyage logo Arabic horizontal in white

Wikimedia Meta-Wiki logo Arabic horizontal in colour

Wikimedia Foundation logo Arabic vertical in black

Wikiversity logo Arabic horizontal in black

Wikimedia Meta-Wiki logo Arabic vertical in colour

Wikidata logo Arabic vertical in white

Wikimedia Meta-Wiki logo Arabic horizontal in black

Wikifunctions logo Arabic vertical in white

Wikinews logo Arabic horizontal in colour

Wikimedia Movement logo Arabic vertical in white