Substrate

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

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Dripping in “Arab nostalgia”, 3asal mag platforms MENA creatives who are abandoning conformity and thrashing outdated stereotypes

Min Hyun-woo visits Korean villages to photograph the wit and wisdom of grandmothers

Arab pop music meets 80s video game aesthetics in Moath Bin Hafez’s pixel art creations

The View from Seoul: Korean designers studying abroad have paved the way for a new generation

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

From Seoul to Chennai, London and back to Seoul again: Joonho Ko explains how travel has aided his illustrative practice

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

Preventing Venereal Disease (Poster, Korean War, 1951)

Confuse and Control (Department of State Publication 4107 (1951)) - Soviet propaganda claims Americans are liberating Korea to death and planning to do the same to Germany

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

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

Seoul-based Bowyer studio connects small shapes to form a big picture, inspired by Buddhist philosophy

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

Hair how-tos and curious chairs: The best projects from Seoul Design festival

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

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

Swiss-style buildings at Edelweiss Swiss Theme Park, South Korea

Dongdaemun Design Plaza at night, Seoul, Korea

How materialism affects a woman’s lifestyle according to Korean illustrator and artist Leebin Soyeon

Relax and unwind in the hazy land of Korean illustrator Jeong Suji

James Stuart is railing against boring design with techniques inspired by the spirit of Arabic hardcore music

The View From Seoul: Korean poster design has a unique visual language – so why is it disappearing?

Yoojin Ahn crafts cute and sentimental illustrations inspired by daily life in Seoul

In South Korea, Triangle Studios is a one-man design powerhouse

New exhibition sheds light on Korea’s most exciting artists and galleries

Arab Organisation for Human Rights in the UK logo

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

“I had the chance to open the doors a little”: Stephan Gladieu photographs the people of North Korea

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

America Fever: Emanuel Hahn’s fantastical reimagination of Korean immigration history

Korean New Future Democratic Party typeface logo

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

Squid Game logo (Korean)

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

From Rihanna at Barnbrook Studios, to a queer Arab archive: Marwan Kaabour’s graphic design is incredibly bold

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WWII Arabic Poster Boeing B-29 Superfortress

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Wikifunctions logo Arabic vertical in black

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