Photography: Giles Duley profiles Syrian refugees in a simple, heartbreaking way
2014
The classical and the crude combine to represent the multiple facets of The Arab City
2016
Dripping in “Arab nostalgia”, 3asal mag platforms MENA creatives who are abandoning conformity and thrashing outdated stereotypes
2022
More cycling from top photographer Emily Maye in this thrilling series of the Belgian Cyclocross maelstrom
2013
Beautiful record sleeve design from Belgian designer Jelle Martens
2014
Clever graphic design that adds order to ideas from young Belgian Jelle Maréchal
2015
Bokja's crafty Arab Spring inspired textiles are oddly compelling
2013
Giles Duley's unseen photos of the vulnerable victims of the war in Syria
2014
Arab pop music meets 80s video game aesthetics in Moath Bin Hafez’s pixel art creations
2022
Lauren Grusenmeyer leads us through her stellar design for Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels
2017
Project Projects: Building for Brussels
2012
The personal is political: Haitham Haddad’s journey to bring Arabic back to public spaces in Palestine
2021
Studio 40Mustaqel challenges the discourse of design in the Arab Swana region
2022
Magnificent retelling of Arabian Nights from the brilliant Noa Snir
2013
This Is Antwerp commissions animated portraits of the city’s young creatives
2016
Sara De Bondt’s new book collects the epic histories of graphic design in Belgium
2022
Lyon Arabic is the new counterpart of a Commercial Type favourite, informed by Naskh and Nastaliq scripts
2020
Vintage Arab cassette tapes inspired Sometimes Always’ fiery identity for Fouta Harissa
2026
Mohamad Abdouni on documenting an “important time in Arab queer culture”
2018
Wonderfully melodramatic flash stunt fun for TNT Belgium launch
2012
Off the Grid explores how a mixture of cultures informed historical Belgian design
2020
This is Antwerp: why you'll want to visit Europe's most atypical city
2019
Why minimalist aesthetics (smuggled in as the language of progress) are stifling truly Arab design
2026
Turbo’s identity for the Lesser Amman Library is a masterclass in the potential of Arabic type
2019
Antwerp-based designer Ward Heirwegh’s experimental portfolio of projects for the arts
2016
We dive into a new archive of over 1,000 book covers from the Arab world
2020
Type foundry Boharat Cairo on the vast possibilities of Arabic type design
2022
Jeppe Hein's Modified Social Benches are on show at Belgium's Beaufort04
2012
Experience the joy of the Congolese Belgian community in Rebecca Fertinel's photographs
2019
Beautifully printed letterpress dice from Belgian designers Stoëmp
2013
Geometric loveliness from Belgian artist Jelle Martens
2013
Meet friendly Belgian illustration collective, Tieten Met Haar
2014
James Stuart is railing against boring design with techniques inspired by the spirit of Arabic hardcore music
2026
Active Arab Women: Lara Al-Hadeedi records the determination of sporting Kuwaiti women
2016
Miscellaneous: Point and laugh in disbelief with blog Ugly Belgian Houses
2014
Photographer Frieke Janssens turns actors into busts for Belgian theatre company
2013
Samar Maakaroun’s visual identity for The Mosaic Rooms challenges reductive narratives around Arab identities
2026
Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.
2013
Arabic and Latin typography don’t have to mimic each other to be harmonious says Montasser Drissi
2019
The View From Cairo: how Helmi Eltouni’s al-Hilal book covers carved a modern Arab aesthetic
2024
Brilliant Lacombe sisters' show Hey'Ya featuring Arab sportswomen opens in London
2012
Poignant, powerful documenting of the crisis in Syria by illustrator George Butler
2012
A huge broken plate is thought-provoking addition to Belgian town
2012
Minimalist record sleeves by Belgian graphic designer Jelle Martens
2016
The Best Illustrator You’ve Never Heard Of: An in-depth interview with Belgian illustrator Jan Van Der Veken
2015
What’s in store for the future of Arabic visual culture? Archief Cairo on communicating across borders
2021
From Rihanna at Barnbrook Studios, to a queer Arab archive: Marwan Kaabour’s graphic design is incredibly bold
2021
Dive into the Syrian Stamp Archive for some bite-sized insights into Syria’s design history
2022
Great graphic design portfolio from Belgium's Salut Public
2012
Join a four day creative innovation and city exploration “bootcamp” in Antwerp
2015
Drifting SUVs in the Arabian desert: Peter Garritano explores the world of hajwalah
2016
Hussein Alazaat on children’s books from the 60s-90s and why they demonstrate the “highest peak of Arabic book-making history”
2022
“The key is irregularity”: This Arabic font is made to accommodate dyslexic readers
2024
Preserving Syrian design history and graphics in the Arab world: Meet the Syrian Design Archive
2021
Chantal Jahchan explores the Arabic type design landscape and concepts of modernity in En Route
2018
Brussels Sprout: Dubai Graphic Encyclopedia
2012
We check in with fun Antwerp-based illustrator and designer Sam Vanbelle
2015
Graphic designer Lana Soufeh goes back to her roots in a creative exploration of Arabic type-led design
2021
Sirkhane Darkroom works with children across Syria, Turkey and Iraq to learn skills in photography
2023
Belgian brand Mosaert has its lookbooks nailed with a retro family portrait vibe
2015