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A working library of design, type, and visual culture.
420 works match
Publication
2018NB Studio push the decorative limits of typography for African food start-up Jambo!
2018
Project
2016The classical and the crude combine to represent the multiple facets of The Arab City
2016
Project
2013Graphic Design: Norwegian studio Heydays make wood look really good
2013
Project
2021Spinning Yarns: how African textiles tell personal and universal tales
2021
Identity
2020Ojo Agi explores ideas of home, identity and transnational kinship pertaining to the African diaspora post-1960
2020
Publication
2022Dripping in “Arab nostalgia”, 3asal mag platforms MENA creatives who are abandoning conformity and thrashing outdated stereotypes
2022
Motion
2017African surf brand releases film about their namesake water spirit Mami Wata
2017
Project
2013Bokja's crafty Arab Spring inspired textiles are oddly compelling
2013
Project
2015Namsa Leuba's Khoisan explores an ancient African tribe
2015
Garment
2013Fashion: Photographer Koen Hauser pays tribute to Africa's textile design
2013
Project
2019Photographer Kyle Weeks captures a new narrative of hope and creativity for Africa's youth
2019
Motion
2022Arab pop music meets 80s video game aesthetics in Moath Bin Hafez’s pixel art creations
2022
Photograph
2002Parkview Square from Arab Street
2002
Project
2013African studio portraits of the 1960s courtesy of Bobson Photography Studio
2013
Project
2009George Butler in Africa
2009
Project
2021The personal is political: Haitham Haddad’s journey to bring Arabic back to public spaces in Palestine
2021
Object
1850Horn
1850
Object
1800Prayer book with case (mahdar)
1800
Object
1875Zanze
1875
Photograph
1955Gala Dinner for the Asian-African Conference in Savoy Homann Hotel, Bandung, on April 19th 1955
1955
Photograph
Oslo, Trondheimsveien 5, edificio dell'ex-municipalità di aker (aker herred), di georg jens greve, 1941-42, 02 stemma
Photograph
Oslo, Trondheimsveien 5, edificio dell'ex-municipalità di aker (aker herred), di georg jens greve, 1941-42, 03 motto
Photograph
Oslo, Trondheimsveien 5, edificio dell'ex-municipalità di aker (aker herred), di georg jens greve, 1941-42, 01 emblemi parrocchie fatti coi mattoni
Photograph
Trondheimsveien 5C–E (I)
Photograph
Adolf Bredo Stabell @ Trondheimsveien 5C–E
Photograph
Trondheimsveien 5C–E (II)
Photograph
Trondheimsveien 5c id 164296
Object
1701Sword (Saif) with Scabbard
1701
Photograph
Wilern Court (395152583)
Photograph
Cine Africa (391901922)
Photograph
At Cape Town (MP) 2018 031
Photograph
Jubilee Gardens (395152579)
Photograph
At Cape Town (MP) 2018 032
Photograph
Port Elizabeth Library, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa (19889607574)
Photograph
De Waterkant 47
Photograph
Mullers Optometrist - Longmarket Street
Photograph
Victoria Court (395152584)
Photograph
Broadwindsor (395169268)
Photograph
Broadwindsor Birds (395152577)
Photograph
Metropole Hotel (395169276)
Photograph
Augustines Corner (395152574)
Photograph
Durban - Victoria Mansions 124 Victoria Embankment - S29.51.757 E31.01.303 - SAHRA ID - New
Photograph
Manhattan Court (395169273)
Photograph
1934Port Elizabeth CBD postcard
1934
Photograph
Sauda III (4574121326)
Photograph
Sauda III (4574122732)
Photograph
Sauda III kraftverk, generatorhallen
Photograph
Sauda III kraftverk, Sør.
Photograph
Sauda III kraftverk, Nord
Photograph
Forum kino 2026
Photograph
Forum kino
Photograph
Sauda III kraftverk, generatortopp
Photograph
Sauda III kraftverk, turbin
Photograph
Merdeka Building during the 2015 Asian–African Summit (01)
Photograph
Family Photo of the 2015 Asian–African Summit in Bandung
Photograph
Merdeka Building during the 2015 Asian–African Summit (02)
Photograph
Joko Widodo speaks to Asian–African delegates at the 2015 Asian–African Summit in Bandung
Furniture
1928African Woman
1928
Furniture
1928African Woman
1928
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297764622)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297764046)
Photograph
Cape Town (252929093)
Photograph
Hammerstadsgate 12 B inngangsparti
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297765097)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297764171)
Photograph
Cape Town (354264264)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297765226)
Photograph
Folkets Hus Tofte med nordvegg
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297763953)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297764495)
Photograph
Cape Town (354265537)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297764762)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297764891)
Photograph
Cape Town (354266774)
Photograph
Cape Town (354266530)
Photograph
Cape Town (354244029)
Photograph
Cape Town (354265085)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297763602)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297765557)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297764339)
Photograph
Cape Town (354264629)
Photograph
Haandverkeren Sarpsborg
Photograph
Cape Town (354266244)
Photograph
Cape Town (252929262)
Sculpture
Art Deco Sculpture (297763763)
Photograph
Cape Town (252929665)
Photograph
Cape Town (354265930)
Photograph
Folkets Hus Tofte
Photograph
Old Arab Bank building Amman
Photograph
Bangui city
Photograph
The Bangui City 2
Photograph
The Bangui City
Drawing
1795Tombs of Great Arab Saints to be seen in the Neighborhood of Rosetta, Egypt
1795
Ceramic
975Bowl with Arabic Proverb
975
Ceramic
975Bowl with Arabic Inscription, "Blessing, Prosperity, Well-being, Happiness"
975
Furniture
1871High-back chair (pair with 1975.1.1999)
1871
Furniture
1871High-back chair (pair with 1975.1.1998)
1871
Object
1701Spear
1701
Object
1875Guenbri
1875
Object
1875Guenbri
1875
Object
1875Gumuri
1875
Object
1875Rebab
1875
Object
1850Nay
1850
Object
1501Sword with Scabbard
1501
Object
-900Cylinder seal with chariot hunting scene and Old South Arabian inscription
-900
Ceramic
1100Jar with Carved Benedictory Arabic Inscription in Thuluth Script
1100
Publication
1223"Preparing Medicine from Honey", from a Dispersed Manuscript of an Arabic Translation of De Materia Medica of Dioscorides
1223
Ceramic
900Bowl with Arabic Inscription
900
Object
900Part of Lamp or Incense Burner Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
900
Publication
1713Leaf with Arabic Prayers
1713
Object
1400Bracelet with Snake-Head Endings and Arabic Inscription, One of a Pair
1400
Object
1400Bracelet with Snake-Head Endings and Arabic Inscription, One of a Pair
1400
Ceramic
1000Dish with Carved Arabic Inscription in Floriated Kufic Reading "al-'izz" ("Glory")
1000
Ceramic
900Ewer with Repeated Arabic Phrase, "Blessing"
900
Object
1000Long-Handled Spoon Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
1000
Object
1600Finial with Arabic Inscription"Ya, Da'im" ("Oh, Everlasting!")
1600
Ceramic
900Ewer with Arabic Proverb, "Devotion Fortifies Action"
900
Object
1100Rice Server Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
1100
Object
1200Candlestick with Horsemen and Arabic Inscriptions Conveying Good Wishes and Blessings Upon the Sultan
1200
Ceramic
1150Ewer with Horsemen Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes to its Owner
1150
Typeface
Canela Arabic
Typeface
Lyon Arabic
Typeface
Graphik Arabic
Identity
2011Logo of The New Party of Norway
2011
Identity
2009Arab Open University (logo)
2009
Identity
2016BI Logo, Norwegian Business School
2016
Identity
2022Studio 40Mustaqel challenges the discourse of design in the Arab Swana region
2022
Project
2017Node Berlin Oslo talks through its redesign of Haus der Kulturen der Welt
2017
Project
2013Magnificent retelling of Arabian Nights from the brilliant Noa Snir
2013
Project
2015Sublime and surreal updates from Oslo-based illustrator Mari Kanstad Johnsten
2015
Project
2023Hanson Akatti designs a colourful, visual world for the West African music scene
2023
Project
2013Exhibition: The tenth 100% Norway opens tomorrow and is BRILLIANT!
2013
Project
2017The photographer archiving South Africa’s black lesbian community
2017
Project
2025Karabo Mooki celebrates South Africa’s first Black show jumper
2025
Publication
2020Lyon Arabic is the new counterpart of a Commercial Type favourite, informed by Naskh and Nastaliq scripts
2020
Project
2018"You have to hear this": Brian Shimkovitz tells us the story of Awesome Tapes From Africa
2018
Map
1953Scandanavia. Norway. Finland. Sweden.
1953
Project
2012David Chancellor's Hunters offers an unsettling look at African blood sports
2012
Garment
2011Vivienne Westwood: Ethical Fashion Africa
2011
Publication
2018Nice Magazine nurtures and honestly represents young talent from the African continent
2018
Identity
2026Vintage Arab cassette tapes inspired Sometimes Always’ fiery identity for Fouta Harissa
2026
Identity
2014Graphic Design: Snøhetta create lovely geometric identity for Oslo 2022 Winter Olympics
2014
Project
2012Gorgeous forest stairways to nowhere from Norway's Saunders Architecture
2012
Project
2015Up close with the young acrobats of Namsa Leuba’s West African roots
2015
Motion
2017Meet the filmmaker bringing intersectional feminism to South Africa: Jabu Nadia Newman
2017
Poster
1963No arms for South Africa — British anti-apartheid poster
1963
Project
2018Mohamad Abdouni on documenting an “important time in Arab queer culture”
2018
Project
2014Snøhetta's designs for Norway's new banknotes are a pixellated haven
2014
Map
1953Northwest Africa. Northeast Africa.
1953
Project
2011Awesome Tapes from Africa
2011
Publication
Manuscript Leaves from an Arabic Manuscript
Map
1953Central and South Africa. Madagascar.
1953
Motion
2018Artist Olivié Keck explores South African youth culture through a vibrant VR video
2018
Project
2020Manju Journal on what it means to be part of the African aesthetic today
2020
Project
2013Graphic Design: Amazing Norwegian archive on show after 50 years in an attic!
2013
Typeface
2018Oh Yeah Studio’s custom typeface for Nike, Oslo draws from the city's famous running track
2018
Identity
2026Why minimalist aesthetics (smuggled in as the language of progress) are stifling truly Arab design
2026
Typeface
2015Thomas Milo Showing How to Render an Arabic Typeface Digitized
2015
Publication
2014Great new book by Norwegian illustrator Mari Kanstad Johnsen
2014
Poster
2025Wiki loves Africa in the Hausa Community online training session
2025
Poster
2018Oslo, Vaktbygningen (2)
2018
Map
1953Central and West Africa. South and East Africa.
1953
Project
2022Jada Akoto’s design practice explores the intersection of pop culture and the African diaspora
2022
Identity
2019Turbo’s identity for the Lesser Amman Library is a masterclass in the potential of Arabic type
2019
Publication
2020We dive into a new archive of over 1,000 book covers from the Arab world
2020
Project
2022Type foundry Boharat Cairo on the vast possibilities of Arabic type design
2022
Poster
2007Grotten Oslo
2007
Poster
1899England and the war in South Africa — German poster
1899
Publication
2024Agathe Millet’s pixel font is based on the traditional crafts of Norwegian embroidery
2024
Identity
2012Oslo studio Your Friends impress with wonderful awards branding
2012
Project
2020How Karabo Poppy Moletsane is permeating the real African aesthetic worldwide
2020
Project
2017Football Editions finds inspiration in the legends of African football
2017
Typeface
2019Movement is the typeface based on the body of a South African dancer
2019
Publication
2021Afrosurf, a book founded by Selema Masekela, tells the untold stories of surfing culture in Africa
2021
Poster
2019WW2 Norway. Rikshirden of NS (Nasjonal Samling, Nazi Party). Uniform, propaganda posters, etc. Lofoten krigsminnemuseum 2019-05-08 DSC09876
2019
Project
2014Dillon Marsh visualises how much copper was produced in South African mines
2014
Project
2017Norwegian illustrator Erlend Peder Kvam embodies distinctive silliness
2017
Project
2012Grandpeople updates show Norwegian design studio still smashing it
2012
Project
2012OK-RM absolutely nail Kaleidoscope's new contemporary Africa art issue
2012
Project
2013South African photographer Johno Mellish creates incredible images
2013
Poster
2020The African Queen (1952 US poster)
2020
Identity
2010South Africa World Cup Logo
2010
Motion
2026James Stuart is railing against boring design with techniques inspired by the spirit of Arabic hardcore music
2026
Project
2016Active Arab Women: Lara Al-Hadeedi records the determination of sporting Kuwaiti women
2016
Project
2017Alice Mann photographs African men from London's La Sape
2017
Publication
2019For its third issue Nice Magazine pays tribute to the South African township of Katlehong
2019
Project
2014Immerse yourself in the world of MVM at his latest show in Oslo
2014
Motion
2017Pablo Di Prima and Ruth Ossai's film Ogbomgbom is an ode to West African "Kings"
2017
Poster
2015Imperial Airways Poster Africa (19482265491)
2015
Map
1595Western Africa. Typus orarum maritimarum Guineae, Manicongo & Angole ....
1595
Project
2013Graphic Design: Simple, functional, Norwegian graphics from Oslo's Bielke + Yang
2013
Motion
2014Film: Guinness film follows inspiring group of African dandies, The Sapeurs
2014
Identity
2021Arab Organisation for Human Rights in the UK logo
2021
Poster
2025Med Quisling for det nye Norge (With Vidkun Quisling for the new Norway) Nazi propaganda poster 1941 Norwegian Nasjonal Samling (NS) Fascist Party uniformed youths flags Unghirden Unknown German illus
2025
Poster
1963By the union of Arabs — Algerian poster
1963
Poster
South Africa 1974 Dec. - Alfred Eisenstaedt
Poster
1971British Arms will make a great contribution to South Africa's way of life — British anti-apartheid poster
1971
Project
2010The Very Best - Warm Heart of Africa
2010
Project
2022Using only African designers, Gida is a creative journal dedicated to being “by and for Africans”
2022
Identity
2019Challenging stereotypes, Lee-Ann Olwage turns her lens to gender and identity in South Africa
2019
Poster
1965Drive old and new colonialists out of Africa! — Chinese poster
1965
Publication
2026Samar Maakaroun’s visual identity for The Mosaic Rooms challenges reductive narratives around Arab identities
2026
Painting
1898Album: Arab
1898
Project
2016Njideka Akunyili Crosby’s collaged images offer new perspective on the “African experience”
2016
Map
1258Araberreich und Nachbargebiete: Bevölkerung. (Arab empire and neighboring areas: population).
1258
Publication
2019Arabic and Latin typography don’t have to mimic each other to be harmonious says Montasser Drissi
2019
Project
2015Cool South African school kids photographed by Anastasia Korosteleva
2015
Publication
2024The View From Cairo: how Helmi Eltouni’s al-Hilal book covers carved a modern Arab aesthetic
2024
Project
2012Brilliant Lacombe sisters' show Hey'Ya featuring Arab sportswomen opens in London
2012
Poster
2020WW2 German Navy Kriegsmarine Der Admiral der norwegischen Westküste Visor cap Schirmmütze uniformslue National eagle Cockade etc Arquebus krigshistorisk museum War History Tysvær Norway 2020-06 croppe
2020
Identity
2018Logo BBC Arabic
2018
Project
2024Karabo Mooki documents South Africa’s punk rock movement, debunking stereotypes of the genre
2024
Poster
2020WW2 German Navy Kriegsmarine National eagle Nazi style Reichsadler Wehrmachtsadler Woven Machine-embroidered cloth uniform badge Arquebus krigshistorisk museum War History Tysvær Norway 2020-06 08563
2020
Project
2016A flesh-pink catalogue designed by Snøhetta for Mapplethorpe+Munch exhibition in Oslo
2016
Identity
2014Graphic Design: This identity for Norway's Øyafestivalen is all about angles
2014
Project
2013Opinion: Away from Design Indaba, South Africa's graphics tell a tense story
2013
Project
2024Iconic jerseys and grassroots spirit: Victor Edeh captures football fever during the Africa Cup of Nations
2024
Project
2012Introducing... Kai Nodland, a Norwegian illustrator with cosmic leanings
2012
Project
2012Introducing...The ultra-bold African supergraphics of illustrator Lynnie Zulu
2012
Project
2019Through portraiture, photographer Justin Keene sets up a dialogue with South Africa
2019
Poster
1760Teapot with Allegorical Scenes of "Africa" and "America"
1760
Project
2022Marie Gomis-Trezise explains how Nataal grew to become the premier platform for African creative talent
2022
Project
2022“Skateboarding feels a lot like therapy”: Karabo Mooki shares stories of South Africa’s all-female skate group, Island Gals
2022
Project
2019The Hayward shines a light on South Africa’s born-free generation
2019
Project
2023Discover South Africa’s rich culinary heritage with Hannerie Visser’s 100+ Flavours project
2023
Project
2014Lovely new passport design among Norwegian studio Neue's top portfolio
2014
Project
2022Photographer Benjamin Schmuck honours the Voodoo culture of Benin and West Africa
2022
Map
1953Northwest Africa.
1953
Map
1570Text: Africa 4
1570
Identity
2024Bank Norwegian logo
2024
Poster
2015PanAm Africa Map Poster (19290380538)
2015
Poster
2025URN NBN no-nb digifoto 20241106 00001 blds 11272 Gulbrand Lunde Quisling utstilling Skansen Oslo 6-28 September 1941 WW2 German-occupied Norway Nasjonal Samling NS Nazi party national propaganda exhib
2025
Project
2011What's On: Figures & Fictions: Contemporary South African Photography
2011
Publication
2016Node Berlin Oslo on its typography-led design for LOST iN travel guides
2016
Project
2021What’s in store for the future of Arabic visual culture? Archief Cairo on communicating across borders
2021
Project
2022Sianeh A. Kpukuyou’s sun-kissed portfolio celebrates “Dark skin and African stories”
2022
Poster
2021From Rihanna at Barnbrook Studios, to a queer Arab archive: Marwan Kaabour’s graphic design is incredibly bold
2021
Identity
2025Wikifunctions logo Arabic horizontal in colour
2025
Identity
2025Wikimedia Meta-Wiki logo Arabic vertical in black
2025
Poster
2023WWII Arabic Poster Boeing B-29 Superfortress
2023