Bookshelf: The inspiring books of Spanish graphic designers Córdova - Canillas
2014
The classical and the crude combine to represent the multiple facets of The Arab City
2016
Madrid design studio Naranjo — Etxeberria on the refreshing new issue of Neo2 magazine
2017
Dripping in “Arab nostalgia”, 3asal mag platforms MENA creatives who are abandoning conformity and thrashing outdated stereotypes
2022
Art: Escif's wall terrorists have been spotted somersaulting across Spain
2013
Bokja's crafty Arab Spring inspired textiles are oddly compelling
2013
Arab pop music meets 80s video game aesthetics in Moath Bin Hafez’s pixel art creations
2022
The personal is political: Haitham Haddad’s journey to bring Arabic back to public spaces in Palestine
2021
Naranjo — Etxeberria design the Spanish Advertising Annual
2017
Studio 40Mustaqel challenges the discourse of design in the Arab Swana region
2022
Magnificent retelling of Arabian Nights from the brilliant Noa Snir
2013
Spanish studio Muokkaa creates these jazzy Memphis-inspired set of numbers
2015
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
Dani Pujalte captures Spain's immense cultural centres suffering from a lack of use
2017
Mohamad Abdouni on documenting an “important time in Arab queer culture”
2018
Base design help Madrid City Council embrace great design
2013
New music posters and fantastic editorial work from Spanish illustrator Sergio Membrillas
2014
Graphic Design: Spanish studio Forma & Co. make even boring briefs exciting
2014
Why minimalist aesthetics (smuggled in as the language of progress) are stifling truly Arab design
2026
New show celebrates the Spanish studio which turned ceramics into jaw-dropping architectural features
2012
Martin Usborne spotlights the dark side of the Spanish hunting dog
2015
Turbo’s identity for the Lesser Amman Library is a masterclass in the potential of Arabic type
2019
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
Friday Mixtape: a collection of bangers from Spanish band Hinds
2018
Spanish designer Ana Mirats' lookbooks are understated and beautifully shot
2015
Jake Green and Emma Jane Spain collaborate to deliver some home truths in The Tumbled House
2012
Ibán Ramón creates refreshingly simple identity for a Spanish food festival
2015
Spanish studio Creanet pushes the form of the magazine with its latest project
2017
Koln Studio’s bold typographic call to action for Madrid’s referendum
2017
James Stuart is railing against boring design with techniques inspired by the spirit of Arabic hardcore music
2026
Beautifully tessellated stools from Spanish designers Alvaro Catalan de Ocon
2012
Relaunched agency Mucho's identity for Spanish band Kostrok is a real treat
2013
Active Arab Women: Lara Al-Hadeedi records the determination of sporting Kuwaiti women
2016
Meet the man championing Spain's 20th Century "graphic pioneers"
2015
Awesome editorial illustration from Spanish creative Blastto
2014
Design studio TwoPoints’ comprehensive identity for a Spanish design award
2016
Spanish artist Ignasi Monreal firmly places classical painting in the now
2019
Film: Run with the Spanish bulls in this superb interactive video, The Chase 360°
2013
Samar Maakaroun’s visual identity for The Mosaic Rooms challenges reductive narratives around Arab identities
2026
This little book is a design archive of the most delicate memento – the Spanish napkin
2026
Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.
2013
Tasteful designs from young Madrid duo Naranjo – Etxeberria
2014
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
A catch up with multitasking Spanish creative studio, Querida
2017
Angular architectural identity from Spanish studio Two Points
2015
Koln Studio designs a type-led campaign for Madrid’s Pride celebrations
2017
Photographer Kevin Faingnaert depicts Spain’s El Rocío pilgrimage in a cinematic light
2024
Fashion photographer Nacho Alegre's tribute to 30 years of Spanish Vogue
2018
Stunning crinkle-cut marble tables from Spanish designer Tomás Alonso
2015
“I am trying to show what home looks like for me”: Illustrator Dom Campistron shines a light on queer stories from Basque culture
2021
The Yarza Twins share a vision of Spain in its identity for the village of Oia
2018
Butts, farts, guitars and cigarettes from our new favourite Spanish illustrator Puño
2014
Bold, surreal commercial illustration from Madrid creative Velckro
2013
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
Design studio Onmi is bringing Spanish flavour to the food and drink industry
2024
Illustrator Cristina BanBan intertwines the eccentricities of London life with memories of her native Spain
2016
Grey Spain produce a brilliant campaign with different messages for adults and kids
2013
Drifting SUVs in the Arabian desert: Peter Garritano explores the world of hajwalah
2016
Slick mid-century inspired illustration from Spanish creative Aron Vellekoop León
2013
Stanley Sunday, the underground Spanish director with a wicked sense of humour
2016
Cristina BanBan’s current exhibition combines memory, Spanish culture and the feelings of being apart from your family
2020
Spanish artist Berto Fojo’s colourful and unsettling cast of characters
2016
Hussein Alazaat on children’s books from the 60s-90s and why they demonstrate the “highest peak of Arabic book-making history”
2022
Catching up with versatile Spanish graphic designer Oscar de Castro
2012
“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
Córdova Canillas seek inspiration between nostalgia and obsolescence for Spanish Advertising Annual
2016
Spanish studio Querida designs a cool optical catalogue
2014
Migrant birds and music: An eclectic update from the Madrid-based Koln Studio
2020
Graphic designer Lana Soufeh goes back to her roots in a creative exploration of Arabic type-led design
2021
TwoPoints.Net employs the language of gaming to ignite Spain's love of reading
2019