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A working library of design, type, and visual culture.
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Poster
2021Taiwanese designer Tsai Chia-Hao on how he fine-tunes meticulous compositions
2021
Publication
2022Dripping in “Arab nostalgia”, 3asal mag platforms MENA creatives who are abandoning conformity and thrashing outdated stereotypes
2022
Project
2016The classical and the crude combine to represent the multiple facets of The Arab City
2016
Project
2013Bokja's crafty Arab Spring inspired textiles are oddly compelling
2013
Motion
2022Arab pop music meets 80s video game aesthetics in Moath Bin Hafez’s pixel art creations
2022
Identity
2018Post-Soviet Visions: image and identity in the new Eastern Europe
2018
Project
2021The personal is political: Haitham Haddad’s journey to bring Arabic back to public spaces in Palestine
2021
Motion
2022Celebrating the daring designs of Soviet avant-garde film posters with collector Susan Pack
2022
Identity
2022Studio 40Mustaqel challenges the discourse of design in the Arab Swana region
2022
Project
2013Magnificent retelling of Arabian Nights from the brilliant Noa Snir
2013
Poster
2021Explore the women of Soviet Art through this carefully curated poster collection
2021
Project
2014Photographs taken inside the Soviet cosmonaut training centre, Star City
2014
Publication
2020Lyon Arabic is the new counterpart of a Commercial Type favourite, informed by Naskh and Nastaliq scripts
2020
Project
2026Gomatsu didn’t plan to illustrate 80 cats of Taiwan in one day... but he did
2026
Identity
2026Vintage Arab cassette tapes inspired Sometimes Always’ fiery identity for Fouta Harissa
2026
Project
2018A tribute to the repurposed churches of the Soviet Union
2018
Project
2018Mohamad Abdouni on documenting an “important time in Arab queer culture”
2018
Publication
2014Illustration: Owen Davey's latest book is about Laika the Soviet Spacedog
2014
Identity
2026Why minimalist aesthetics (smuggled in as the language of progress) are stifling truly Arab design
2026
Project
2022Photographer Alex Nazari explores Armenian history through its ubiquitous Soviet-era car, the Lada
2022
Publication
2020Soviet Space Graphics: a cosmic journey to Cold War-era Russia
2020
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
Project
2016Julia Autz documents Transnistria, a country steeped in Soviet nostalgia
2016
Project
2017Russian photographer Turkina Faso on the “post-Soviet aesthetic”
2017
Publication
2018Grace Helmer's intricate paintings and sketchbook pages from a trip to Japan and Taiwan
2018
Project
2012Soviet bus stops captured by worldly photographer Christopher Herwig
2012
Motion
2026James Stuart is railing against boring design with techniques inspired by the spirit of Arabic hardcore music
2026
Publication
2017Taiwan-based designer Peter Chang’s book jackets are “bold, clear and a little bit elegant”
2017
Project
2016Active Arab Women: Lara Al-Hadeedi records the determination of sporting Kuwaiti women
2016
Motion
2017Max Litvinov’s avant-garde work is inspired by Soviet animations
2017
Project
2018The history of the hotel Venets: a 22-storey metaphor for Soviet utopia
2018
Project
2019Li Ya Wen on growing up in Taipei, beauty standards, and European influences
2019
Publication
2026Samar Maakaroun’s visual identity for The Mosaic Rooms challenges reductive narratives around Arab identities
2026
Project
2020Anime, graphic design and multiple narratives collide in Taipei-based illustrator Saitemiss’ work
2020
Project
2013Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.
2013
Publication
2019Arabic and Latin typography don’t have to mimic each other to be harmonious says Montasser Drissi
2019
Identity
2018Art Bank Taiwan joins London Design Biennale this week, exploring cultural identity through political and social commentary
2018
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
2017New publication chronicles Soviet anti-alcohol posters throughout the ages
2017
Project
2018“A desire for the forbidden would be equal to treason”: Photographer Nikolay Bakharev on life in the USSR (NSFW)
2018
Project
2014Photography: Andrew Miksys' photographs of the discos in Soviet era buildings
2014
Poster
2024Yi Hua Lin’s graphic posters are inspired by the seas and mountains of Taiwan
2024
Publication
2021“I am trying to show what home looks like for me”: Illustrator Dom Campistron shines a light on queer stories from Basque culture
2021
Project
2017A Soviet vision of the future: the legacy and influence of Tekhikia – Molodezhi magazine
2017
Project
2021What’s in store for the future of Arabic visual culture? Archief Cairo on communicating across borders
2021
Poster
2021From Rihanna at Barnbrook Studios, to a queer Arab archive: Marwan Kaabour’s graphic design is incredibly bold
2021
Typeface
2016Grilli Type designs new typeface inspired by Soviet children’s books
2016
Project
2017A glimpse into the fascinating and incredibly odd world of Soviet-era sanatoriums
2017
Project
2016Drifting SUVs in the Arabian desert: Peter Garritano explores the world of hajwalah
2016
Project
2016Taiwanese graphic designer Wang Zhi-Hong’s sublime cover designs
2016
Publication
2022Hussein Alazaat on children’s books from the 60s-90s and why they demonstrate the “highest peak of Arabic book-making history”
2022
Publication
2024“The key is irregularity”: This Arabic font is made to accommodate dyslexic readers
2024
Project
2021Preserving Syrian design history and graphics in the Arab world: Meet the Syrian Design Archive
2021
Project
2020Concrete Citizens documents the residents of Soviet brutalist buildings in Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Moldova
2020
Project
2018Chantal Jahchan explores the Arabic type design landscape and concepts of modernity in En Route
2018
Identity
2021Graphic designer Lana Soufeh goes back to her roots in a creative exploration of Arabic type-led design
2021
Project
2012The Soviet Union goes neon in these mid-century illustrations of the future
2012