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A working library of design, type, and visual culture.
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2016The classical and the crude combine to represent the multiple facets of The Arab City
2016
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2022Dripping in “Arab nostalgia”, 3asal mag platforms MENA creatives who are abandoning conformity and thrashing outdated stereotypes
2022
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2024The View From Lagos: inside Nigeria’s blooming skateboard communities
2024
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2013Bokja's crafty Arab Spring inspired textiles are oddly compelling
2013
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2019Shot in Nigeria, Elena Heatherwick's photographic story for the IRC is one of tragedy and resilience
2019
Motion
2022Arab pop music meets 80s video game aesthetics in Moath Bin Hafez’s pixel art creations
2022
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2021The personal is political: Haitham Haddad’s journey to bring Arabic back to public spaces in Palestine
2021
Identity
2022Studio 40Mustaqel challenges the discourse of design in the Arab Swana region
2022
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2013Magnificent retelling of Arabian Nights from the brilliant Noa Snir
2013
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2023Dennis Osadebe’s character-driven paintings tell a story of his Nigerian heritage
2023
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2015Beautiful new project documenting Nigerian style by Nina Manandhar
2015
Motion
2017We speak to the three creatives behind a Nigerian-focused editorial and film for Kenzo
2017
Publication
2020Lyon Arabic is the new counterpart of a Commercial Type favourite, informed by Naskh and Nastaliq scripts
2020
Identity
2026Vintage Arab cassette tapes inspired Sometimes Always’ fiery identity for Fouta Harissa
2026
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2018Mohamad Abdouni on documenting an “important time in Arab queer culture”
2018
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2019Lakin Ogunbanwo’s bridal portraits reflect the diversity of Nigerian traditions
2019
Identity
2026Why minimalist aesthetics (smuggled in as the language of progress) are stifling truly Arab design
2026
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
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2022Type foundry Boharat Cairo on the vast possibilities of Arabic type design
2022
Motion
2025Sherif Apampa’s sensitive design practice tackles “Nigerian culture, boyhood and innocence”
2025
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2013Photography: Extraordinary photojournalism from Nigerian-born George Osodi
2013
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2024The View From Lagos: The queer Nigerian artists risking everything to amplify LGBTQ+ voices
2024
Garment
2018Photographer Richard Kovacs uses experimental lighting to showcase Lagos' fashion scene
2018
Motion
2026James Stuart is railing against boring design with techniques inspired by the spirit of Arabic hardcore music
2026
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2016Active Arab Women: Lara Al-Hadeedi records the determination of sporting Kuwaiti women
2016
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2026Samar Maakaroun’s visual identity for The Mosaic Rooms challenges reductive narratives around Arab identities
2026
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2019Arabic and Latin typography don’t have to mimic each other to be harmonious says Montasser Drissi
2019
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2024The View From Cairo: how Helmi Eltouni’s al-Hilal book covers carved a modern Arab aesthetic
2024
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2012Brilliant Lacombe sisters' show Hey'Ya featuring Arab sportswomen opens in London
2012
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2021In figurative and dynamic paintings, Peter Uka depicts the scenes of his childhood in Nigeria
2021
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2024Marcellina Akpojotor amplifies family history in fabric-filled paintings of Nigerian domestic life
2024
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2021Photographer Adedamola Odetara is working hard to document the LGBTQIA+ community in Lagos
2021
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
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2020Oli Hillyer-Riley documents a close knit, and under-threat, surfing community in Nigeria
2020
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2021“I try to show them a different narrative of what a Nigerian is”: Valerie Etitinwo on deconstructing stereotypes
2021
Poster
2023Modupe Lamikanra draws from her Nigerian heritage to create dynamic and accessible design
2023
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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
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2014George Osodi documents the monarchs of Nigeria
2014
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2025Meet the Nigerian graphic designers bringing African expression to typography
2025
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2016Drifting SUVs in the Arabian desert: Peter Garritano explores the world of hajwalah
2016
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2024Album Cover Bank traces over 70 years of Nigeria’s album design and visual culture
2024
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
2022Explore the legendary Festac '77 in Nigeria with Marilyn Nance's beautiful new photobook
2022
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2024“The key is irregularity”: This Arabic font is made to accommodate dyslexic readers
2024
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2021Preserving Syrian design history and graphics in the Arab world: Meet the Syrian Design Archive
2021
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2018Chantal Jahchan explores the Arabic type design landscape and concepts of modernity in En Route
2018
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2017“Gentrification in reverse”: Lorenzo Vitturi’s photographs of a market in Lagos
2017
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2020Danielle Mbonu on bringing fun to shoots and making sure Nigeria has more female directors
2020
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2025The furniture designers centring Nigerian cultural symbols
2025
Identity
2021Graphic designer Lana Soufeh goes back to her roots in a creative exploration of Arabic type-led design
2021
Motion
2017Akinola Davies on his film for Kenzo, celebrating Nigerian traditions and culture
2017
Identity
2017Photographer Ruth Ossai celebrates “beautiful, effortless, powerful” Nigerian identity
2017
Motion
2022Rubee Samuel’s photobook Omo Nigeria explores the Londoner’s emotional ties to West Africa
2022