Substrate

A working library of design, type, and visual culture.

149 works match

The classical and the crude combine to represent the multiple facets of The Arab City

Dripping in “Arab nostalgia”, 3asal mag platforms MENA creatives who are abandoning conformity and thrashing outdated stereotypes

Bokja's crafty Arab Spring inspired textiles are oddly compelling

Post-Soviet Visions: image and identity in the new Eastern Europe

Arab pop music meets 80s video game aesthetics in Moath Bin Hafez’s pixel art creations

Celebrating the daring designs of Soviet avant-garde film posters with collector Susan Pack

The personal is political: Haitham Haddad’s journey to bring Arabic back to public spaces in Palestine

Bolshevik Antichrist — Anti-communist World War Two poster

Studio 40Mustaqel challenges the discourse of design in the Arab Swana region

Magnificent retelling of Arabian Nights from the brilliant Noa Snir

Explore the women of Soviet Art through this carefully curated poster collection

Glory to the Soviet heroes, conquerors of the fascist beast! — Soviet World War Two poster

A course of peace and cooperation — Soviet poster

Photographs taken inside the Soviet cosmonaut training centre, Star City

Soviet travel poster

There's poison in cigarettes! — Soviet poster

Through the ruins of capitalism to the universal brotherhood of workers! — Soviet poster

Lyon Arabic is the new counterpart of a Commercial Type favourite, informed by Naskh and Nastaliq scripts

Soviet Armenia – Soviet travel poster

Vintage Arab cassette tapes inspired Sometimes Always’ fiery identity for Fouta Harissa

We'll ruthlessly destroy the invaders – Soviet World War Two poster

Soviet Central Asia — Soviet travel poster

A tribute to the repurposed churches of the Soviet Union

Mohamad Abdouni on documenting an “important time in Arab queer culture”

Soviet pro-Palestine poster

Illustration: Owen Davey's latest book is about Laika the Soviet Spacedog

25 years since the destruction of the fascist troops at Moscow — Soviet poster

In the name of the motherland, forward, heroes! — Soviet World War Two poster

That is how the Polish lords' plans efforts end – Soviet poster

Congolese shooter — Soviet poster

The people of Afghanistan will destroy the international imperialist gangs! - Soviet poster

Why minimalist aesthetics (smuggled in as the language of progress) are stifling truly Arab design

Photographer Alex Nazari explores Armenian history through its ubiquitous Soviet-era car, the Lada

Whoever comes to us with a sword will perish by the sword! — Soviet World War Two poster

Long live the holiday of workers of all countries! — Soviet poster

Soviet Space Graphics: a cosmic journey to Cold War-era Russia

International Red Day - Soviet poster

Turbo’s identity for the Lesser Amman Library is a masterclass in the potential of Arabic type

We dive into a new archive of over 1,000 book covers from the Arab world

Type foundry Boharat Cairo on the vast possibilities of Arabic type design

To the East! To the West! - Soviet World War Two poster

Julia Autz documents Transnistria, a country steeped in Soviet nostalgia

Long live the fifth anniversary of the great proletarian revolution! – Soviet poster

Peace is the will of the people! — Soviet poster

Under the banner of Lenin, towards complete victory! — Soviet World War Two poster

Russian photographer Turkina Faso on the “post-Soviet aesthetic”

The Russian people will never kneel! — Soviet World War Two poster

To our betrayed brothers in the White Army trenches — Soviet Russian Civil War poster

To the lighthouse of the Communist International — Soviet poster

Learn a trade — Soviet poster

The enemy is crafty - be vigilant! — Soviet World War Two poster

Soviet bus stops captured by worldly photographer Christopher Herwig

Through war and destruction to light, work and knowledge – Soviet poster

Death to the Fascist Beast! — Soviet World War Two poster

Vengeance and death to the German cannibals! — Soviet World War Two poster

James Stuart is railing against boring design with techniques inspired by the spirit of Arabic hardcore music

Make way for corn! — Soviet poster

Lenin lived, Lenin lives, Lenin will live — Soviet poster

The Soviet Union is our model — Chinese poster

Active Arab Women: Lara Al-Hadeedi records the determination of sporting Kuwaiti women

He took me to the local Soviet to listen to a Lenin speech — Soviet poster

Soviet poster celebrating the Czechoslovak-Soviet Soyuz mission

Max Litvinov’s avant-garde work is inspired by Soviet animations

War on the palaces!! Peace to the huts – Soviet poster

Literacy is the path to communism — Soviet poster

We will sweep the vile invaders from our path! — Soviet World War Two poster

The history of the hotel Venets: a 22-storey metaphor for Soviet utopia

Afghan anti-Soviet poster

By the union of Arabs — Algerian poster

1945 — Soviet poster

Death to the Fascist German Invaders! — Soviet World War Two poster

Death to German invaders! — Soviet World War Two poster

Cuba — Soviet poster

Diplomacy the American way — Soviet poster

Enemies have been threatening us with war for a long time — Soviet poster

Death to the German scoundrels! - Soviet World War Two poster

Happy New Year! — Soviet World War Two poster

Glory to the Soviet troops who raised the Banner of Victory over Berlin! — Soviet World War Two poster

Glory to Stalin’s falcons! — Soviet World War Two poster

Samar Maakaroun’s visual identity for The Mosaic Rooms challenges reductive narratives around Arab identities