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A working library of design, type, and visual culture.
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Project
2016The classical and the crude combine to represent the multiple facets of The Arab City
2016
Publication
2022Dripping in “Arab nostalgia”, 3asal mag platforms MENA creatives who are abandoning conformity and thrashing outdated stereotypes
2022
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
Photograph
1938IFAN - Cimiers de danse, Chi-Wara, Mali (2)
1938
Photograph
1938IFAN - Cimiers de danse, Chi-Wara, Mali
1938
Photograph
1938IFAN - Echelle Dogon
1938
Photograph
2002Parkview Square from Arab Street
2002
Photograph
1938IFAN - Echelle Dogon (3)
1938
Photograph
1938IFAN - Echelle Dogon (2)
1938
Project
2021The personal is political: Haitham Haddad’s journey to bring Arabic back to public spaces in Palestine
2021
Object
1500Figure Group
1500
Object
1490Figure of a Kneeling Woman
1490
Object
1850Hoddu (Xalam)
1850
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1500Door and Lock: Figures
1500
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800Figure
800
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1000Bracelet
1000
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1700Figures Ornament
1700
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1500Gwantigi
1500
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1200Ring
1200
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975Bracelet
975
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1700Chain with Pendant
1700
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1500Figure
1500
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800Ornament
800
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1100Miniature Vessel
1100
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1100Figure
1100
Object
975Bracelet
975
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1801Bala
1801
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800Zoomorphic Figure
800
Ceramic
1200Vessel Lid
1200
Object
1300Bracelet
1300
Object
800Ornament
800
Ceramic
1200Crouching Figure
1200
Object
1801Donsó Ngoni
1801
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1100Zoomorphic Figure
1100
Furniture
1500Headrest or headboard
1500
Object
1400Mother and Child Figure
1400
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1700Ornament
1700
Object
975Bracelet
975
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1200Male figure
1200
Garment
1100Fragment of frontal garment
1100
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1500Staff: Female Figure
1500
Object
1400Bracelet
1400
Ceramic
1100Vessel
1100
Ceramic
1101Long-necked vessel
1101
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1400Female with Small Figure
1400
Object
1400Gwandusu
1400
Object
1300Necklace
1300
Ceramic
1200Figure: Bird
1200
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1720Pair of bala players
1720
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1100Figure
1100
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1400Figure: Female
1400
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800Ornament
800
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1400Jomogoni male figure
1400
Object
1400Female figure with raised arm
1400
Furniture
1400Headrest: Zoomorphic Heads
1400
Object
1500Aduno Koro (Ark of the World) vessel with ancestral figures
1500
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1800Equestrian pendant
1800
Object
975Bracelet
975
Furniture
1500Headrest: Zoomorphic Heads
1500
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1400Figure
1400
Object
800Ornament
800
Object
800Zoomorphic Figure
800
Object
800Necklace
800
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1750Female dege dal nda (sculpture of the terrace)
1750
Object
1300Bracelet
1300
Ceramic
1100Globular vessel with twine impressions
1100
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1400Figure: Female
1400
Object
1700Bracelet
1700
Object
1850Hoddu (Xalam)
1850
Object
1100Miniature Basket (?)
1100
Object
1100Miniature Shaft and Pin
1100
Garment
1100Cache-Sexe
1100
Object
1100Figure: Equestrian
1100
Ceramic
1300Vessel with footed base
1300
Object
1500Figure: Kneeling Female
1500
Furniture
1400Stool: Zoomorphic
1400
Object
1300Bracelet
1300
Object
975Bracelet
975
Object
1100Miniature Vessel
1100
Furniture
1500Headrest
1500
Object
1500Equestrian
1500
Object
1300Priest with raised arms
1300
Object
1300Bracelet
1300
Object
1700Seated binukedine ( priest)
1700
Ceramic
1100Vessel: Zoomorphic
1100
Object
975Bracelet
975
Furniture
1400Prestige Stool: Figures
1400
Ceramic
1200Seated figure
1200
Object
1500Staff with seated male leader
1500
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1500Figure: Seated Female
1500
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1720Seated couple
1720
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800Ornament
800
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800Ornament
800
Object
1700Imina Na (Great Mask)
1700
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800Ornament
800
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1500Heddle Pulley: Female Figure
1500
Object
1850Nyanyeru (riti)
1850
Object
800Figure
800
Object
1100Zoomorphic Figure
1100
Ceramic
1700Vessel: Footed Base
1700
Object
800Bracelet
800
Object
1701Sword (Saif) with Scabbard
1701
Photograph
1930 Building, Jonker Street
Photograph
Tanjong Pagar Railway Station, Singapore - 20100619-01
Photograph
Jalan Dang Wangi Art Deco Shophouse
Photograph
Malacca Jonker Street 1
Photograph
Former Art Deco clinic in Kajang 5 Aug 2019
Photograph
Guthrie & Co. building
Photograph
Peace by Chua Boon Kee, Old Ford Motor Factory, Singapore - 20070316
Photograph
Former People's Association headquarters at old Kallang Airport, Singapore
Photograph
Clock Tower, Old Market Square, Kuala Lumpur
Photograph
1940 Building illuminated at night
Photograph
OCBC Art Deco Beach St
Photograph
Eastern Decorator Jalan Sultan Iskandar Ipoh
Photograph
Jonker Boutique Hotel (side view)
Photograph
Ban Hin Lee Bank
Photograph
Jonker Street Art Deco
Photograph
Jonker Street (1)
Photograph
1939 Building, Jonker Street
Photograph
Jonker Street 1936 Shoplot 22 Dec 2013
Photograph
Jonker Boutique Hotel (back view) 22 Dec 2013
Photograph
Cmglee Penang Hin Bus Depot entrance
Photograph
Cmglee Penang Hin Bus Depot interior
Photograph
The Garage Penang
Photograph
Tan Kim Hock product center
Photograph
Jonker Street (2)
Photograph
Jonker Boutique Hotel 22 Dec 2013
Photograph
Mosque Street shophouses
Photograph
Art Deco building at intersection of Mountbatten Road and Jalan Tun HS Lee
Photograph
106, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman-Jalan Raja Muda, Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur
Photograph
Sultanah Aminah Hospital
Photograph
Art Deco doorway of Perpustakaan Kanak-kanak Kuala Lumpur
Photograph
1937 Art Deco shoplots Oct 2017
Photograph
Art Deco building in Petaling Street (wide view 2), 1 Sep 2013
Photograph
Clock Tower Medan Pasar 18 Oct 2013 (2)
Photograph
1938 Art Deco building, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, 6 Sep 2013
Photograph
1937 gable, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, 6 Sep 2013
Photograph
Art Deco in Jalan Tun Tan Siew Sin, Kuala Lumpur
Photograph
Art Deco building in Petaling Street (wide view 1), 1 Sep 2013
Photograph
Cmglee Sungai Petani clocktower
Photograph
Art Deco building, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman Kuala Lumpur 2 Aug 2013
Photograph
2-22 2, Jalan Tengkat Tong Shin, Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur
Photograph
Art Deco terrace house, Pudu, Kuala Lumpur
Photograph
Merdeka Park (Perlis)
Photograph
Clock Tower Medan Pasar 18 Oct 2013 (1)
Photograph
Art Deco townhouse, Pudu, Kuala Lumour
Photograph
1939 Art Deco House Tengkat Tong Shin 11 Sep 2013
Photograph
Art Deco pharmacy, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, 6 Sep 2013
Photograph
Year 2010 Sungai Petani Clock Tower
Photograph
Art Deco building in Petaling Street (narrow view), 1 Sep 2013
Photograph
Art Deco in Jalan Tun Tan Siew Sin, Kuala Lumpur (wider view)
Photograph
1937 gable (seen from a distance), Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, 6 Sep 2013
Photograph
Art deco shophouse, Kajang, 5 Aug 2019
Photograph
Art Deco terrace houses 2, Jalan Brunei-Jalan Brunei Barat, Pudu, Kuala Lumpur
Photograph
Wesley Methodist School, Sentul, Kuala Lumpur
Photograph
Penang Masonic Temple
Photograph
Old OCBC Building, central Kuala Lumpur
Photograph
Mei Yuan Gold Shop
Photograph
Art Deco terrace houses 3, Jalan Brunei-Jalan Brunei Barat, Pudu, Kuala Lumpur
Photograph
Sulaiman Building, Kuala Lumpur
Photograph
Old Arab Bank building Amman
Photograph
Double storey Art Deco terrace houses, off Jalan Pudu, Pudu, Kuala Lumpur
Photograph
Art Deco terrace houses, Jalan Brunei-Jalan Brunei Barat, Pudu, Kuala Lumpur
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
Object
1875Rebab
1875
Object
1875Guenbri
1875
Object
1875Gumuri
1875
Object
1701Spear
1701
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1875Guenbri
1875
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1850Nay
1850
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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
Object
900Part of Lamp or Incense Burner Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
900
Ceramic
900Bowl with Arabic Inscription
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
1100Rice Server Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
1100
Ceramic
900Ewer with Arabic Proverb, "Devotion Fortifies Action"
900
Object
1600Finial with Arabic Inscription"Ya, Da'im" ("Oh, Everlasting!")
1600
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
2009Arab Open University (logo)
2009
Object
2018Vintage Novus Men's Electronic Digital Watch, Red LED Display, Swiss-Made Case, National Semiconductor Module Assembled In Malaysia, Original Band Made In Hong Kong, Circa 1970s (35238443702)
2018
Object
2018Vintage Novus Men's Electronic Digital Watch, Red LED Display, Swiss-Made Case, National Semiconductor Module Assembled In Malaysia, Original Band Made In Hong Kong, Circa 1970s (35238222982)
2018
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
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
Project
2018Mohamad Abdouni on documenting an “important time in Arab queer culture”
2018
Project
2020Working at the intersection of graphic design and music, meet Kuala Lumpur-based creative Najmi Arifin
2020
Publication
Manuscript Leaves from an Arabic Manuscript
Project
2014Product Design: Own gorgeous jewellery design with Kuala Lumpur brand Miramika
2014
Poster
1946Liberation of Sarajevo – Yugoslav poster
1946
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
Poster
2026Matchbox label - Fly Eating Food - Yugoslavia (circa 1940s) - MBP1613228970
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
Project
2022Type foundry Boharat Cairo on the vast possibilities of Arabic type design
2022
Publication
2020The Kuala Lumpur-based Ejin Sha explains why graphic design “can be anything”
2020
Poster
1945Yugoslav World War Two poster
1945
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
2011Timbuktu
2011
Project
2022Shin Oh “preserves” traditional Malaysian spaces and places with her 3D pixel room building
2022
Identity
2021Arab Organisation for Human Rights in the UK logo
2021
Poster
1963By the union of Arabs — Algerian poster
1963
Poster
1944Death to the occupiers and traitors! – Yugoslav partisan poster
1944
Publication
2026Samar Maakaroun’s visual identity for The Mosaic Rooms challenges reductive narratives around Arab identities
2026
Poster
1945Everyone, everything, for the final blow! — Yugoslav partisan poster
1945
Project
2013Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.
2013
Painting
1898Album: Arab
1898
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
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
Identity
2018Logo BBC Arabic
2018
Poster
1944The National Liberation Army, along with the Red Army, are destroying traitors – Yugoslav partisan poster
1944
Publication
2021Huruf explores Malaysia’s visual culture and multilingual vernacular through type
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
Poster
1944Let’s all take up arms! — Yugoslav Partisan poster
1944
Poster
198540 years of Yugoslavia – Yugoslav poster
1985
Identity
2014Logo Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia
2014
Map
1953Far East. Malaysia.
1953
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
Identity
2025Wikifunctions logo Arabic horizontal in colour
2025
Identity
2025Wikimedia Meta-Wiki logo Arabic vertical in black
2025