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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
Publication
2022Dripping in “Arab nostalgia”, 3asal mag platforms MENA creatives who are abandoning conformity and thrashing outdated stereotypes
2022
Poster
2015Five years worth of Austrian club night posters from studio OrtnerSchinko
2015
Poster
2015Sometimes surreal, always innovative poster design from Austrian agency Studio Vie
2015
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2013Bokja's crafty Arab Spring inspired textiles are oddly compelling
2013
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2018Photographer Fred Lahache captures Morocco through the eyes of his childhood friend
2018
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
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2016Noa Snir illustrates a grim retelling of Cinderella in Morocco
2016
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
Publication
2019Joshua J Sneade’s work captures the changing times for Morocco’s nomadic tribes
2019
Publication
2020Lyon Arabic is the new counterpart of a Commercial Type favourite, informed by Naskh and Nastaliq scripts
2020
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2020Heading in a “more radical direction”, studio es hopes to challenge the status quo in Austria
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
Publication
2020Austria-based designer Simon Merz’ Meta is “a book about itself”
2020
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2014Photography: Mexico, India and Morocco through the eyes of photographer Mowgli
2014
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
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2018Territory Studio designs media for James Bond experience in the Austrian mountains
2018
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
Project
2015Casablanca captured beautifully by young photographer Kent Andreasen
2015
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2016A personal portrait of street life in Casablanca from photographer Yoriyas
2016
Project
2012Austrian whizzes Atelier Olschinsky produce amazing mirrored cityscapes
2012
Motion
2026James Stuart is railing against boring design with techniques inspired by the spirit of Arabic hardcore music
2026
Project
2014Klaus Pichler's absurd photographs of miniature allotments in Austria
2014
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2016Active Arab Women: Lara Al-Hadeedi records the determination of sporting Kuwaiti women
2016
Poster
2015Great poster designs for Adana Nights series by Vienna-based Lukas Haider
2015
Publication
2026Samar Maakaroun’s visual identity for The Mosaic Rooms challenges reductive narratives around Arab identities
2026
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2013Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.
2013
Publication
2015Austrian studio es’ eclectic type and intuitive editorial design for A priori magazine
2015
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
2013Studio Vie refresh an Austrian music brand still trapped in the 1990s
2013
Project
2012Brilliant Lacombe sisters' show Hey'Ya featuring Arab sportswomen opens in London
2012
Publication
2020Shot over six years, Ilyes Griyeb’s new book reveals an alternative look into everyday life in rural Morocco
2020
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2020Patternity to run a Mindful Marbling workshop at Beat Hotel Marrakech
2020
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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2018Tourism and cultural dissonance: Alexander Coggin turns his flashgun on his American family in Morocco
2018
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2021Darren Lewey showcases the “austere beauty” of Morocco across local landscapes and portraiture
2021
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2025“Morocco is my muse”: Sara Benabdallah’s photographs resemble Renaissance paintings
2025
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2021What’s in store for the future of Arabic visual culture? Archief Cairo on communicating across borders
2021
Project
2017Photographer Ina Niehoff's "pure and silent" look at the Moroccan countryside
2017
Poster
2021From Rihanna at Barnbrook Studios, to a queer Arab archive: Marwan Kaabour’s graphic design is incredibly bold
2021
Project
2018"The work is for the people”: Hassan Hajjaj's journey from Marrakech to Madonna
2018
Photograph
2019Sharing stories from the city, C/O Vienna is a satirical take on traditional magazines
2019
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2014Art: Austrian collective Numen/For Use create the most fun-looking interactive sculpture
2014
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2016Drifting SUVs in the Arabian desert: Peter Garritano explores the world of hajwalah
2016
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2019Ilyes Griyeb captures a Moroccan generation stuck between ancient ways and urbanisation
2019
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2014Photography: Hassan Hajjaj's photographs of the biker girl gangs of Marrakech
2014
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
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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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2023Nicolas Coleman’s paintings of Morocco celebrate the beauty of travel while probing the ethics of tourism
2023
Identity
2021Graphic designer Lana Soufeh goes back to her roots in a creative exploration of Arabic type-led design
2021
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2019Moroccan heritage and western cues collide in photographer Mous Lamrabat’s portfolio
2019