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A working library of design, type, and visual culture.
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2018Andrés Gallardo Albajar's Korean Schooling captures the pastel-hued perfection of South Korean school buildings
2018
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2012Rafael Rozendaal's work projected onto the world's biggest LED screen in Seoul
2012
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2022Dripping in “Arab nostalgia”, 3asal mag platforms MENA creatives who are abandoning conformity and thrashing outdated stereotypes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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2018Nicholas Bonner shares his collection of North Korean graphics collected since 1993
2018
Poster
2015Fresh, vibrant poster work from South Korean designer Soojin Lee
2015
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2012Dave Prosser treats us to a beautiful snapshot of South Korean life in Mountain
2012
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2016The classical and the crude combine to represent the multiple facets of The Arab City
2016
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2016Seoul-based illustrator Yeon Ji Kang's beautifully thick-limbed ballerinas
2016
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2013Bokja's crafty Arab Spring inspired textiles are oddly compelling
2013
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2017Two new projects from Korean-French publisher Animal Press
2017
Identity
2019Sean Alexander Geraghty talks identity and traditions with Cuba’s diminishing Chinese population
2019
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2016Seoul-based Sujin’s illustrations depict sassy ladies with a cool attitude
2016
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2020Min Hyun-woo visits Korean villages to photograph the wit and wisdom of grandmothers
2020
Motion
2022Arab pop music meets 80s video game aesthetics in Moath Bin Hafez’s pixel art creations
2022
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2017Explore North Korean graphic ephemera in Phaidon’s new book
2017
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2024The View from Seoul: Korean designers studying abroad have paved the way for a new generation
2024
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2021From Seoul to Chennai, London and back to Seoul again: Joonho Ko explains how travel has aided his illustrative practice
2021
Motion
2016Filmmaker Maceo Frost captures the formidable Cuban boxer Namibia with rhythmic flair
2016
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2017Tria Giovan’s thoughtful portrait of Cuba in the 1990s
2017
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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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2012Really nice diploma design from Korean wizard Kyuhyung Cho
2012
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2013Magnificent retelling of Arabian Nights from the brilliant Noa Snir
2013
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2019Mary Perez documents Korean megachurches in an attempt to explore her own religious beliefs
2019
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2016Photographer Philippe Chancel captures North Korea’s intensely choreographed ceremonies
2016
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2020Lyon Arabic is the new counterpart of a Commercial Type favourite, informed by Naskh and Nastaliq scripts
2020
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2019Seoul-based artist Dahye Choi gets inspired by “old spaces” and “ordinary things”
2019
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2019Seoul-based design studio Press Room explores meaning through the physical
2019
Identity
2026Vintage Arab cassette tapes inspired Sometimes Always’ fiery identity for Fouta Harissa
2026
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2022Seoul-based Bowyer studio connects small shapes to form a big picture, inspired by Buddhist philosophy
2022
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2018Mohamad Abdouni on documenting an “important time in Arab queer culture”
2018
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2019Dal Park animates the cultural differences between herself and her Korean grandmother
2019
Poster
2019Clarity of concept is at the heart of Seoul-based graphic designer Son Ayong’s posters
2019
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2015Fantastic work from young South Korean designer Kyuho Kim
2015
Identity
2019Rodrigo Sombra’s four-year project explores Cuba's shifting identity as the island opens up to the world
2019
Poster
2014Graphic Design: Incredible Cuban propaganda posters from OSPAAAL
2014
Identity
2026Why minimalist aesthetics (smuggled in as the language of progress) are stifling truly Arab design
2026
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2023Hair how-tos and curious chairs: The best projects from Seoul Design festival
2023
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2013Graphic Design: gu&em studio produce some of Seoul's nicest artist books
2013
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2012Young Korean designer Luna Seo makes the mundane magical
2012
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2016A rare photographic insight into the everyday lives of the people of North Korea
2016
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2015Seoul's Bohuy Kim is pumping out bold graphic design
2015
Identity
2019Turbo’s identity for the Lesser Amman Library is a masterclass in the potential of Arabic type
2019
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2014Photography: Catherine Losing and Anna Lomax celebrate Cuban shop windows
2014
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2020We dive into a new archive of over 1,000 book covers from the Arab world
2020
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2014Korean studio fnt produce wonderfully simple printed matter
2014
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2022Type foundry Boharat Cairo on the vast possibilities of Arabic type design
2022
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2016Photographer Carlos Jaramillo captures the pigeon racers of Cuba
2016
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2012Seoul-based studio fnt have a particularly clean and consistent body of work
2012
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2017Seoul-based Shrimp Chung’s dynamic designs are bright and full of impact
2017
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2019Designing for all aspects of Korean culture: the multi-talented Everyday Practice
2019
Poster
2015Seoul-based studio Chung Choon applies an elegance and simplicity to its posters
2015
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2020How materialism affects a woman’s lifestyle according to Korean illustrator and artist Leebin Soyeon
2020
Publication
2015South Korean designer Haein Song on the craft of bookbinding
2015
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2020Relax and unwind in the hazy land of Korean illustrator Jeong Suji
2020
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2022Gabriel Sanchez paints the strength, hope and vulnerability of Cuban youth
2022
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2016South Korea-based animator Yoodowon’s lighthearted salute to the household blind
2016
Motion
2026James Stuart is railing against boring design with techniques inspired by the spirit of Arabic hardcore music
2026
Poster
2024The View From Seoul: Korean poster design has a unique visual language – so why is it disappearing?
2024
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2021Yoojin Ahn crafts cute and sentimental illustrations inspired by daily life in Seoul
2021
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2021In South Korea, Triangle Studios is a one-man design powerhouse
2021
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2016Active Arab Women: Lara Al-Hadeedi records the determination of sporting Kuwaiti women
2016
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2023New exhibition sheds light on Korea’s most exciting artists and galleries
2023
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2019From South Korea, Ghana to Berlin, Alexander Beer captures the people of the world
2019
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2017Seoul studio Everyday Practice talks about its collaborative approach to design
2017
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2009The Backdrop at The Mass Games in North Korea
2009
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2018A photographic series documenting the Korean communities of Mexico and Cuba
2018
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2017Thomas Pratt photographs youth and music in Santiago de Cuba
2017
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2018Little Pyongyang asks you to "leave behind everything you think you know" about North Korea
2018
Publication
2026Samar Maakaroun’s visual identity for The Mosaic Rooms challenges reductive narratives around Arab identities
2026
Motion
2015Ordinary People’s bubbly identity for a Seoul film festival
2015
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2013Ji Yeo's stirring project photographs the plastic surgery obsession in Korea
2013
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2021“I had the chance to open the doors a little”: Stephan Gladieu photographs the people of North Korea
2021
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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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2017Photographer Joshua Osborne takes a closer look at Havana’s male subcultures
2017
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2018Matthew Connors examines the realities of North Korea, challenging its kitschy visual tropes
2018
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2023America Fever: Emanuel Hahn’s fantastical reimagination of Korean immigration history
2023
Motion
2023El Cartel Cubano: how Cuba’s revolution-era political posters transformed film poster design forever
2023
Publication
2015Design with Chinese, Japanese and Korean characters explored in new book
2015
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2018Olivia Schenker documents sexual freedom in Cuban LGBTQ+ communities
2018
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2013Olly Burn documents a beautifully dilapidated symbol of hope in Cuba
2013
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2019South Korean illustrator Jisu Choi draws her material desires
2019
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2017Globe-trotting photographer Théo de Gueltzl's view of Cuba
2017
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2013The Weekender smashes into Friday with high wires, Korea and Barbara Streisand
2013
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2017Régis Tosetti and François Rappo tell us about Havana's design scene in 2017
2017
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2019Guannan Li captures Korean shamans, disappearing coastlines and artist’s utopias in her nomadic photography
2019
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2015Ordinary People, extraordinary work. We chat to the Seoul-based studio
2015
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2012How's about some beautiful Korean graphic design? Sulki & Min have got it covered
2012
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2021What’s in store for the future of Arabic visual culture? Archief Cairo on communicating across borders
2021
Publication
2013New book from Gestalten mirrors the public spaces of North and South Korea
2013
Poster
2021From Rihanna at Barnbrook Studios, to a queer Arab archive: Marwan Kaabour’s graphic design is incredibly bold
2021
Identity
2017Studio Fnt creates a bright, typographic identity for Seoul-based art exhibition
2017
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2025The unique design strategies shaping solo living in Seoul
2025
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2020Avoiding clichés, Sophie Wedgwood turns her lens on Havana
2020
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2017Nils Clauss gives a voice to Seoul’s shop mannequins in Plastic Girls
2017
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2019Jaemin Lee's juxtaposing design explores 60s Korean architecture and the state
2019
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2020Matt Kuleusz on what it’s like to photograph the “human side” of North Korea
2020
Motion
2012Universal Everything produce interesting videos for huge South Korea installation
2012
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2016Drifting SUVs in the Arabian desert: Peter Garritano explores the world of hajwalah
2016
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2015Brad Ogbonna's photography captures the colour and spirit of Cuba
2015
Motion
2019An exclusive look at Joshua Gordon’s heartfelt story of Havana’s trans women
2019
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2022Hussein Alazaat on children’s books from the 60s-90s and why they demonstrate the “highest peak of Arabic book-making history”
2022
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2013Korean photographer Momomi will take you back to bed with her dreamy shots
2013
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2024“The key is irregularity”: This Arabic font is made to accommodate dyslexic readers
2024
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2016June Korea’s photographic fantasy: one man’s relationship with his sex doll
2016
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2021Preserving Syrian design history and graphics in the Arab world: Meet the Syrian Design Archive
2021
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2016Tiziana Jill Beck illustrates her time in South Korea through doodle-like drawings
2016
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2015More awesome and playful work from Korean designer Kyuhyung Cho
2015
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2018Chantal Jahchan explores the Arabic type design landscape and concepts of modernity in En Route
2018
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2018Google Fonts Korean becomes interactive by manipulating path data
2018
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2025How small studios stay independent in Korea
2025
Motion
2015The beautiful film poster designs of post-revolutionary Cuba
2015
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2018From North Korea to Galicia via the digital world: the trip that was February's Nicer Tuesdays
2018
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2017Rosanna Webster and Phoebe Henry’s cinematic portrait of Cuba
2017
Identity
2021Graphic designer Lana Soufeh goes back to her roots in a creative exploration of Arabic type-led design
2021
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2017Photographer Rose Marie Cromwell's unconventional look at Havana
2017
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2018Seung-Gu Kim creates Lowry-style photographs of South Korean holidays
2018