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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2022Dripping in “Arab nostalgia”, 3asal mag platforms MENA creatives who are abandoning conformity and thrashing outdated stereotypes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
Motion
2019Bee-themed shoot Bal arose from a Turkish film and a stomach ache
2019
Publication
2020In a new book, photo duo Valentina Piccinni and Jean-Marc Caimi capture the hidden realities of Istanbul
2020
Motion
2014Short film studies self expression via fashion and cross-dressing in Pakistan
2014
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
Project
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
Project
2013Magnificent retelling of Arabian Nights from the brilliant Noa Snir
2013
Project
2016Photographer Ina Niehoff's beautiful analogue Istanbul travelogue
2016
Identity
2018Offshore Studio on its identity concept for the Istanbul Design Biennial
2018
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
Identity
2014Istanbul-based design studio's identity to accompany the Architecture Biennale
2014
Identity
2026Why minimalist aesthetics (smuggled in as the language of progress) are stifling truly Arab design
2026
Project
2015Istanbul’s impossibly colourful minimalist architecture, shot by Yener Torun
2015
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
Project
2021Ceramic artist Nehal Aamir decorates her work with the visuals of Pakistani trucks and Islamic art
2021
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
2021Alp Peker’s photography captures the intersection of Turkish culture and the queer community
2021
Poster
2016Nicely designed and varied cinema posters from Turkish agency Studio Sarp Sozdinler
2016
Identity
2017“What if Warhol was Pakistani?”: artist Amna Asghar explores her Muslim American identity
2017
Publication
2026Samar Maakaroun’s visual identity for The Mosaic Rooms challenges reductive narratives around Arab identities
2026
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
Poster
2014Some excellent poster work from Istanbul-based Studio Sarp Sozdinler
2014
Project
2020Move over Katy Perry, it’s all about the burkinis on top in Maria Mahfooz’s Pakistani Gurls
2020
Project
2020Solene Gün examines men in Turkish banlieue communities in Berlin and Paris
2020
Photograph
2023From London to Lahore, Tami and Tony Aftab collaborate on a photobook-meets-cookbook that honours family cooking
2023
Project
2021FT.WA is a creative collective bridging British and Pakistani culture, expressing a clash of traditions
2021
Project
2013Photography: Daniel Ali's honest images show a very different side of Karachi
2013
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
Project
2014Selma Alaçam embroiders song lyrics on to Turkish rugs
2014
Project
2018Turkish photographer Olgaç Bozalp recreates family photo albums
2018
Project
2016Drifting SUVs in the Arabian desert: Peter Garritano explores the world of hajwalah
2016
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
Project
2021Preserving Syrian design history and graphics in the Arab world: Meet the Syrian Design Archive
2021
Project
2018Chantal Jahchan explores the Arabic type design landscape and concepts of modernity in En Route
2018
Project
2017Ahmet Unver uses photography to explore his Swedish and Turkish roots
2017
Project
2016Murat Sinici depicts the brutal but affable side to Turkish olive oil wrestling
2016
Project
2023In her new project, Misha Japanwala reframes shamelessness in Pakistan
2023
Identity
2021Graphic designer Lana Soufeh goes back to her roots in a creative exploration of Arabic type-led design
2021
Project
2012Powerful show explores the new design rules at Istanbul's biennial
2012
Identity
2013Graphic Design: Lava do an excellent job of the Istanbul Biennial identity
2013