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A working library of design, type, and visual culture.
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Publication
2022Dripping in “Arab nostalgia”, 3asal mag platforms MENA creatives who are abandoning conformity and thrashing outdated stereotypes
2022
Project
2016The classical and the crude combine to represent the multiple facets of The Arab City
2016
Project
2020The founders of Porto Rocha on making work that “has a presence”
2020
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2018Rita Matos attempts to bridge the gap between Lisbon's art and design circles
2018
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2015Portuguese Royal Studio makes Adobe tutorials look good (and simple!)
2015
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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
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2013Magnificent retelling of Arabian Nights from the brilliant Noa Snir
2013
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2017Fantastic Man’s unexpected cover story on the surfers and fisherman of Peniche, Portugal
2017
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
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2014Brilliantly vivid illustrations from Lisbon-born Goncalo Viana
2014
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2015Beautiful, clean designs from Portuguese studio AH-HA
2015
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2018Mohamad Abdouni on documenting an “important time in Arab queer culture”
2018
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2016Portuguese illustrator Tiago Galo’s plump little characters are oddly charming
2016
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2017And Atelier’s graphic designs for Porto’s Gallery of Architecture is informed by the space
2017
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2014Sensitive and versatile designs by Portuguese designer Catarina Dantas
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
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
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2021Mantraste’s illustrations draw on the culture of his childhood in rural Portugal
2021
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2023Porto Design Biennale 2023 puts out an open call for projects on the theme of ‘Being Water’
2023
Motion
2026James Stuart is railing against boring design with techniques inspired by the spirit of Arabic hardcore music
2026
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2016Active Arab Women: Lara Al-Hadeedi records the determination of sporting Kuwaiti women
2016
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2018180 Creative Camp: a week of making, chatting and exploring in the Portuguese countryside
2018
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2012Sami Kallio
2012
Project
2026Porto Rocha are here to challenge industry standards and create seats at the table for designers
2026
Photograph
2026Matilde Viegas’ sun-soaked photo series captures the cacophony of Portuguese markets
2026
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
2015An update from Portugal-based editorial illustrator Marta Monteiro
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
2012Brilliant Lacombe sisters' show Hey'Ya featuring Arab sportswomen opens in London
2012
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2019Joana Avillez’s A Sardinha Zinha is an illustrated ode to Portuguese idioms
2019
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2018Miguel Proença on his photo series capturing Portugal’s spiritual healers
2018
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2013Illustration: Lisbon-based illustrator Lapo's series In Paris is almost too lovely
2013
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
Project
2014Watch Portuguese designers the Royal Studio turn graphic design on its head
2014
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
Publication
2019Oscar Maia translates the essence of his native Porto into a new publication
2019
Motion
2023Exploring the theme of water, Porto Design Biennale reveals a varied line-up
2023
Project
2016Drifting SUVs in the Arabian desert: Peter Garritano explores the world of hajwalah
2016
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2025Porto Rocha, Jennie Baptiste, Boomranng Studio and Alice Isaac: Tickets now available for November’s Nicer Tuesdays!
2025
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
Identity
2024Porto Rocha answers to the fandoms only in visual identity for Netflix
2024
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2023Ana Paganini captures the grand spectacle of religious procession in Portugal
2023
Identity
2021Graphic designer Lana Soufeh goes back to her roots in a creative exploration of Arabic type-led design
2021