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Summer poem by Illiyya Abu Madi, set in the Rabat font (2010). The design by Youssef Jabri is inspired by the work of the Maghribi master calligrapher, Mohammed Lamâalimine.
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Yasmine“We can’t blame them for producing imitations of Western work. We teach them in English using European and American books,” says LAU associate professor Yasmine Nachabe Taan of her graphic design students.
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Taan wrote the first book in a series intended to highlight prominent Arab design research.
“That’s the goal of this series, to produce material that will expose generations to come to the work of Arab designers,” she adds, referring to the Arab Design Library, a series of monographs launched this year by Khatt Books.
For over a decade, the Khatt Foundation, established by LAU graduate Huda AbiFares, has worked towards advancing Arab design research through collaborative projects, workshops and the development of a network of designers. The new book series aims to inspire further design achievement by highlighting the work of prominent Arab typographers, graphic designers and illustrators.
“I always try to...
Hilmi Al-Tuni, Evoking Popular Arab Culture
Illustration | Lettering | Book Design
The first in the series Arabic Design Library by Khatt Books.
It is a concise and highly illustrated bilingual account (in both English and Arabic) of one of the Arab World's most prolific and renown illustrator and book designer.
Hilmi Al-Tuni is Egyptian and one of the Arab World's most prominent and proficient illustrator and book designer. He has formed with his ubiquitous work the visual sensitivities of generat
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YaraNasri Khattar, A Modernist Typotect
Fighting Illiteracy with Type Design
The second in the series Arabic Design Library by Khatt Books.
It is a concise and highly illustrated bilingual account (in English and Arabic) of the Lebanese architect-typographer (a 'typotect') who passionately strove to democratize knowledge: fighting illiteracy with type design.
Nasri Khattar is a Lebanese architect-typographer (he called himself a typotect) whose work was motivated by the Arab postcolonial project of modernity. He participated in the language and
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EdoSculpting Type
An Introduction to CNC Typography
An essential and inspiring book on 3D Typography that explains the basic and varied manufacturing technologies, among which 3D printing.
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The 'Typographic Matchmaking in the City' Movie
Documentary film
Typographic Matchmaking in the City is a documentary about an urban typographic research project, shot on several locations in Amsterdam, Dubai (UAE), Sharjah (UAE), Pingjum (Friesland), and Doha (Qatar).
Director & Camera: Jan de Bruin
Producer: Khatt Foundation, Jan de Bruin
Edit: Ans Kanen
Music: Philipp Ernsting
