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Articles on typography and visual communication in the Middle East

The Khatt Network for Arabic Typography is a project of the Khatt Foundation, designed as a platform for discussing issues pertaining to design and visual communication in and about the Middle East. Join us as a member in this networked community and contribute your thoughts, articles and latest news on this site.

Just to get you started, here's a list of recent contributions below. Please email your articles and latest news to Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès.

 
  • A series of interviews with people who play a role in the development of technology and design for the Arabic script.

  • In an exclusive for the Italian edition of Rolling Stone, Alice Rawsthorn (the design critic for The New York Times ) and Paola…

  • event: Trevi (Pg), Palazzo Lucarini Contemporary- 1 reaction
    17 Mar 2011
    17 Apr 2011

    THE PEOPLE WANT TO OVERTHROW THE REGIME At three in the morning, on February 12th, 2011 at Midan al-Tahrir in Cairo, while the…

  • event: Dubai, ART DUBAI

    Typographic Matchmaking in the City at Art Dubai 2011

    Presentation - Film screening - Book signing

    19 Mar 2011

    13:30

    Art Park Talks on Saturday 19 March. Location: Art Park. Speaker: Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFares

  • event: Amsterdam, Dubai, Paris, Beirut- 11 reactions
    1 Feb 2009
    4 Feb 2011

    The Khatt Foundation , curated by Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFares, is launching the Typographic Matchmaking sequel — Typographic…

  • Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFares

    The Khatt Foundation on Al Jazeera English

    on ARTSWORLD programme's 7th and last episode

    ARTSWORLD is half hour weekly programme broadcast on Al Jazeera English that includes four 5-minute inserts each week from around the world.

  • Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFares - 1 reaction

    Amman Typeface

    Story of a font, designed by khtt member Yanone

    An interview with the designer is planned to appear in on Khtt.net as the first of the series Design Profiles as of Spring 2011…

  • News related to the interests if the Khatt design community posted in 2008