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Conference & Workshops
Shifting Scripts
24Apr 202526Apr 2025Poster design by Amir Mahdi Moslehi ————— Organizers: Dr Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès , Dr Wibke Schrape , Professor Dr Shervin Farridnejad, Jasmin Holtkötter The conference ‘Shifting Scripts:...
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Workshop
Advanced Arabic Typeface Design 2019
2Nov 20197Nov 2019The Advanced Arabic Typeface Design Workshop will concentrate on advanced instruction and is designed for those who have already taken previous Khatt Foundation Type Design workshops at Tashkeel, or...
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Workshop
Arabic Typeface Design for Beginners 2019
2Nov 20197Nov 2019The Beginners Arabic Typeface Design Workshop will consist of presentations and practical exercises on Arabic typeface design. It will introduce the participants to the basics of the Glyphs font...
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Workshop
Khatt Foundation: Arabic Lettering
15Nov 201916Nov 2019The workshop will involve hands-on drawing and experimentation with various styles and writing techniques. It will introduce the participants to the expressive possibilities of lettering using the...
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Workshop Warehouse421
Palmyrene Clay Structures
22Jun 2019Instructor: Xeina Al Malki, Artist & Ceramist Participants in this workshop will create clay sculptures inspired by the Nomadic Traces: Journeys of Arabian Scripts exhibition. Using the...
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Workshop Warehouse421
Letters in the Third Dimension
21Jun 201922Jun 2019Instructor: Rasha Dakkak, Graphic Designer This two-day workshop is an invitation to break out of the two-dimensional space of lettering and explore the use of three-dimensional typography to expand...
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Workshop Warehouse421
Introduction to Arabic Calligraphy
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Workshop Warehouse421
The Art of Lettering with Ancient Arabian Scripts
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Workshop Tashkeel
Bilingual Publication Design 2018
22Nov 201825Nov 2018- Instruction will include for the advanced level the following: - Historical presentation on Arabic & bilingual publication design. - Design of grid systems for bilingual publications. - Layout...
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Workshop Dubai Design District (d3)
Arabic Poster Design 2018
17Nov 2018The workshop ends with an informal small exhibition and celebration of the posters within the space. Instruction will include for the advanced level the following: - Historical presentation on the...
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Workshop Dubai Design District (d3)
Arabic Lettering 2018
16Nov 2018The workshop ends with an informal small exhibition of the lettering resultswithin the space Instruction will include for the advanced level the following: - Historical presentation on Arabic...
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Workshop Tashkeel
Arabic Type Design for Beginners 2017
18Nov 201723Nov 2017 -
Workshop Tashkeel
Advanced Arabic Type Design 2017
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Workshop Beirut Digital District
Expressive Arabic Letters
25May 2017Exploring Hilmi al-Tuni and other Arab illustrators and designers, this workshop revives the tradition of customized lettering by developing hand lettering techniques. Each participant chooses a...
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Event: The Saudi Art Council
Saudi Experimental Type Workshop
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Event: DOWNTOWN DESIGN
Experimental Arabic Typography as Architectural…
16Mar 2017The workshop focuses on the potential of Arabic typeface design as material for creating ornamental surfaces. Workshop Leader: Dr. Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès Location: The Studio Admission: Free...
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Event: Tashkeel
Khatt Foundation Experimental Arabic Type Design…
25Feb 201728Feb 2017The Khatt Foundation Experimental Arabic Type Design Workshop will consist of an intensive 4-day workshop that focuses on the experimental potential of Arabic typeface design and will pave the ground...
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Event: Marrakech Biennale
TMM3 at the Marrakech Biennale 2016
22Feb 201627Feb 2016A student workshop with the masters students of ESAV Marrakech and a project presentation/exhibition was a way to present the project in progress, to an international and Moroccan audience, to test...
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Event: Tashkeel
Arabic Type Design for Beginners 2015
12Nov 201518Nov 2015A 7-day intensive Arabic Type Design workshop with Huda Smitshuijzen Abifares, Georg Seifert, Lara Assouad, and Khajag Apelian. Registration is open at: http://www.tashkeel.org Curator and...
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Event: Tashkeel
Advanced Arabic Type Design 2015
12Nov 201518Nov 2015A 7-day intensive Arabic Type Design workshop with Huda Smitshuijzen Abifares , Georg Seifert , Lara Assouad , and Khajag Apelian . Registration is open at: http://www.tashkeel.org Curator and...
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Event: Dubai Design District (d3)
Modular Arabic Letters
27Oct 2015Tuesday 27 October | 10am - 2pm The Atrium, Building 4, Dubai Design District (d3) Discover the icon/symbol potential of individual Arabic letterforms through modular abstraction. Seats are limited...
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Event: Sharjah Art Foundation
3D Arabic Lettering and Ornament
25Mar 201531Mar 2015Last day for registration: 27 February 2015 In collaboration with the Khatt Foundation, Sharjah Art Foundation is co-organising an Arabic Lettering and Ornament workshop led by Huda Smitshuijzen
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Event: Sharjah Art Foundation
Open Studio: 3D Arabic Lettering and Ornament
31Mar 2015Come meet the designers and experience the results of the 3D Arabic Lettering and Ornament Workshop at the Collections building, (first floor), at the Sharjah Art Foundation. The event will kick off...
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Event: Sharjah Art Foundation
Copy: 3D Arabic Lettering and Ornament
25Mar 201531Mar 2015Last day for registration: 27 February 2015 In collaboration with the Khatt Foundation, Sharjah Art Foundation is co-organising an Arabic Lettering and Ornament workshop led by Huda Smitshuijzen
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Event: Katara Art Center
3D Arabic Lettering & Ornament
21Oct 201323Oct 2013The workshop addresses present-day approaches to the ancient Arabic tradition of Arabesque ornamentation. The principles of Arabesque pattern-making, in relation to lettering and to the structure of...
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Event: Tashkeel
Khatt Foundation Arabic Type Design Workshop…
25Oct 20132Nov 2013Registration is open at: http://www.tashkeel.org The programme for the third Khatt Foundation Type Design Workshop at Tashkeel will cover the complex process of Arabic typeface design: from the...
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Event: The Archive: Safa Park
Abstracting Arabic Letterforms
3May 2013Workshop leader: Lara Assouad Khoury This workshop is an invitation to explore the icon/symbol potential of individual Arabic letterforms through abstraction.
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Event: DOWNTOWN DESIGN
Arabic Lettering & Ornament
21Mar 2013Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès and Lara Assouad Khoury will bring a present-day approach to the ancient Arabic tradition of Arabic Lettering and Ornament. The workshop will discuss the principles of...
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Event: Tashkeel
Khatt Foundation Arabic Type Design Workshop…
6Nov 201224Nov 2012Registration is open at: http://www.tashkeel.org/En/Current_Workshops.aspx For this second Khatt Foundation Type Design workshop at Tashkeel the proposed program will cover the complex process of...
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Event: Katara Art Center
Arabic Lettering & Arabesque in Product Design
31Mar 2012The workshop will address the role that Arabic lettering plays in bringing an Arab/Middle Eastern look and identity to product design, made by and/or for the region. It will show key case studies of...
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Event: DOWNTOWN DESIGN
Arabic Lettering & Arabesque in Product Design
18Mar 2012A public workshop on the role of Arabic lettering in bringing an Arab/Middle Eastern look and identity to product design. Led by Huda Smitshuijzen-AbiFarès & Lara Assouad-Khoury Morning session:...
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Event: Tashkeel
Khabsa: Work in Progress Exhibition
25Oct 20113Nov 2011Opening reception 6:30pm, Tuesday 25th of October 2011, at the Small Gallery, Tashkeel, Nad Al Sheba Exhibition runs from 25th October to 3rd November 2011 Location: Intersection street 5 and...
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Event: Tashkeel, Pavillion Downtown Dubai
Khatt Foundation Type Design Workshop
21Oct 201125Oct 20115-Day workshop || 3-Day Lecture Series by several renowned Arab designers Workshop leaders: Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFares, Lara Assouad Khoury, Pascal Zoghbi Guest speakers: Wissam Shawkat, Sheikha Bin...
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Event: ADA2010 Design Studio
Khatt Urban Poetry Workshop
4Nov 2010Workshop leaders: Joumana Al Jabri & Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFares http://www.abudhabiartfair.ae/en/Content/workshops.aspx The workshop explores the creation of urban 3D multilingual typography. The...
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Event:
Khattography : Contemporary Arabic typography
31May 2008Workshop: 1 day consisting of 2 sessions x 3 hours Workshop leader: Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès Maximum number of participants: 12 Download workshop application at: www.tashkeel.org/workshops.html...