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2020
Arabic Design Archive
www.arabicdesignarchive.com
The Arabic Design Archive is a research initiative that is aiming to preserve, document, and disseminate historical material about Arabic design. The project’s goal is to make these materials available for scholars, students, and practitioners to facilitate research and publishing about the history of Arabic design. The project has a collection of over seven thousands book covers, stamps, posters, lobby cards, flyers, film titles, cassettes, VHS tapes, and other materials. It consists of a team from Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine & Morocco.
sample of our collection
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We were able to gather a huge community of Arabic design enthusiasts from all over the world within a very short period of time.
www.instagram.com/thearabicdesign archive/
Our team conducted multiple public talks on our findings with the input of
some of the designers from our community. It was important for us to utilize
the database gathered for the public knowledge and make it as accessible as
possible while we built our website.
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On the fusion of folklore and religious styles in Arabic design with Jordanian designer, calligrapher, and type designer: Ali Almasri.
https://fb.watch/aXTRYTQmb-/
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On Arabic Design & its history with the award-winning Lebanese type designer and principal at ArabicType Ltd, Nadine Chahine.
https://fb.watch/aXwNiHyf8o/
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On Mohieddin Ellabbad & His "Nazar" Publication with Lebanese type and graphic designer: Wael Morcos.
https://fb.watch/aXTMojQ1-W/
On the fusion of folklore and religious styles in Arabic design with Jordanian designer, calligrapher, and type designer: Ali Almasri.
https://fb.watch/aXTRYTQmb-/
On Arabic Design & its history with the award-winning Lebanese type designer and principal at ArabicType Ltd, Nadine Chahine.
https://fb.watch/aXwNiHyf8o/
On Mohieddin Ellabbad & His "Nazar" Publication with Lebanese type and graphic designer: Wael Morcos.
https://fb.watch/aXTMojQ1-W/
Last Things First: A Manifesto
At the beginning of 2021, we wanted to declare our viewpoint to our community on archiving and the reasons behind our work. We released our manifesto in an attempt to create a movement that would help further develop the practice of being rooted in our history in order to progress culturally.
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At the beginning of 2021, we wanted to declare our viewpoint to our community on archiving and the reasons behind our work. We released our manifesto in an attempt to create a movement that would help further develop the practice of being rooted in our history in order to progress culturally.
Out of the need to discuss further our findings, the design
repository was born where designers & researchers could write
articles on their analysis behind our collections.
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