Mar 2023
INTRODUCING SEASON 2 OF KHATT CHRONICLES | Conversations
<p>Talking to the Khatt Chronicles team, Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès, Yasmine Taan, Yara Khoury Nammour & Fawzi Rahal, about the new season of the Khatt Chronicles. We talk about the history of graphic design in the region and what people can expect from season 2 of Khatt Chronicl ... Show More
58m 16s
Feb 2022
FUTURE OF ARCHIVING | Liwan x Tasmeem - afikra Talks
<p>Hussein Alazaat talked about archiving processes in light of his work in archiving and preserving books at The Beautiful Books Trove.</p><p><strong>Hussein Alazaat</strong> is a multi-disciplinary designer, instructor, Arabic calligraphy artist, and typography enthusiast from ... Show More
25m 5s
Jan 2022
BASMA HAMDY, ZAINAB ALSHIBANI & HADEEL ELTAYEB | Exploring Archiving: Kutub Zaman | afikra x Liwan
<p>In this conversation in collaboration with Liwan Design Studios & Labs at Qatar Museums, we talked to the director of TypeAraby Basma Hamdy, graphic designer Zainab Alshibani & curator in residence at the Fire Station Gallery, Qatar Museums <strong>Hadeel Eltayeb </strong>abou ... Show More
50m 18s
Nov 2021
MAJID ALYOUSEF | Calligraphy | Conversations
<p>In this Conversation, we talked to Majid Alyousef about his career in modern and abstract calligraphy. Majid founded Calligraforms, a radical new movement that re-imagines calligraphy, offering abstract perspectives that draw upon the language of aesthetics, beauty, form, and ... Show More
25m 2s
Oct 2020
Reimagining Arab Nostalgia | Rana Salam & The Confused Arab
<p>Under the title “Nostalgia in Art” we talked to designer and Studio owner, Rana Salam, and the cultural cartographer behind “The confused Arab”, Sofiane Si Merabet. </p><p>Connect with Rana: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ranasalam/">https://www.instagram.com/ranasalam/</a ... Show More
41m 35s
In this episode of Khatt Chronicles, Yara Khoury Nammour interviews France-based Iranian educator and independent type designer Sina Fakour. They discuss his design teaching and the paths one can take as a graphic designer. They unpack his ideas on designing thinking, research, creative coding, type design, publication design, and a range of other graphic de ... Show More
<p>We had a conversation with Yazan Khalili about his work as an architect, visual artist, and cultural activist, in addition to his work with Radio Alhara.</p><p>Created & Hosted by: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mikey_mu/" target="_blank">Mikey Muhanna</a>, afikra<br />Ed ... Show More
