What we do: design research, design residencies, experimental projects, cross-cultural networks, collaboration, knowledge exchange, knowledge production, social engagement, public space, agency, methodology, workshops, conferences, exhibitions, tools, books, publications, products, objects, words, texts, languages, letters, type, heritage, visual culture, innovation.

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Latest Editions from the Arabic Design Library

Read more about the series and other titles from  Khatt Books

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Progress is built upon the achievements of predecessors. The Arabic Design Library series focuses on inspiring design achievements from the Middle East and North Africa. It aims to highlight the work of prominent Arab typographers, graphic designers and illustrators. With this series of concise monographs, Khatt Books strives to establish a visual record of Arab design history of the 20th century, and pave the way for critical writing, by Arab authors, on design from the region.

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The Qandus Multiscript Typeface Family Wins TCD2 2017
Award For Excellence in Typeface Design

Congratulations to the Qandus design team: Laura Meseguer, Kristyan Sarkis and Juan Louis Blanco on this achievement.

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Typographic Matchmaking in the Maghrib (2015–2017)

https://vimeo.com/166195301
Typographic Matchmaking in the Maghrib September 2015—September 2017
Curator: Huda Smitshuijzen-AbiFares?Assistant Curator: Brahim Boucheikha
Designers: Laura Meseguer, Kristyan Sarkis, Andreu Balius, Salah Bellizi, Juan Luis Blanco, Naïma Ben Ayed, Redouan Chetuan. Film maker: Jan de Bruin

Typographic Matchmaking in the Maghrib 3.0

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Typographic Matchmaking in the City (2009–2011)

https://vimeo.com/48810377