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Noord design update 1: preparations.

Travel guides according to Wikipedia, and our first impressions of existing travel guides. An ongoing research.

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The design work kicks off!

June 2010. Mapping for Tourists design update 2

Following an initial research and brainstorm session that attempted to answer the question: “what is a conventional travel guide and how is it formatted?” the design team gave a presentation on June...
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Participating artists and the design team

Mapping for Tourists resulted in Noord. These pages are snapshots of the artists' progress, as documented in July of 2010. Visit the Noord web space for the final results.
Mapping for Tourists

MFT resulted in Noord, an exhibition and travel guide

Noord is the result of a project initiated by Nat Muller and Mediamatic: Mapping for Tourists. 22 artists were invited to map Amsterdam-Noord, pars pro toto for The Netherlands. The artists lived and...
Ganzeer

Halfway there: project proposal Noord. July, 2010.

Noordelijke Character(istics): A neighborhood is defined by its inhabitants. Ganzeer puts a face to the 'hood.
How to... make a nice profile

Recommendations for new Mediamatic colleagues

Dear colleagues, We all have profiles on the mediamatic.net website. your professional contacts look at that page first when they are working with you. Therefore it is essential that your profile...
Tunc Topcuoglu

Halfway there: project proposal Noord. July, 2010.

SUPER HELAL! An online documentary about Doner Kebab.
Lynn Amhaz's Religious Experience

A tale from Noord.

Religion certainly means two different things in Lebanon and The Netherlands. Lynn Amhaz was given a taste of the latter on her first day in Amsterdam.
Kareem Lotfy

Halfway there: project proposal Noord. July, 2010.

Kareem is going to tell stories about his stay in Noord.
An interview with Engy Aly

"There are much, much more Arabs and Muslims than I have ever seen in my life outside of an Arabic country."

July 2010. Engy has been living and working in Amsterdam-Noord for a few weeks. She was kind enough to share her first impressions, and tell us a little bit about her background.
www.ilovenoord.nl

Interested in participating or keeping an eye on the process & results?

Photo Contest 'Beautiful Amsterdam Noord': Join the Photo Contest and win a voucher for photographic equipment worth € 450, -.
An interview with Kaweh Modiri

My Burglar and Me

As a Rietveld student Kaweh's apartment was burglarized and his most valuable possessions were stolen. After finding out who did it, Kaweh's anger quickly turned into inspiration. He decided to make...
I heart نورد
Second Plenary Meeting

July 27, Noord hq.

Egyptian artists, Lebanese designers, and local experts and editors talk about their work. The perfect way to stay updated on the making of the first Arabic travel guide to The Netherlands.
Golfstromen

Halfway there: project proposal Noord. July, 2010.

Joop and Jeroen are looking into Noord's subcultures by examining posters, flyers and stickers in the public space. Their research into wrestling fanatics and hiphop crews continues online.
An interview with KhaJag Apelian

"All the basic things in life are design."

Born in Dubai, raised in Lebanon, and currently based in The Hague: KJ is leading the Noord design team. He tells us about his love for the performing arts, and the power of design.
An Interview with Lara Balaa

"Noord is a construction site, a space in transition."

July 2010. Lara is part of the Mapping for Tourists (now Noord) design team, working on the first Arabic travel guide to The Netherlands.
Ahmed Kamel

Halfway there: project proposal Noord. July, 2010.

Family portraits: Family members in the context and privacy of their own homes. They choose their own way to gather in their living room, and present themselves to the outside world.
Ayman Ramadan

Halfway there: project proposal Noord. July, 2010.

Mirrors and 40 Days : An exploration of a geographical territory as well as of the people which he finds himself living alongside.
Mahmoud Hamdy

Halfway there: project proposal Noord. July, 2010.

Amsterdam Noord as a test lab. The more Mahmoud analyzes and explores Noord, the more he realizes that it are the conceptions and opinions people from the city center have about Noord that shape the...
Melle Smets

Halfway there: project proposal Noord. July, 2010.

"A shortcut to Holland". The suburbs you find throughout The Netherlands all look exactly the same. Melle will create a tour in Noord through the suburbs of The Netherlands.
Foundland

Halfway there: project proposal Noord. July, 2010.

Foundland find themselves inspired by the many fairytale aspects of Noord. Wandering around, they were surprised by the number of garden gnomes, fake frogs, and Indiana Jones style twists and turns...
An interview with Kareem Lotfy

Cairo, the tale of love and hate.

Over a big plate of sushi, some green tea and lots of wasabi, we discussed Kareem's experience of Amsterdam, living in Cairo and feeling like a tourist.
Houses in Amsterdam Noord completed

The Noord participants are settling into their temporary homes.

It took a while, but we found the perfect Noord homes for our guests. Some were in better shape than others, but they all now sport comfy beds, a stocked kitchen, and plenty of working space.
First names Map Fest confirmed

Joining us on July 6 are Annelys de Vet, Malkit Shoshan and Wietske Maas.

created Engy Aly modified Justin Linds

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