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  • In defence of a remarkable exhibition

    The Spirit & Life exhibition

    It was rather surprising to find the Spirit & Life exhibition in London dismissed on the Khatt site as just "another Arabic cliché exhibition". In the first place it is not, and nowhere claims to be
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  • Writing From The Margins

    Technological Narratives of Arabic Typography

    Narratives of Arabic typography shift between technological exclusion, historical resistance, and cultural rediscovery. From negotiations surrounding the display of Arabic script by Internet browsers

  • Exhibition: the Dutch influence on Arabic type

    Dutch designers' involvement in the production of Arabic printing types from the 17thC to present day

    A timely and positive way to promote cultural exchange and tolerance between the West and the Arab world.

  • The Enchanted Canary*

    Contemporary Arabic Children's Books

    'If I do not mistake, you come from far. May I ask where you are going?' 'I will tell you,' answered Désiré, 'though most likely you will laugh at me. I dreamed that in the land of the sun there was...

  • The Typographic Matchmaking Project: Developing…

    Willem Velthoven interviewing the Typographic Matchmaking Type Designers: Nadine Chahine, Gerard Unger, Tarek Atrissi, Peter Bilak, Pascal Zoghbi, Lucas de Groot, and Lara Assouad Khoury.
  • conference program

    Khatt Kufi Kaffiya, the printable symposium…

    Lectures are described in detail with timings and links to the speakers' biographies.

    The symposium program has been evolving and includes topics of every aspect of contemporary Arabic visual culture and identity, going beyond the stereotypes of what is associated with Arabic culture...

  • The Current Market for Arabic Fonts

    Recent Developments and Consumer Needs

    The Arabic type market has changed dramatically in the last few years, and this has been mainly inspired by recent technology developments, globalization and the growth of the Arab graphic design...
  • Book 1 Aug 2007

    Typographic Matchmaking

    This book is now available for ordering online from Nijhof & Lee and BIS Publishers.

    As the world moves forward towards a more international (design) society, the need for fonts that can support multi-scripts becomes imperative. Technology is now capable of supporting many scripts on...

  • TODAYSART 2011

    Festival beyond art

    TODAYSART is a festival in The Hague organized by The Generator, which profiles itself in Art, Music and Technology.
  • Performance: Maria Mavridou, Sayaka Akitsu

    Gracefully Entangled in a Whirlpool of Exchange

    Performance by Sayaka Akitsu and Maria Mavridou

    Sayaka and Maria included different manners of expression in their performance. They drew, sung, made rules for new games, and danced symmetrically, depending on the situation.

  • In defence of a remarkable exhibition

    The Spirit & Life exhibition

    It was rather surprising to find the Spirit & Life exhibition in London dismissed on the Khatt site as just "another Arabic cliché exhibition". In the first place it is not, and nowhere claims to be

  • BRAVO!

    MENNO VROON

    Goed zijn is nooit genoeg en de volmaakte mens is nooit af.

  • The Typographic Landscapes of the Arab World

    Research on Aesthetic Trends and Legibility

    Tarek Atrissi’s will present a research on aesthetic trends and design conventions in the Arab world, through the analysis of selected current practices in Arabic type design, corporate identities

  • Another Arabic Cliche Exhibition

    The Spirit & Life exhibition, Masterpieces of Islamic Art from the Aga Khan Museum Collection

    Location: Ismaili Centre, London. Until 31 August 2007. The Khatt Foundation is not alone in its strife to present a better image of Arab culture to western audiences. Many organizations see the need...

  • Bho: Work-in-Progress at M-Lab

    WHAT: Samadhi Dance Company presents Bho: Work-in-Progress WHEN: 17 & 18 December 2009 - PUBLIC PERFORMANCE WHERE: M-Lab Laboratorium and Muziektheater Aambeeldstraat 10E Amsterdam, the...

  • She Me

    vrouwbeeld in de hedendaagse kunst door vrouwelijke kunstenaars

    Zondag 8 mei 2011 opent om 15.00 uur in het Stedelijk Museum Zwolle de grote nieuwe zomertentoonstelling She Me. She Me gaat over het vrouwbeeld in de hedendaagse kunst door vrouwelijke kunstenaars...

  • //AND

    this is a story about david f

    chapter one: why he went back to his electro roots

  • Whisper in the West

    Wild West group-exhibition at artKITCHEN gallery 7 Oct - 17 Nov 2007

    Opening: 7 oktober 2007 va. 16:00 Deelnemende kunstenaars: Arno Arts, Hugo Kaagman, Rob Scholte, Luuk Bode, Jos van der Sommen, Moritz Ebinger, Marjolijn Mandersloot, Les Deux Garçons, Tadaaki Narita

  • Report What's Up? #39

    DJ Woes tipt toffe projecten uit de creatieve industrie

  • That's a wrap in Prague

    Prague is the right place for movie-buffs and theatre-junkies. With all of the underground performing arts and indie films running constantly in the city, my experience has been that boredom is not...

  • TROIA

    - Call for Proposals

    Seeking expressions of interest by theatre and performance practitioners and companies interested in creating a live theatre performance for the Manchester incarnation of TROIA - to be presented as a...

  • Workshop Craftworld: the Art of Television and…

    (Dutch-language event) Third workshop in a series bringing Dutch media developers and TV makers together to develop concepts that combine the worlds of television and computer games.

  • Ameland in 3D

    Art Month Play Ground

    Be welcome at Ameland Secondlife More information www.kunstmaandameland.com
  • Frank Mohr Instituut

    Future's past: re-imaging art and media

    1
    Jan 2006

    The start of an ongoing series of public lectures.
  • Article Huda Smitshuijzen Abifares

    International Design Forum, in Dubai

    Moutamarat's first annual design forum in Dubai.

    Dubai. May 27 - 29, 2007. Promoting design as a critical tool for cultural understanding and commercial excellence.

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