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  • 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
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    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...

  • 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

  • Symposium Program

    Khatt Kufi Kaffiya | Symposium on Arabic Visual Culture

    We'll have the whole day to ourselves in the theatre of the brand new public library of Amsterdam (OBA) Admission and registration is from 9 on and the programme starts at 10:00 sharp. We'll...

  • 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...
  • animation film Edo Smitshuijzen

    Persepolis, story of an Iranian childhood

    An animated biography of an Iranian woman

    Sometimes the story about important developments in the Arab world are best told by reports about personal experiences. And sometimes the narrative can be more poignant when represented in a simple...

  • Mediamatic Post CS

    Kantoor en tentoonstellingsruimte 2004 - 2008

    Mediamatic verhuisde in 2004 naar Post CS. In juli 2008 vertrokken we naar Duintjer CS.

  • 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 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.

  • 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...

  • Khatt projects

    We live to work!

    Here is an overview of our projects past, present and future.
  • Khatt Font Project Huda Smitshuijzen Abifares

    The Typographic Matchmaking 01 project

    Building cultural bridges with typeface design

    10 Arab and Dutch designers collaborate on designing Arabic companions for Dutch fonts
  • Article

    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.
  • Project, Font Family Huda Smitshuijzen Abifares

    Fedra Arabic: balancing legibility with…

    New Arabic companion to the Fedra font family

    This project is a collaboration between the renown type designer, Peter Bilak, and the Arab type designer Tarek Atrissi.
  • Book 26 mei 2007

    WITH/WITHOUT

    Spatial Products, Practices and Politics in the Middle East

    Published by Bidoun and Moutamarat on the occasion of the first International Design Forum, May 27-29, 2007 Edited by Shumon Basar, Antonia Carver and Markus Miessen Featuring: Mauricio Guillen, Yto...
  • 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...
  • Project, Font Family Huda Smitshuijzen Abifares 24 mei 2007

    BigVesta Arabic: legibility in monumental…

    New Arabic companion to the BigVesta font family

    This project is a collaboration between the renown Dutch type designer, Gerard Unger, and the renown Arab type designer Nadine Chahine.
  • Project, Font Family Huda Smitshuijzen Abifares 23 mei 2007

    Fresco Arabic: western Latin meets western Kufi.

    New Arabic companion to the Fresco font family

    This project is a collaboration between the renown Ducth type designer, Fred Smeijers, and the Arab type designer Lara Assouad-Khoury

  • Shatana, International Artist Workshop

    Inviting artist applications for a two-week workshop

    Shatana International Artist Workshop 3, Jordan is inviting applications for its 2-week workshop residency program in Shatana, Jordan from the 3rd until the 17th of July 2009. Shatana workshop is...
  • Exhibition: Kunsthaus Graz

    Knowing you, knowing me

    The Conspiracy of Paintings

    The exposition, stimulated by Camera Austria, shows the paintings of artists, who use photography to structure the ironic, critic and subversive reality. While doing so, the artists are leaning on...
  • Exhibition: Sugar Factory

    "Doppelgänger" expo & Über-Ich gig

    28
    mrt 2012
    - EXPO&GIG @ Sugar Factory

    COME TAKE YOUR FRIENDS and other people to Sugar Factory for the Closing Party of my first proper exhibition "Doppelgänger"! This special evening will be filled with one of Amsterdam's...

  • Crash~Crush

    Wrijving geeft warmte

    The artists in this exhibition show how conflict can carry beauty. Every conflict, public or private, contains something tender, but first and foremost: a solution. And friction creates heat. A...

  • Hearts of Stars

    Heidi Anderson

    Opening Reception: Saturday October 10th, 2009, 6-8 pm

  • PRESS HARDER

    Exhibition with books and artists and artistbooks

    An exhibition of artistbooks, books made by artists at the peripherique or as maincomponent of their work. Besides showing the books of the 8 participants we will also show more of their work on a...

  • 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...

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