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Khatt Chronicles: Stories on Design from the Arab World

Khatt Chronicles, in collaboration with afikra, features remarkable designers, illustrators, and researchers from the Arab World, in engaging conversations about their practice, vision, and aspirations. A podcast series that chronicles and introduces the latest explorations in Arab visual communication and material culture.

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00:46:27

Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès in Conversation With...

Khatt Chronicles: Stories on Design from the Arab World ·

2024/05/17

They zoomed in on some of Wissam's unique projects, from his calligraphic script Al-Wissam to his Calligraforms artworks and logotype designs. They explore Wissam's process of developing a new calligraphic script and the difference between that and his process of type design. They discuss the overlaps between calligraphy, type design and graphic design work, as well as how these fields intersect and influence each other.They conclude the conversation with a chat about Wissam's favorite projects for

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00:29:11

Khatt Chronicles Hosts Introducing Season 3

Khatt Chronicles: Stories on Design from the Arab World ·

2024/04/12

The Khatt Chronicles podcast is back in a third season! Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès moderates a conversation between the hosts of Season 3. The discussion addressed the several topics and themes that are planned for this season. Huda begins by briefly introducing the hosts – Roshanak Keyghobadi, Yasmine Nachabe Taan, Yara Khoury Nammour, and Fawzi Rahal. The season will expand to include Iranian designers and will focus on women from the Southwest Asia and North Africa region in general. It will also

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00:44:38

Lara Balaa in Conversation With Yara Khoury Nammour

Khatt Chronicles: Stories on Design from the Arab World ·

2024/03/08

Yara Khoury Nammour interviews Lara Balaa, Lebanese editorial designer and PhD Candidate at Rutgers School of Communication and Information. They discuss Balaa's journey into becoming a graphic designer, and her fascination with connecting graphic design to storytelling, strategy and communication.Balaa shares her experience of teaching design history, questioning how knowledge is consumed and produced, and how this has led to her interest in research and writing on design from the region. They

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00:43:19

Lara Assouad in conversation with Huda Smitshuijzen...

Khatt Chronicles: Stories on Design from the Arab World ·

2024/02/01

Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès interviews Dubai-based Lebanese graphic and type designer @laraassouad. Together they discuss her journey into type design and her other passions and side practices such as book-binding, leather accessories, and pottery.The conversation focuses on Lara's trendsetting work in developing modular Arabic scripts that go beyond type design and practical graphic design application, claiming a place in the contemporary art world.She revisits the ubiquitous applications of the

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00:25:17

Rana Salam in Conversation with Yasmine Nachabe Taan

Khatt Chronicles: Stories on Design from the Arab World ·

2024/01/05

Yasmine Nachabe Taan interviews Beirut-born Lebanese graphic designer @RanaSalam, "Queen of Arab Pop", founder of Rana Salam Studio in Beirut, Lebanon. Together they unpack her journey as a designer, what inspires her, what she is passionate about, and how she translates that into a unique visual language. They also discuss her Arab Pop (Shaabi) style – defining its characteristics and aesthetics – and the importance of using graphic design as a means for presenting Arab popular culture to a diverse

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01:14:13

Mobius Studio in conversation with Huda Smitshuijzen...

Khatt Chronicles: Stories on Design from the Arab World ·

2023/12/01

Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès interviews UAE-based design studio MOBIUS and its founders, graphic designers Hala Al-Ani, Hadeyeh Badri and Riem Hassan. They candidly share their backgrounds and path: a friendship that brought them together and that evolved into a solid professional relationship and design studio. The conversation unpacks the fine points on designing for the cultural sector in the UAE, the travails of teaching and working as designers, and the engagement with self-initiated projects

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00:54:18

Mohammed Shennawy in conversation with Yasmine...

Khatt Chronicles: Stories on Design from the Arab World ·

2023/10/26

Yasmine Nachabe Taan interviews Egyptian comics artist and designer Mohamed Shennawy – co-founder of TokTok comics magazine and founder of Al-Fann Al-Sabi’ (the 9th Art), a comics publishing and events company. They talk about his personal journey as an artist and his migration – first to Brussels, then to Barbados – and how this is translated in his wordless graphic novels. Shennawy talks about his process and about organizing the yearly Cairo Comics Festival. He addresses the challenges of

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00:55:43

Kristyan Sarkis in conversation with Huda...

Khatt Chronicles: Stories on Design from the Arab World ·

2023/09/28

Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès interviews Lebanese type designer Kristyan Sarkis and founder of TPTQ Arabic font foundry in Amsterdam. Kristyan shares his education and journey into becoming a type designer. He states: "I learned how to connect with my own cultural design heritage at the Type and Media masters program, at the Royal Academy of art in The Hague." Kristyan discusses at length his typeface design approach and his research-based and culturally-immersive pedagogical practice. The talk also

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00:43:56

Lina Hakim in conversation with Yasmine Nachabe Taan

Khatt Chronicles: Stories on Design from the Arab World ·

2023/08/31

Yasmine Nachabe Taan interviews Lebanese-British researcher and designer Lina Hakim about her professional journey into research on material culture, technology, crafts and play. Lina discusses with Yasmine modes of teaching and how to empower students to define their practice as designers. They delve into Lina's book "Dia Al-Azzawi. Taking a Stand: Activism Through Graphic Design." Lina discusses how she put forward the local understanding of graphic design without imposing western definitions. She

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00:51:40

Eyen Studio in conversation with Huda Smitshuijzen...

Khatt Chronicles: Stories on Design from the Arab World ·

2023/07/27

Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès interviews Jordanian Eyen graphic design studio’s founders and designers Omar Al-Zo’bi and Yousef Abedrabbo. In this conversation Omar and Yousef candidly speak about their journey to becoming Eyen Design and their motivations and attitude towards design practice and education, particularly in Jordan. They discuss the importance of being engaged with local culture, listening to one’s collaborator, and designing with the user in mind. They explain the different ways that

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00:28:32

Maya Saikali in conversation with Yara Khoury Nammour

Khatt Chronicles: Stories on Design from the Arab World ·

2023/06/29

Yara Khoury Nammour interviews Lebanese graphic designer and educator Maya Saikali about how she marries her interest in socially engaged practice and commercial design work. Maya explains since she was a design student, first in Beirut (Lebanon) and then in Eindhoven (The Netherlands), she was always interested in raising social awareness through design and believing that “design can be a tool for changing the world.” She discusses how later as practitioner she took advantage of the slow summer

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00:27:25

Bahij Jaroudi in conversation with Yasmine Nachabe Taan

Khatt Chronicles: Stories on Design from the Arab World ·

2023/05/25

Yasmine Nachabe Taan interviews Lebanese illustrator and animator Bahij Jaroudi about his professional journey and motivation. Bahij talks about the importance for him to draw everyday, to enjoy the process and to strive to create beautiful images. He uses his work to express his emotions and to respond to current or personal events, and finds ultimate satisfaction when his work is seen and enjoyed by others. He states: “you have to be brutally honest with your self if you want to be honest in your

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00:42:05

Naji El Mir in conversation with Huda Smitshuijzen...

Khatt Chronicles: Stories on Design from the Arab World ·

2023/04/27

Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès interviews Lebanese-French Graphic Designer Naji El Mir about his beginnings in graphic design and animation. The discussion addresses the journey from homeland to becoming a successful independent designer in diaspora. The talk explores ideas on self-teaching, exploration of different media or techniques or aesthetics, following one’s passions, and engagement with one’s community and issues of social justice. Naji’s candid and humble retelling of his visions on the way

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00:58:06

INTRODUCING SEASON 2 OF KHATT CHRONICLES | Conversations

Khatt Chronicles: Stories on Design from the Arab World ·

2023/03/30

This episode is the official launch of Season 2 of the Khatt Chronicles podcast. In this episode Afikra host, Mikey Mhanna, introduces the Khatt Chronicles hosts, Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès (Founding director of the Khatt Foundation), Yasmine Nachabe Taan (professor at the Lebanese American University and Director of The Institute of Art in the Arab World), Yara Khoury Nammour )Graphic design Professor at the American University of Beirut), and Fawzi Rahal (Director of Flat6 Lab). He discuses with

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00:29:49

Hussein Alazaat in conversation with Huda AbiFarès

Khatt Chronicles: Stories on Design from the Arab World ·

2023/02/16

Huda AbiFarès interviews Hussein Alazaat about his passion since childhood for Arabic letters, Arab comics, and Arab graphic design. Alazaat discusses his influences: his education through his professional experiences in both Doha and Amman, prior to establishing his multi-functional studio space ElHarf House (elharf.com) where he hosts calligraphy and design workshops, and where his personal archive of rare printed Arabic books, magazines and ephemera are kept, that he named Khazanet El-Kutub

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00:26:22

Farah Fayyad in conversation with Huda AbiFarès

Khatt Chronicles: Stories on Design from the Arab World ·

2023/01/19

Huda AbiFarès interviews Farah Fayyad about her passion for and practice as screen printer at her co-founded Nice Nice Prints. She candidly tells her story about coincidentally becoming a graphic designer, staring with randomly studying design at the American University of Beirut (AUB), studying renowned local calligrapher, her professional experience with local design studios and cultural centers. She also discusses her design approach to printmaking, lettering and the intimacy of book design’s

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00:27:33

Turbo Studios in conversation with Huda AbiFarès

Khatt Chronicles: Stories on Design from the Arab World ·

2022/12/15

Huda AbiFarès interviews Turbo Studio founders Mothanna Hussein and Saeed Abu-Jaber about the story behind their the founding of their studio and their cross-disciplinary skills, backgrounds, and how they marry contemporary design with local heritage in their design practice. They discuss the way they create non-elitist design that speaks to everyone, bringing nostalgic well-designed everyday object into complex visual identities such the visual identity of Amman Design week and various music groups

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00:33:11

Margherita Abi Hanna in conversation with Huba AbiFares

Khatt Chronicles: Stories on Design from the Arab World ·

2022/11/17

Huda AbiFarès interviews Magherita Abi Hanna about the relation between her graphic design background and her contemporary jewellery design. Ghita discusses her experimentation with form and material; her accidental mishaps that open up new design solutions and ideas; and finding inspiration in the urban context of her city of residence, Beirut.***** About Khatt Chronicles *****Khatt Chronicles podcast features remarkable designers, illustrators, and researchers from the Arab World. We host engaging

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00:26:06

Pascal Zoghbi in conversation with Yara Khoury Nammour

Khatt Chronicles: Stories on Design from the Arab World ·

2022/10/13

Yara Khoury Nammour interviews Pascal Zoghbi, from 29LT type foundry, about his love for Arabic letters and typography. Zoghbi discusses the practice and challenges of Arabic type design; and his educational and professional journey. The interview covers issues such as Zoghbi’s research, design process and his way of challenging the conventions of Arabic type design in order to create innovative and modern Arabic type design. The interview concludes discussing his publishing about type design and

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00:35:20

Ghalia Elsrakbi & Lauren Alexander in conversation...

Khatt Chronicles: Stories on Design from the Arab World ·

2022/09/16

Ghalia Elsrakbi is a design professional, researcher, and design educator. After obtaining her a Master's degree in Design at the Sandberg Institute, Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam, she joined the post-academic interdisciplinary program " Design Negation" at Jan van Eyck Academy in Maastricht. Her research was dedicated to the investigation of populist politics from the perspective of design and theory. ***** About Khatt Chronicles *****Khatt Chronicles podcast features remarkable designers,

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