Education

Lina Toukan

Founder/Director of Lines Contemporary Art Gallery, Amman, Jordan

Hi! I am a fan of the book "Typographic Matchmaking" and the proud owner of some of the fonts produced by this brilliant Dutch-Arab collaborative effort. Hope to see more initiatives of this sort in...

Hesham Ezzat

There are Doers. And there are Don'ters.

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Tayeb Saeed

Designer and Illustrator

Hossam Hammouri

Graphic Designer

I was born back in ‘85, in small town of Irbed, Northern Jordan. I’ve had a passion for graphic design since my teens, so it made sense to make a career from it. When not working, I love movies

MarieJoe Raidy

Quality Printing for Effective Communication

Print Creative Director & Strategic Print Consultant | Lecturer

Diane Mikhael

Design Educator I Typo/Graphic Designer I Researcher in Design

Diane Mikhael Minassian is currently Assistant Professor at Graphic Design Department, Virginia Commonwealth University, Qatar (VCUQ). Diane holds a Master of Arts in Design from Middlesex University

Ali Jabbar

Born in Dammam, Ali now works in Creative Services dept. in MBC as broadcast designer, one of the biggest TV in the middle east, after working as a graphic designer in advertising agency.

Bilal Zaiter

Researcher and autoentrepreneur

Social Media Researcher / Consultant

law alsobrook

Ahmed kandil

Hello I am Ahmed from Egypt , I am an Arabic Calligrapher , I can write more than 5 styles Of Arabic Calligraphy , and I am a Graphic Designer too ...... I hope to hear from you Soon Bye Ahmed Kandil

Alireza Mostafazadeh Ebrahimi

Alireza Mostafazadeh Ebrahimi was born in Isfahan in 1962. He is a graduate of graphic design (BA) and illustration (MA) from the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran. He started his...

Daniel Reichenbach

Arabic Calligrapher

Writing arabic calligraphy with a pen, with ink and with concentration.

Wissam Shawkat

Artist, Calligrapher, Type Designer, Graphic Designer

Passionate about Arabic calligraphy since a very young age, Wissam Shawkat taught himself calligraphy by closely observing Turkish calligraphy masters. He has participated in many local and...

Jerry Kuyper

Jerry Kuyper has more than twenty-five years of experience directing corporate and brand identity programs. His passion is bringing business and brand strategy to life through creativity and design.

Fenna Zamouri

Graphic Designer (Brussels)

Fenna Zamouri (°1979) studied a master in graphic design at Sint Lukas Hogeschool (Brussels, Belgium) and specialized in typography at the Plantin Institute for Typography (Antwerp). In 2006 she...

Museum of Islamic Art, Qatar

Beyond Boundaries

1
Dec 2008

22
Feb 2009
- Islamic Art Across Cultures

This exhibition offers the opportunity to look at art across space and through time in the Islamic world, and includes interactions between the world of Islam and that of other cultures and religions

The Wild Jordan Café Hussein Alazaat

Arabic Calligraphy Workshop 2.0

19
Jul 2008

28
Aug 2008
- Delving Deeper Into The Splendor

Following the success of the first workshop, we are aiming to delve further into the possible re-integration of Arabic Calligraphy in our cultural identity. We are pleased to announce yet another...

ACAF Bassam El Baroni

Cleotronica 08

18
Jan 2008

31
May 2008
- Festival for Media, Art, and Socio-Culture

Cleotronica 08 is the inaugural version of Cleotronica a festival for media, art, and socio-culture organized by Alexandria Contemporary Arts Forum (ACAF) an alternative initiative for art and...

amirali Ghasemi

Designer/Media Artist/Curator >>> check my website for more info

The Arts of Islam

Treasures from the Nasser D. Khalili Collection

Exhibition and Symposium at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Emirates Palace Auditoriu, Abu Dhabi Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFares

Arts of Islam Symposium Program

The Symposium held in association with the exhibition The Arts of Islam: Treasures from the Nasser D. Khalili Collection. Master of Ceremonies: H.E. Zaki Anwar Nusseibeh, Vice Chairman of ADACH and...

The Kitabat conference

The first major Arabic calligraphy and typography conference in the Middle East.

Dubai, 5 - 8 April 2006 Hosted by the Visual Communication Department at the American University in Dubai, in partnership with the Khatt Foundation (Center for Arabic Typography, Amsterdam) and...

Netherlands Architecture Institute

AL MANAKH

Analysis of developments along the Gulf: A Guide, a Survey, an Agenda.

AMO / Archis / Moutamarat release the book Al Manakh, the first ever comprehensive analysis of the development of The Gulf, to be presented by Rem Koolhaas and Ole Bouman at the Netherlands...

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.