This blog is about Arabic typography, so how come there’s so much politics on it? Last month I was in Stockholm and I was interviewed by a magazine. The editor asked me, does the situation of Lebanon (past and present) affect my views on Arabic typography, and I quickly said,”of course.”
I am Lebanese, and I […]
My friend Samar is doing a wonderful initiative in Lebanon. Today is the last day of the workshops that she has organised for the children of the areas affected by the Israeli bombing. More news here: http://www.lebanonblogtrip.blogspot.com/
I was glad to see they used one of my t-shirt designs… Best of luck, Samar!
The mood in Lebanon seems scary. Are we on the doorsteps of another civil war? We lost so much and yet people don’t seem to have learnt the lesson. How many more need to die before the Lebanese will learn that their only salvation is through love and not hatred? When will we become a […]
The bombing has stopped but the country is in ruins. Help us rebuild…
Download here: t-shirt 11.pdf
This is the most popular so far…
Download here: t-shirt 9.pdf
The Arabic line reads: I miss my mother’s bread, my mother’s coffee, my mother’s touch… The words are from Marcel Khalifeh’s song Ummi (My mother).
Download here: t-shirt 10.pdf
I read that they found mothers holding their babies and plastered to the wall, hoping it will protect them. Qana weeps again…
Download this design here: t-shirt 9.pdf
Make t-shirts… Make t-shirts…
A design based on a cartoon in the Annahar newspaper.
Download here: t-shirt 8.pdf
The heart bleeds for Qana… For the all the children snatched from their mothers’ arms. May they sleep in peace.
Download here for free: t-shirt 7.pdf
Lots of people are printing t-shirts… In Beirut, in Dubai, in Houston, in Munich… Let’s make more designs. To contribute write to nadine@arabictype.com
Download here for free: t-shirt 6.pdf