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Lecture 15 Flashcards

1
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Why was Arabic type in demand after political instability in the Arab world

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Western companies sold their products to oil rich oil states.

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2
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What style did western companies try to recreate for their new type

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Old calligraphic scripts

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3
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What revolutionized Arabic type design? Who invented it?

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The dry transfer type invented by Letraset.

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4
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Where is Maamoun Sakkal from

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Syria

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5
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What is Maamoun Sakkals degree in

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Architecture

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6
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Who has Maamoun Sakkal worked for

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National Geographic, Microsoft, linotype, and adobe.

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7
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Who made these

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Maamoun Sakkal

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8
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Who made these

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Maamoun Sakkal

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9
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Where is taj al-sir Hassan from

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He is Sudanese

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10
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Where did taj Al-sir Hassan later move to work? What districts did he work in?

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UAE, he worked for the government and the ministry of culture and education

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11
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Who made these

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Taj Al sir Hassan

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12
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Who made these

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Taj Al sir Hassan

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13
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What style is this

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Zoomorphic

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14
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What was Hassan Musa’s style

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Zoomorphic calligraphy

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15
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How did Hassan Mussa’s career start

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Making children’s books

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16
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What was Hassan Musa’s most daring experiment

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An underground newspaper titled jhnm which featured writings and illustrations of prominent Sudanese artists and thinkers

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17
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Who made these

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Hassan Musa

18
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What did Egyptian artists focus on in the 1980’s in terms of design projects they’d take (for example schools, libraries etc.)

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Education, culture, state projects, multinational advertising agencies

19
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What was the goal for Egyptian artists in the 1980’s with taking diverse projects

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Finding new expressions for political realities

20
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Who made this

A

Mahmoud Abdullah

21
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Who was the experimentalists group (jamaat Al-tajribiin)?

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They were a revolutionary group that explored alternative artistic expressions and focused on the aesthetics of the social situation between 1966 and 1969.

22
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Who founded jamaat Al-tajribiin

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Mahmoud Abdullah, mustafa Abd Al mu’ti, and said aladway.

23
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Where is Mahmoud Abdullah from? Where was he given a scholarship to?

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He is from Cairo, Alexandria. He was given a scholarship to study in Italy

24
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What determined jamaat Al-tajribiin’s style

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Their experiences and rejection of norms

25
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Who designed this

A

Mahmoud Abdullah

26
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Who designed these

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Mahmoud Abdullah

27
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What new system of Arabic type did Sabry Hegazy propose

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A simplified way of writing Arabic letters by separating them rather than them being connected to form a word in order to enhance legibility

28
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Where was Sabry Hegazy’s system of Arabic type patented

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Italy and Egypt, however it was never distributed commercially

29
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Who designed this

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Sabry Hegazy

30
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Who designed these

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Sabry Hegazy

31
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Who designed this

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Sabry Hegazy

32
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What is the name of the woman who pioneered printmaking in Egypt and the Arab world

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Mariam Abdul Aleem

33
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What did Mariam Abdel Aleem’s work focus on

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Social, political, and environmental issues, incorporating symbols from ancient and contemporary Egypt

34
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Which cover of the Alexandria biennial did Mariam Abdel Aleem design? In what style of type?

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The 16th cover, in an avant-grade style.

35
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Who designed this

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Mariam Abdel Aleem

36
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Where did Mariam Abdel Aleem teach

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Cairo, she was a professor

37
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Where did Mariam Abdel Aleem move to for a period of time

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Saudi Arabia

38
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Who designed this

A

Ismail Taha

39
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Who designed this

A

Izzat Ibrahim

40
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Who designed these

A

Seif Wanly

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