Lecture 15 Flashcards
Why was Arabic type in demand after political instability in the Arab world
Western companies sold their products to oil rich oil states.
What style did western companies try to recreate for their new type
Old calligraphic scripts
What revolutionized Arabic type design? Who invented it?
The dry transfer type invented by Letraset.
Where is Maamoun Sakkal from
Syria
What is Maamoun Sakkals degree in
Architecture
Who has Maamoun Sakkal worked for
National Geographic, Microsoft, linotype, and adobe.
Who made these
Maamoun Sakkal
Who made these
Maamoun Sakkal
Where is taj al-sir Hassan from
He is Sudanese
Where did taj Al-sir Hassan later move to work? What districts did he work in?
UAE, he worked for the government and the ministry of culture and education
Who made these
Taj Al sir Hassan
Who made these
Taj Al sir Hassan
What style is this
Zoomorphic
What was Hassan Musa’s style
Zoomorphic calligraphy
How did Hassan Mussa’s career start
Making children’s books
What was Hassan Musa’s most daring experiment
An underground newspaper titled jhnm which featured writings and illustrations of prominent Sudanese artists and thinkers
Who made these
Hassan Musa
What did Egyptian artists focus on in the 1980’s in terms of design projects they’d take (for example schools, libraries etc.)
Education, culture, state projects, multinational advertising agencies
What was the goal for Egyptian artists in the 1980’s with taking diverse projects
Finding new expressions for political realities
Who made this
Mahmoud Abdullah
Who was the experimentalists group (jamaat Al-tajribiin)?
They were a revolutionary group that explored alternative artistic expressions and focused on the aesthetics of the social situation between 1966 and 1969.
Who founded jamaat Al-tajribiin
Mahmoud Abdullah, mustafa Abd Al mu’ti, and said aladway.
Where is Mahmoud Abdullah from? Where was he given a scholarship to?
He is from Cairo, Alexandria. He was given a scholarship to study in Italy
What determined jamaat Al-tajribiin’s style
Their experiences and rejection of norms
Who designed this
Mahmoud Abdullah
Who designed these
Mahmoud Abdullah
What new system of Arabic type did Sabry Hegazy propose
A simplified way of writing Arabic letters by separating them rather than them being connected to form a word in order to enhance legibility
Where was Sabry Hegazy’s system of Arabic type patented
Italy and Egypt, however it was never distributed commercially
Who designed this
Sabry Hegazy
Who designed these
Sabry Hegazy
Who designed this
Sabry Hegazy
What is the name of the woman who pioneered printmaking in Egypt and the Arab world
Mariam Abdul Aleem
What did Mariam Abdel Aleem’s work focus on
Social, political, and environmental issues, incorporating symbols from ancient and contemporary Egypt
Which cover of the Alexandria biennial did Mariam Abdel Aleem design? In what style of type?
The 16th cover, in an avant-grade style.
Who designed this
Mariam Abdel Aleem
Where did Mariam Abdel Aleem teach
Cairo, she was a professor
Where did Mariam Abdel Aleem move to for a period of time
Saudi Arabia
Who designed this
Ismail Taha
Who designed this
Izzat Ibrahim
Who designed these
Seif Wanly
