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KITABAT, ARABIC CALLIGRAPHY AND TYPOGRAPHY CONFERENCE IN DUBAI



 

 

     The Visual Communication Department at the American University in Dubai, in partnership with Linotype Library GmBH and Stichting Khatt (Center for Arabic Typography), and in collaboration with the Association Typographique Internationale (ATypI) will be hosting Kitabat, the first major Calligraphic and Typographic conference in the region, between the 5th and 8th of April, 2006.

     The aim of this conference is to bridge the gap between Eastern and Western cultures, and lead to a two-way cultural exchange. It also seeks to enhance the dialogue between calligraphy and typography. The Middle East is experiencing a change in its relationship with the West and with its own cultural heritage. In the emerging economies of the Arab world there are conflicting feelings about globalization and westernization that sometimes manifest themselves in mutually negative misconceptions.

     Improving channels of communication amongst the two camps can only help bring about better understanding and tolerance. As Edward Said once mentioned, “I would like to call [that] not the clash of civilization but rather the dialogue of civilization.

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20.01.2007


ARABIC CALLIGRAPHY II



 

 
       Islam in Arabic means "submission" and derives from a word meaning "peace," for it is in submitting to God's Will that human beings gain peace in their lives in this world and the hereafter. Islam is a universal message revealed in the sacred book, the Quran, through the Prophet Muhammad, and shares with the other Abrahamic religions, Judaism and Christianity, their ethical teachings and the belief in the One God.

    Islam is both a religion and a way of life. For Muslims the Quran is the actual Word of God revealed through the archangel Gabrielle to the Prophet of Islam during the twenty-three year period of his prophetic mission. It was revealed in the Arabic language, which became therefore the language of Islam even for non-Arab Muslims.

    Arabic belongs to the group of Semitic alphabetical scripts in which mainly the consonants are represented in writing, while the markings of vowels (using diacritics) is optional. The earliest-known alphabet to mankind was the North Semitic, which developed around 1700 B.C. in Palestine and Syria. It consisted of 22 consonant letters. The Arabic, Hebrew, and Phoenician alphabets were based on this model. Then, around 1000 B.C., the Phoenician alphabet was itself used as a model by the Greeks, who added letters for vowels. Greek in turn became the model for Etruscan (c. 800 B.C.), whence came the letters of the ancient Roman alphabet, and ultimately all Western alphabets.

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19.01.2007

ARABIC CALLIGRAPHY



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Managed by: Abdul Rahman Al-Owais
Art Director: Mahmoud Abo
Scaning: Mehmed Ibrahimagaoglu
Managed by: Abdul Rahman Al-Owais
Managed by: Abdul Rahman Al-Owais 		English Catalogue : Dr. Nabil F. Safwat
Color Proofing: Mehmed Ozcay
Color Separation: Color Lines- Dubai
Printing: Zabeel print press-Dubai

         Arabic calligraphy is a language that links feelings and emotions to the essence contained in each text. It includes warious artistic methods such as abstraction, graphics and music.

       However, the simplicity of characters carries life images in their natural forms to find their equivalents in every human, and each image os these characters is identical for that of the soul. Parallelism, inflection, intersection and symmetry are symbols that represent the soul essence and idmensions in spite of the simple forms that created this optical symphony for human joys and knowledge.
17.01.2007


BIPLOB ROY - Dubai



 





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10.01.2007

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SND IN CAIRO - EGYPT



 


 

" How to successfully reshape Arab newspapers"
Cairo Master Class from 23 to 25 January 2007
By the World Editors Forum (WEF) and the International Institute for Journalism (IIJ-INWENT).

Speakers -
Abdelmounaïm Dilami (Mr.), Publisher, Al Sabah, Morocco
Craig Duff (Mr.), Consultant Editor, The New York Times, USA
Bachi Karkaria (Mrs.), Consultant Editor, The Times of India, India
Douglas Okasaki (Mr.), Regional director for Middle East, Society of News Design,UAE
Bertrand Pecquerie (Mr.), World Editors Forum Director, France

Simultaneous translation (English - Arabic).

Tuesday 23 January 19h30 - 22h
Preliminary dinner.
Introductions by WEF, IIJ and ICFJ.
Presentation of speakers and participants.

Wednesday 24 January 9h - 10h30 -
Major Press Trends 2002 - 2006 that could have an impact on Arab newspapers: Organization of the newsroom, Relationship publisher / editor-in-chief, Citizen journalism and social editing, Ethics and definition of journalism, Multiplatform newspaper, New role of supplements, Free newspapers. Format changes.
By Bertrand Pecquerie, World Editors Forum Director, France

Coffee Break (30 minutes)

11h - 12h30 - Latest design Trends for Arab Newspapers.
By: Douglas Okasaki, Regional director for Middle East, Society of News Design, UAE

Lunch and break (2 hours)

14h30 - 16h As Sabah, a real Arab success story: how it became the first Moroccan newspaper
By: Abdelmounaïm Dilami (Mr.), Publisher, Al Sabah, Morocco Coffee Break (30 minutes)

16h30 - 18h - Case study: within the newsroom of As Sabah. Four years of re-engineering By : Abdelmounaïm Dilami (Mr.), Publisher, Al Sabah, Morocco -

Case study: Gulf News and how design impact on content and newsroom management By: Douglas Okasaki, Regional director for Middle East, Society of News Design, UAE 19h30 -

21h30 Dinner - debate with Egyptian leaders

Thursday 25 January 9h - 10h30
Reorganising the newsroom for a more Reader-Oriented Newspaper
By Bachi Karkaria, Metro Editor, The Times of India, India Coffee Break (30 minutes)

11h - 12h30 Case study : Changing your paper as your city changes.
The Times of India and its local editions
By : Bachi Karkaria, Consultant Editor, The Times of India, India Lunch and break (90 minutes)

14h - 16h30 - Towards paper-online convergence : what it means and how it can work in small organisations
By Craig Duff, Consultant Editor, The New York Times, USA
Case studies: - the Voralberger Nachrichten in Austria By Bertrand Pecquerie (Mr.), World Editors Forum Director, France - the new newsroom of The New York Times By Craig Duff, Consultant Editor, The New York Times, USA End of the seminar at 16h30.

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07.01.2007



MEHRAN SEYYEDY FROM Theran, Iran



 


   
New Pages Design for a+e Magazine
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07.01.2007


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        Gulf News is committed to helping develop an industry-based self-regulatory organisation in the UAE based on international best practice. Gulf News is committed to the higher interests of the UAE, including its development, progress, safety and security.



     Photographs and Graphics Photographs and graphics must inform, not mislead. Any attempt to confuse readers or misrepresent visual information is prohibited. In photographing news we do not stage or re-enact events. Photographers may direct subjects of portraits, fashion shoots or studio work.

     In presenting such images, we must avoid the impression that they were captured spontaneously. We do not add colour, remove objects or flip images. We do not digitally alter images beyond making minor adjustments for colour correction, exposure correction and removal of dust spots or scratches required to ensure faithful reproduction of the original image. Exaggerated use of burning, dodging or colour saturation is not permitted.

     If we need to create photomontages then it will be clearly indicated as such. On occasion we publish artistic or graphic renderings that include altered photographs. Such renderings should be clearly labelled "photo illustration". Before creating a photo illustration, photographers, photo editors and designers must obtain approval from a senior editor for photography.

03.01.2007

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INTERVIEW- MATTHYS MOSS FROM SUNDAY TIMES (SOUTH AFRICA)



 



  MATTHYS MOSS
is designer and Visual Editor in The Sunday Times located in Johannesburg, South Africa, and has a circulation of more than 100,000
 
     

I started my career as Graphic Designer, studying fine art and commercial art as a career in the 80s. But most importantly, I had a natural talent for illustrating, influenced mainly by my father who was a great artist. It certainly helped a lot to forward my career to where it is today.

      I have done political cartoons, illustrations and design concepts for about 19 newspapers. I worked on South Africa’s leading newspapers as Design & Visual Editor. Leading the graphics, photography and design desks into the next generation of storytelling ideas and concepts. Lately with combining multimedia like video and animation. I was fortunate to have started my career in Cape Town as a young graphic artist and designer under Rolf Rehe, a professional newspaper designer from Germany.

      The design arena was something which I found very challenging, and I focussed my career on becoming the best designer South Africa has ever had.

I think newspapers are struggling most with, in all my experience worldwide, is design in “business” and ”politics”. Very few newspapers understand how to make these two topics interesting...

      I helped redesigned several major newspapers in South Africa, and visited several newspapers in America (Miami Herald, Washington Post, Philadelpia Enquirer, Indianapolis Star, New York Times), Spain, Canada, England, Switzerland and France, where I tried to learn more on how other newspapers around the world operate. I see myself as a very versatile person, enjoying design, illustration and cartoons. Graphic Design in South Africa has grown considerably among young people in South Africa, but I do think it is still not used enough in newspapers in general.

      Where American newspapers thrive on large graphic departments in the newspaper environment, I grew up with newspapers who had to deliver far too much with too little. But, on the other hand it forced me to adapt and learn fast.

      As well as to think on your feet all the time. I do most of the research myself, plan and execute all ideas and try to make everything educational and enjoyable. It took a long time, but the media in general has changed their attitude towards the importance of clear and clever design considerably. We are all challenged in the same way with modern technology and to stay ahead is an equally challenging task. I start my design approach by letting myself know that whatever I do, do it as best as I can.

In South Africa there is a drive to use color more vibrantly, as the Spanish and Latin papers

      Design is something which evolves around. What was popular today might be again in ten years time. The biggest design challenges I think newspapers are struggling most with, in all my experience worldwide, is design in “business” and ”politics”. Very few newspapers understand how to make these two topics interesting, and in general the public think business and politics are too complex or even boring. That is why I am trying to find clever ways in informing people about these topics. What I regard as a good designer, is someone with diverse skills and a natural talent for art in general.

      Despite many modern software, which can help to improve illustration etc., the best designers I encountered were those who could naturally draw for a start. To learn how to use drawing and design software is something which most people can learn anyway. Someone with a natural eye for type, space and color is a different story.

      What I try to achieve is not to replicate or duplicate what most American papers are doing. If one goes on the “Best World Front pages” site, it is disappointing to see how many newspapers look basically the same. There is no real identity or freshness. Most look bleak and uninteresting. We are bombarded with television and multimedia, which bombard us with color in all its glory, yet newspapers in America tend to lack a sense of passion through their display.

       In South Africa there is a drive to use color more vibrantly, as the Spanish and Latin papers. I think the importance is not to overdo it with color and typography. If I wasn’t a designer, I would have like to be someone who could reach the whole world and help change peoples attitudes towards one another. So that there be more peace and forgiving humans.

       Coming from Africa, it would also be great to be able to work with wild animals and travel a lot. I would also like to be a good chev. Some good overall design is Cadadian newspaper “The Globe”, Scotlands “The Scotsman”, Spains “La Vanguardia”, Englands “The Guardian” and locally “Die BURGER”.

       Our paper certainly are the most creative and impressive with all there mastheads for the various sections appearing in the paper. I enjoy America and Canada tremendously, as it is there where I found I could express myself best. In my spare time I like to play golf a lot. But in general I enjoy the outdoors in all its glory. I think the greatest honor my work has had so far, was for many publications to have changed the way they tell a story. With more finess, and boldness and clarity.

mossm@sundaytimes.co.za

03.01.2007
 

This was a very special logo, as AIDS is such a big issue in South Africa, with thousands dying of it.We ran regular topics on the issue and I was asked to design a logo for it.


 

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SIN. Illustration showing both sides of our most famous cricket hero in South Africa.

 

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03.01.2007

COVERAGE OF SADDAM'S EXECUTION



 


  Poynter faculty pose some questions and answers aimed at helping journalists shape coverage and presentation decisions.
 

     
There is widespread speculation that the execution of Saddam Hussein could lead to violence in Iraq, in the United States and at other places in the world. Should journalists consider that possibility and the potential consequences?

  

     
     Journalists should not ignore this possibility, but speculation is not a concrete factor in the ethical decision-making process. Again, journalists have a primary obligation to seek and report the truth as fully as possible. Sometimes, when the truth is profoundly important, it's necessary to accept some negative consequences that result from that news coverage.
    This is a time to make sound, substantive journalistic and ethical decisions that can be justified.

Bob Steele
Poynter Institute

 
 

     
In addition to images, what other factors are worth consideration in deciding about headlines, teasers, stories, etc.?

  

     
   This would be a good time to remind journalists of the power of language in a moment like this. Everything, from describing the buildup to the invasion (and the fact that capturing/trying Saddam for the gassing of his people wasn't part of the U.N. resolution that was the justification for the invasion), to describing the government structures in place to kill him -- all those descriptions need to be handled with care.

Keith Woods
Dean of Faculty

 

 

     
In the event that photos of the expected hanging of Saddam Hussein are made available to news organizations, what factors should be considered in deciding whether or how to use them?

 

     
"Transparency" is essential in this case. News organizations are wise to tell their readers, viewers, users and listeners why they are covering the story as they are and how the decisions were made. This transparency is a key form of accountability. Editors and executive producers can write a column or op-ed piece to explain the why and how of the decisions. Ideally this would run at the same time as the coverage and, ideally, in a position adjacent to or easily connected to the photos, video and stories. News organizations should also use their online space to offer their audience as complete and detailed an account as possible of their decision-making process.

Bob Steele
Nelson Poynter Scholar for Journalism Values/ Senior Faculty, Ethics.

 
 

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