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lecture- AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH-
Next Wednesday 28/11/07

3 professional illustrators will share their professional experience with students and designer at the
America University of Sharjah

Luis Vasquez
(Mexico)
Nino Jose Heredia (Philippines)
Ramachandra Babu (India)

Illustrator currently working for the Gulf News

Where: American University of Sharjah, School of Architecture & Design Lecture Hall

Date: 28 November / Wednesday

Time: 19:00

Entry: Free

More information
Design Chair School of Architecture & Design American University of Sharjah Box 26666 Sharjah, UAE Office: (971-6) 515-2827 Fax: (971-6) 515-2800

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH
AND
SOCIETY FOR NEWS DESIGN- MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA

Typographic Matchmaking lauched in Dubai

The Khatt Foundation, Center for Arabic Typography is a non-profit organisation that aims to encourage new design developments and improve (typo)graphic design in the Arab World. We strive to connect designers and provide information about various resources, projects, news and events regarding this highly specialized field of visual communication. Join us, read, contribute, and meet colleagues.
Learn more about the Khatt Foundation's activities and projects.

Huda Smitshuijzen Abifares

Middle East visual education:

We have shortage of resources to educate us about our visual history (aside from the few remaining architectural monuments)- no books on historical or contemporary Arab visual culture (produced in the Arab world),
-NOT ENOUGH ESPECIALIZED MUSEUMS
-AND PRACTICALLY NO ADEQUATE PUBLIC LIBRARIES,

- Our knowledge about our own cultural heritage comes mostly from western sources (and an implied western perspective)

Design by Hani Alireza

World Association Newspaper and the UN, in partnership with SND, organised for the first time a workshop for designers of Iraqi newspapers. The three-day training session, held at the Marriot Hotel, Amman (Jordan) from October 29-31, focussed on special design progamme for Arabic newspapers.

Ramzi Ramjab, Art Director of the UAE-based Emarat Al Youm conducted the workshop in Arabic. Douglas Okasaki, SND Regional Director, presented the trends emerging in the Arabic newspapers. Fadwa Miadi coordinated the event in Amman, while Kajsa Törnroth was the general coordinator for the event.

Designers from Baghdad, Basra and Kurdistan who took part in the workshop.

Ramzi Ramjab, Art Director of Emarat Al Youm (UAE)

Douglas Okasaki, SND regional director

The program was adapted specially
for Arabic Newspaper

As part of the workshop, the participants visited Jordan's leading Arabic newspaper, Al Ghad.

Wissam Makhlouf, Production Manager
explained all production process of the newspaper

AL-GHAD
Frequency: Morning Daily
Publisher: Jordan United Press Company
Founded: 2004

Al-Ghad newspaper design is
clean and legible and a very
good visual communication
of their products

In the second day we visited the official government newspaper Al Ra'i

Portrait of His Majesty
King Abdullah II from Jordan

The production and workflow of the newspaper was explained step by step

Al Ra'i has a modern print process

Special Thanks to:

Ramzi Ramjab (Emarat Al Youm)
Kajsa Törnroth (WAN)
Fadwa Miadi (WAN)
Al Ra'i Newspaper (Jordan)
Al Ghad Newspaper (Jordan)
Elise Burroughs (SND)
Tim Harrower (The Newspaper Designer's Handbook)