Typoem with Reza Abedini

Monday, July 3 to Friday, July 7 2017.
Five sessions; everyday from 10 am - 1 pm.

In this intensive workshop, participants are invited to take classic Arabic poems and use them to make a typographic poetry book in Arabic. The approach is based on understanding and adapting the special qualities and characteristics of the Arabic writing system, calligraphy and typography.

This workshop will be given in English and is open to students and professionals in graphic design and related fields.

To apply, please send an email to activities@darelnimer.org and include up to five samples of your work for revision.
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Reza Abedini is a prominent Iranian graphic artist and a Professor of graphic design and visual culture at the American University of Beirut. He is mostly known for his unique experimentation and work with calligraphic and typopgraphic forms.