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July 18, 2017
A Whole Other World
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If you’re a fan, like me, of comics and the related games and movies they inspire, you will undoubtedly have heard of, if not visited, Comic-Con. These conventions are held in major cities around the world and gather fans by the tens of thousands.

Comic Con 2017

Obviously, a major marketing tool for the industry they are also an opportunity for us, the aficionados, to immerse ourselves in the fictitious worlds we love, often dressing as our favourite hero (or villain) for the day and bringing the character to life along with our alter ego.

Dubai’s annual gathering, The Middle East Film and Comic Con (MEFCC), held at the Trade Centre over 3 days in April, is now the biggest popular culture event in the region. I have been attending since the beginning in 2008 and the growth of interest and participation has been phenomenal.

Being such a youthful cauldron of nationalities and cultures, Dubai’s version offers a mixture of people which is probably unique in the world, all drawn by a common enthusiasm. That makes it truly fascinating. You have Batmen, Hulks, Spocks and Wonder Women from every corner of the earth.

Bushra at Comic Con_003For this year’s visit, I became a fully made up character of my own creation in the Japanese Manga style. I have loved manga comics since my teenage years, drawn to their detailed illustration, depth of character and life simulating story lines.

Having always enjoyed illustrating and drawing, I am inspired by the artists behind these comics and characters. Studio Ghibli, based in Tokyo, is a favourite, making incredible films for huge global audiences (and profits).

I am extremely happy to say that illustration has now become part of my professional life and I can create scenes and characters that communicate and influence on behalf of our clients.

For a unique spectacle of creativity visit Comic-Con in 2018. I’ll be there but you probably won’t recognise me.

 

Bushra Laota – Graphic Designer at Zaman


March 23, 2014
Design Days Review
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Design Days Review

We recently visited Design Days, a key event now firmly fixed onto the annual Dubai calendar and held in its prime central location Downtown Dubai.

This year it seemed the event went all out in terms of organization and quality of the design displayed and anyone who attended and participated over the 4 day event, would definitely have felt the vibe throughout Dubai. It was also really encouraging to see designers from the Arab world creating furniture with such attention to quality, detail and intense thought behind such concepts.

It was hard to pick a winner in all this talent but we definitely had our favorites!

Two of the most outstanding items for us were from Michael Anastassiades and Victor Hunt Designart Dealer. Michael through his piece ‘Miracle chips’ (right picture) featured large rolled pieces of marble defying the technical engineering which built them. Victor Hunts mesmerizing piece ‘Million Times’ (left picture) was true to their gray zone interpretation of industrial design and craft.

Further highlights for us came from Latifa Saeed represented by Tashkeel, who created a beautiful braided sofa and armchair (left picture) and Nermeen Abu Dail represented by Naqsh design house who managed to build the narrative of Palestinian cities using a unique combination of embroidery with bronze on Corian surface (right picture).

The Design Terminal piece from the Hungarian National Centre for creative industries was also remarkable with Ivanka presenting embossed concrete tiles that were versatile in their usage (left picture) and Laszlo Lukas who managed to dazzle us with his glass work showing complex depth and perspectives (right picture).

Last but by no means least the Carwan Gallery proved to be a real delight, profiling a mix of Lebanese contemporary designers including Nada Debs and Karen Chekerdjian. Karen’s stunning copper vases were truly enchanting each one taking on its own individual sculptural form.

With such an array of rich talent and a fantastical electric atmosphere we are already looking forward to next year’s Design Days!


March 20, 2014
Our Top 5 Picks at Art Dubai
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Our Top 5 Picks at Art Dubai

Tashkeel – Established in 2008, Tashkeel is a contemporary art organisation based in Dubai committed to facilitating art and design practice, creative experimentation and cross-cultural dialogue.

Leila Heller Gallery – Founded in 1982 in New York, is known for having an active and innovative exhibition featuring international contemporary artists and modern masters from the Middle East. For over 25 years, the gallery has had a long-standing commitment to creating links between Eastern and Western culture through art.

Lombard Freid Gallery – Was founded in 1995 in New York. Over the last nineteen years, the gallery has prided itself on curatorial exploration and a commitment to artists whose works combine a remarkable visual vocabulary with a strong conceptual underpinning.

Grey Noise – Is a contemporary art gallery representing a selection of artists, with a focus on work from South Asia, the Middle East and Europe. The gallery provides emerging and established artists with a platform for ambitious projects engaged in dialogue with the international art community.

Galerie Chantal Crousel – Since its establishment in 1980, Galerie Chantal Crousel has represented artists of diverse origin to the French and international art worlds. These artists share a common exploration of the essential values that underlie contemporary society, each drawing upon their own heritage to develop a visual language that is both powerful and universal.


November 12, 2012
AL QUOZ – DUBAI’S COMMON GROUND
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AL QUOZ – DUBAI’S COMMON GROUND FOR CULTURAL MINDS

Today’s post is inspired by a video we’ve found online, which captures the spirit of Al Quoz, or rather the growing constellation of artistic hubs such as Al Serkal Avenue, which are setting up against the backdrop of Dubai’s well-known industrial area.

So why is this particularly significant? Well for our readers who’ve been following our announcements on Facebook and Twitter regarding the Watani T-shirt Design Contest we launched in the lead up to the 41st UAE National Day – the venue of our exhibition for winning designs is Shelter Gallery. For those who haven’t yet had a chance to visit this area, perhaps this video can persuade you check out one of the many galleries in this area.

Note: The Watani T-shirt Design Exhibition will be held on November 28th at Shelter. The event is open to the public. For updates head to our our Facebook page here.


March 8, 2012
Zaman celebrates designers
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Zaman celebrates designers this International Women’s Day

To mark International Women’s Day, which is celebrated all around the world today we’ve decided to put together a list of iconic women we admire who’ve made significant contributions to the discipline of design.

Not listed in any particular order, these designers are from various nationality & specialize/(d) in design across various categories – art, fashion, jewellery, interiors, communications & more, whose career stories & remarkable works continue to inspire us.

Charlotte Perriand – was a French architect and designer whose work aimed to create functional living spaces in the belief that better design helps in creating a better society. Along with designing furniture and living spaces, she was also involved with many leftist organizations such as the Association des Écrivains et Artistes Révolutionnaires(AEAR). Read more…

Gabriella Crespi – designer, artist, manufacturer, marketing genius, glamorous socialite & a unique figure in the world of décor, Gabriella Crespi began her career as a designer in the 1950s with her first production of objects, the “Small Lune Collection”, steel moon-shaped sculptures, in which the stylistic influences of time converge and are transformed. The multifunctionality of her furniture, a Crespi trademark, has instigated a renewed interest in her furniture and accessory designs — about 1,500 all told, including lamps, silverware and jewelry, in a huge range of materials, from metal, wood, marble and bamboo to seeds, shells and gemstones. Read more…

Zaha Hadid – Iraqi born London-based architect Zaha Hadid is an Architectural Designer, whose work encompasses all fields of design, ranging from urban scale through to products, interiors and furniture. The first woman to win the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2004, Hadid’s celebrated works includes the Chanel Mobile Art Pavilion. Read more…

Paola Navone – an interior designer and consultant to furniture and material manufacturers, Paola always tries to combine modern design with traditional handicraft, creating hybrids of design and handicraft, placing greater value on design. As a boundary-crossing designer, her portfolio includes a broad spectrum of products, from china, clothing and beds to fabrics. Read more…

Nada Debs – Lebanese furniture designer renowned for her unique concept of Eastern-inspired designs blending Middle Eastern craftsmanship with Far East minimalist design influences. You can read the earlier post we’d written on Nada Debs here.

Hoda Baroudi – one half of Beirut-based designer duo, Bokja, consisting of Hoda Baroudi and Maria Hibri, two women who over the last ten years have been insatiably collecting ancient textiles from the Levant and from countries along the Silk Road, using them to reupholster furniture with a sort of vibrant and richly textured collage that transforms mass-produced objects into unique works of art. Read more…

Reem Acra – is an internationally acclaimed Lebanese fashion designer whose signature bridal designs & couture gowns have found much favour among global fashionistas, Hollywood’s elite & the well-to-do. She studied in Paris, as well as New York and her designs are sold in famous clothing boutiques such as Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus.Read more…

Eileen Gray – This Irish artist was one of the pioneers who created what is now referred to as modern design during the 1920s and 1930s.Her name is pronounced in the same breath as Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe and Marcel Breuer. Her tubular steel furniture was revolutionary in its day, and is now accepted as classic. In the second stage of her creative career, Eileen Gray switched to architecture and continued producing masterpieces. She was an artist of epoch-making significance. Her career culminated in 1972 with her appointment by the Royal Society of Art in London, as Royal Designer to Industry. And her legendary Adjustable Table E 1027 has been added to the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, in 1978. Read more…

Gabrielle Bonheur “Coco” Chanel – the influential French fashion designer’s, founder of the brand Chanel, modernist thought, practical design, and pursuit of expensive simplicity made her an important and influential figure in 20th-century fashion. Read more…

Azza Fahmy – celebrated Egyptian jewelry designer and entrepreneur at the onset of her career she was the first woman to take an apprenticeship in the bustling, historic souk, Khan El Khalil in Cairo. Ms. Fahmy challenged a male dominated industry to become one of the region’s most prolific and respected designers. Read more…

Paula Scher – born in 1948 in Washington, DC., is an American graphic designer, illustrator, painter and art educator in design, and the first female principal at Pentagram, which she joined in 1991.

 


October 13, 2011
AntiSpec.com
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AntiSpec.com – revolution of the logo designers

“If you have been sent here, then I need your help” –  This was the message seen at the bottom of the screen by our colleague Nenita as she was navigating her way around a website discovered from a forwarded link she’d received. Intrigued, naturally, she read on.

It seems there’s a revolution happening right under our creative noses and we were none the wiser. The concept behind website AntiSpec.com is so simple and so apt that it leaves us wondering “why hasn’t anyone thought of this before?” They already have. See NoSpec.com.

“AntiSpec”, a short form for Anti-Speculative, is a campaign or rather movement of communication designers across the world; freelancers, consultants, agencies that are fed up of pouring resources, time and effort to compete against invisible competitors for speculative work.

Speculative work, which is basically any job for which the client expects to see examples or a finished product before agreeing to pay a fee, has long been a practice of the creative communications space. Making this one of the few industries were clients get to ‘try before buying’ at a cost that is only credited to the individuals trying their hardest to win the client contract.

Many professionals see the spec-work process as a threat to the design industry itself with many predicting the inevitable ‘commoditization’ of design brought on by globalization, more ‘cost effective’ design software and a bevy of designers, and would-be designers willing to work for free.

The AntiSpec community calls out corporate clients that use sites such as 99designs, Crowdspring and Mycroburst to crowdsource logo design work usually from a database of hundreds, if not thousands, of designers across the globe, offering zero compensation if you don’t bag the job.  At the time of writing this post Forbes.com has just posted an article calling out Huffington Post which launched a crowdsourcing logo design contest for its ‘Political Coverage’ column a few months ago. If the opening paragraph of the Forbes article is anything to go by (see below) then it’s safe to say that Huffington Post has just riled up the creatives fraternity. You can read the full article here.

What are your thoughts?

via the logo factory

Source: Forbes.com


June 6, 2011
open call to all design enthusiasts
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open call to all design enthusiasts

Zaman is calling all Design enthusiasts in the Middle East to part of the ” Common Expressions” Design Competition.

As part of an ongoing investigation on how authenticity can be sustained in the Arab culture, Zaman is calling all Design Enthusiasts to be part of Zaman’s Signature Calendar.

“Common Expressions” is a collection of Arab proverbs which we hear everywhere. The challenge is to bring them to life through the eyes of emerging design enthusiasts that will add meaning to them through visual interpretations. Zaman’s Signature Calendar will feature the 12 best art works that will be selected and judged on artistic merit. See below  images of the calendar from previous years.

This competition is a bridge for design enthusiasts and Zaman to make their design commercially viable. The aim of the calendar’s next collection is to introduce new talent to the broad public and business community. The selected designers will feature on Zaman’s Signature Calender which has now become a reference amongst Zaman’s business community. You will receive a copy of the Calender and your art work will reference your name and contact.

Below are the 12 proverbs, pick the one that inspires you the most and start designing, there are no restraints in terms of your art form, the proverb you will choose will be your starting point in terms of inspiration….so start designing away…and go where your inspiration takes you..!

See our Rules of Entry for details on how to send your work.
ردت حليمة على عادتها القديمة
إن كان حبيبك عسل لاتلحسوا كلو
كلمة ياريت مابتعمر بيت
على قد فراشك مد رجليك
من عاشر القوم أربعين يوم صار منهم
طب الجرة على ثمها تطلع البنت على أمها
إذا أنت أمير وأنا أمير مين بيسوق الحمير
إعطي الخبز لخبازة لو أكل نصفة
اللي ما يعرف الصقر يشويه
غاب القط إلعب يافأر
الباب اللي يجيك منه الريح سده واستريح
القرد بعين أمه غزال

Rules of Entry:

  1. All artwork should be original and individual
  2. Each artist may enter one entry
  3. Selected artwork will be produced in Zaman limited edition calendar and will be shown on display during November 2011.
  4. By entering the Competition, all parties agree that Zaman has the right to Display, copy, and distribute
  5. Submissions not selected will be returned to artists

Judging Criteria:

  1. Entries will be evaluated by Zaman creative team and will be judged on artistic merit

Deadline for Submission: 5th of July

Send your work to info@zaman.ae. Call for more info (+971) 04 326 1000

For more images of previous calenders calenders click here


March 13, 2011
Paperless invitations…
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Paperless invitations…the latest trend through your Email.

Last week one of our members received an invitation for a weeding and it was not you traditional invite..it was paperless…! It was so tastefully done and simple. In minutes we stared at the computer where a personal designed invitation was unfolding. An envelope is received on your  email that opens when clicked on, unveiling the invitation. In the World where technology is dominating almost every aspect of our daily life’s this is just as exciting as it gets. For the designers you can design your own invitation making this a great opportunity for Brands. And as with everything online we like to monitor to assess results you can even monitor as guests receive and reply to your invitations.

In today’s world where communication is increasingly electronic this is the latest multimedia trend out there to reach your audience through an invite.

/www.paperlesspost.com


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قدم كتيب الصور الماضي العريق والحاضر الحديث جنباً إلى جنب بصورة تتناسب مع طبيعة هذه الوجهة الفريدة.

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قمنا بتصميم قصة علامة تجارية كاملة نسجت ماضي الوجهة ومستقبلها معًا، لتقديم قصة مثيرة.
حقق استخدام الصور والتأثيرات الرائعة الممزوجة برسومات المعلومات الواضحة والخرائط المفصلة توازناً رائعاً بين العلامة التجارية والأعمال.

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ممشى السيف.. الوجهة الأكثر سحراً وجمالاً. متعة حقيقية لسوق عريق يأخذنا إلى الأيام التي كان فيها اللؤلؤ هو العملة المتداولة في دبي، عندما كانت الحياة قمة في البساطة.

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لإعطاء الشركاء نبذة عن الأيام التي سبقت الموافقة على العلامة التجارية الحالية، قامت زمن بتصميم حزمة مبيعات التأجير.

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A sliver of life along the water's edge. Al Seef t A sliver of life along the water's edge. Al Seef takes us back to the days when the Creek was the bustling lifeline of Dubai. 
قطعة صغيرة من الحياة على طول حافة الماء. ينقلنا ممشى السيف إلى الأيام التي كان فيها الخور شريان الحياة الزاخر في دبي.

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تمنحك جولة في أسبوع دبي للتصميم 2019 منصة ديناميكية لاكتشاف نطاقات الأسطح التفاعلية المنحوتة بجودة فريدة.

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Dubai Design Week 2019 is an ideal destination for Dubai Design Week 2019 is an ideal destination for emerging design professionals and everyone curious about the local design.
يمثل أسبوع دبي للتصميم 2019 وجهة مثالية لمحترفي التصميم الناشئين وجميع المهتمين بالتصميم المحلي.

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At Dubai Design Week 2019 there was much to inspir At Dubai Design Week 2019 there was much to inspire no more so that the light that responds to happiness.Pearl Wave by @preciosalighting is made from more than 700 handmade spheres. But that's not the real magic. This playful chandelier reacts to the sounds generated by its environment by creating different light effects.
في أسبوع دبي للتصميم 2019، لم يكن هنالك شيء أكثرُ إلهاماً من الأضواء النابضة بالسعادة.
تتكون Pearl Wave من Preciosa Lighting من أكثر من 700 كرة مصنوعة يدوياً. إلا أن السحر الحقيقي ليس هنا. تتفاعل هذه الثريا المرحة مع الأصوات الناتجة عن بيئتها عبر إصدار تأثيرات ضوئية متعددة.

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The UAE flag tells a story.  قصة العلم ا The UAE flag tells a story. 
قصة العلم الإماراتي.
Its four colours - green, white, black, and red - together stand for Arabian unity.
تمثل ألوان العلم الإماراتي مجتمعةً - الأخضر، الأبيض، الأسود، والأحمر - الوحدة العربية.
Green refers to goodness and agriculture, abundant throughout the country.
يشير اللون الأخضر إلى الخير والزراعة، وهي متوفر بكثرة في جميع أنحاء البلاد.
White refers to peace.
يشير اللون الأبيض إلى السلام.
Black refers to courage and power.
يشير اللون الأسود إلى الشجاعة والقوة.
Red refers to power and sovereignty.
يشير اللون الأحمر إلى القوة والسيادة.

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أسمى آيات التهاني لدولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة، مواطنيها ومقيميها، بمناسبة اليوم الوطني الثامن والأربعين.

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