About the Talk

Huda Abifares speaks about the relevance of type design research for creating culturally relevant communication, sustaining heritage and urban environments, and developing culturally-sensitive products. She discusses projects by The Khatt Foundation that focus on open-platform, exchange and collaboration, and education as case studies for a potential model of operation.

About The Khatt Foundation

The Khatt Foundation, Center for Arabic Typography, is a non-profit cultural foundation and design research center dedicated to advancing design and typography in the Middle East and North Africa. It aims to build cross-cultural and creative networks, and has developed a network of design specialists working on research projects and programs focused on contemporary design in the Arab World and Middle East. It aims to raise awareness of the vital role design can play in building a sustainable environment through conferences, forums and publications. It strives to stimulate design and production of socially relevant products and artifacts, to the highest professional standards.

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