Well this is worth celebrating! After quite sometime (I would say almost 2 years) it is happening! The Daftar Tajreebi platform is transforming into an online zine and calling itself “Daftar”. Our hearts remain experimental (tajreebiyeen) regardless of the name.
Daftar will also be asking for submissions for the upcoming issue so get in touch with us and let’s publish!
Click on the cover image below to Download PDF (~10 MBs) or you can have a flip through on Issuu.
Viewer discretion is advised (for the hypersensitive)
we’re coming back. Diana is anxious. Najla is floating on planks of wood. Our VCRs are now broken, but we’re fixing them and saving the dust.
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by Nagla El Fagla.
I found this “type experiment” hidden in my folders somewhere, and I thought I would share it with you lot. It was in the phase of me experimenting Arabic words in highly geometric shapes.
I want to get this printed someday, can you read what it says? (Arabic)
Beekarful! ROBOTGIRLS ATTACK!
Our Mo Fa / Ganzeer is making a comeback, with his beautiful album cover! YA MAMI
غير متوفر في الأسواق
Najla is experimenting with hand-made type, creating two sets of Alphabets to deal with (Arabic & English). Each letter have their way of freaking you out. She’s still at phase 1, and would like to hear your feedback in order to move on to phase two and which one of the letters (freaks) is your favourite from both languages.
“The Freak; under your bed and when the lights are turned off”
Arabic
English
Some suicidal floppy disks out there, with all the new USB’s and shit.
(and yes I know I forgot a teeny bit uncoloured)
Not a lot visually, but sure a lot about the people of Daftar; Daftaritians (or is it Daftarians?)
Diana makes no sense whatsoever, she doesn’t know why she does this to herself, she’s becoming an excellent individual in talking in patterns similar to her favourite books during chatting – which is, of course, a blessing. God save your ginger bread and snow Diana.
Najla applied to become a fashion photographer for a group of Penguins in Antartica. Why? Most probably after she decided to stalk the love of her life, the model 3essaam. She also got busy with Pasta and leaving Desert to visit homeland for Eid Al Ad7a and plans on having a very large amount of mammal meat, she’s done with Ciicii.
MoFa dast ist beingin Germanicfied and he informed us that he joined a cult in Germany, Poland and Netherlands where they believe that Bananas are actually unborn children. He said he’s going back to the mahroosa (Egypt), but I think he found his heart with the banana babies people. People (I swear I’m not included) are also spreading false rumours about him, which he’s not being a big fan of!
Omar believes he’s the Next Top Model and the best friend of: Gareth Pugh, Tyra Banks, Anna Fox, and of course Alison Goldfrapp. He also been clicking his friends’ anchor points a lot lately, and does not know if he’ll be deported back to Jordan on a boat or not.
NOW GO AWAY, we’ll be back – when we feel like it
(not really, we do have some material – I think *smiles with his eyes*)
I was experimenting with several geometrical shapes and I wanted to play on the variation of the sides added to give the 3D effect to basic two overlapping squares. It was a joy, and I am planning on making it into a little abstract booklet with each page having a random shape with a new faux-name in Arabic.
Mo Fa is sharing this work of his with us :)
Diana likes to patternise!
Najla worked on a tiny animation for Ramadan – after fixes and blemishes, we ended up with this one. Najla’s yummy (unconsumed) gatayef and my editing (Omar)! YAY
It says:
رمضان ضمان لكرش اكبر
which means: Ramadan is a guarantee to have a bigger belly
