i’m asking you kindly…

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)

Format Life

Some suicidal floppy disks out there, with all the new USB’s and shit.
(and yes I know I forgot a teeny bit uncoloured)

Daftar Juice

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*)

جيوميتري

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.

Karsh Akbar

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

ايتالك ايتالك

Amr Diab remixed

Fedrarabik

I was experimenting with Fedra Arabic font by Peter Bil’ak and Tarek Atrissi. I thought it has an interesting shape to it. Just a random general political message, against a silhouette of mine.

امرأة وقحة

Along with the Oh-so-great designer and calligrapher Hussein Alazaat, I had yet another experience of a collage old skool poster that possibly makes no sense, but we both know she’s a rude woman!

shu el mawdoo3?

with my good friend Lana :)

wajnatay salma

just doodling around in Illustrator a while ago, I really want to create a children’s book. Who is up for a help?

Her cheeks are magical, they help her out in her little adventures! That’s all I know about her so far :D

haweyya

هويّة

identity

dug out photographs from random experiment, and purely manipulated on photoshop (no fractals, vectors…etc):

omar goes adobe illustrator on you

well I always used Microsoft Powerpoint and loved it, but I thought as a self-proclaimed illustrator it was very important to find my way around Adobe Illustrator. So yeah, here are 2 of my first experiments:

“Mush Goltellak Ma Tokel” which translates into “Didn’t I tell you Not to Eat?”

“Beddi Azabetelli Fenjaan Gahweh” – “I want to fix myself a cup of coffee”

Hopefully I’m any good, I have to say I’m enjoying it yet I think it’s too ‘easy’ to get your illustration to look good – too facilitated I guess describes it best. With beautiful strokes, the way it automatically fixes little squiggles if your hand wasn’t so sturdy and stuff. But still, proud to be finally working with it ;)

foag el meyyeh ya 3nayyeh

such a bad de3ayeh, but it’s just to celebrate daftar tajreebi exceeding
the 100 views – wow in such short time :D
thanks to all the visitors, we’d love to hear your feedback so go ahead and comment!

I DONT WANT U

no i dont! and no apostrophes included!

geometric shapes, primary colours and black background – my little joy in life. All the letters have the exact same width.

first I did it in English

then I had to Arabise it – el 3arabi 7elew, 5awa 3annak!

inta wahad harami

rim banna – malek [an arabic typography animation experiment]

i love Arabic typography, and I love that song of Rim! (special thanks goes out to Hiba Judeh for reminding me of her music) I had to play with it :D

hope you guys like it!

old skool

I’m printing off random words, copying my deserted illustrations, scissors and glue. Then copy them again, and I get old-skool posters that are sort of hand-made. Well at least the layout and illustrations are…

scan from a 1955 issue of Al Musawwer magazine,
from an ad of chandeliers

still to be glued and copied, this is the ‘raw’ one

omar’s first tajarob