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Bernard Khoury-Inside cover
See More Of Bernard KhourySee More Of Bernard KhouryJackets off2015Black foil on black fabric reveals itself beneath the protective layer of full-color printing. -
Biomass-Egg box
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Café Younes-Hamra wood sign
See More Of Café YounesSee More Of Café YounesUp-close2010A combination of printing as well as mounting cut-out shapes on the wood surface make for a dimensional interpretation of the Younes logo. -
Café Younes-Sign on glass Hamra 02
See More Of Café YounesSee More Of Café YounesAll that shimmers2010Using gold leaf in sign painting is not practiced in Lebanon and our research yielded no real leads. Not willing to give up our fascination with the effect, we resorted to a vinyl alternative, and it delivered brilliantly. -
Café Younes-Sodeco metal sign
See More Of Café YounesSee More Of Café YounesOn the inside2010Younes signage adapts to the indoor space of the mall with a more industrial materials scheme. -
Café Younes-Sign on glass Hamra 01
See More Of Café YounesSee More Of Café YounesA friendly glaze2010There is something effortlessly gracious and hospitable about painted signs, and although not actually painted, the signs on the glass doors and fronts of the Younes coffee shops allude to that neighborly charm. -
Café Younes-Coffee packs 02
See More Of Café YounesSee More Of Café YounesPackaging economics2010For all things practical, the coffee labels are stuck-to-order on a generic aluminum bag, hatched without disguising its material properties. -
Café Younes-Internal signage
See More Of Café YounesSee More Of Café YounesHatch on2010The Younes hatching treatment is translated onto the interior signage by engraving on thin zinc plates. It is worth noting here that prior to the smoking ban of 2012, there was another sign in some other corner saying: “smoke”. -
Café Younes-Branded items 03
See More Of Café YounesSee More Of Café YounesTone and detail2010Ultimately, the CMYK hatched separation makes for tonal variations, fine detail and a tactile resonance. -
House of Today-Bag and paper
See More Of House of TodaySee More Of House of TodaySubtle and minimal2012House of Today retail amenities follow the color-scarce and detail-driven identity. -
House of Today-Details
See More Of House of TodaySee More Of House of TodayThe little things2012A micro reading of House of Today’s applications shows off some distinctive printed and crafted details. -
House of Today-Invite out
See More Of House of TodaySee More Of House of TodayLeaving an impression2012The invitation card for the Confessions show has its custom-made envelope, expressing the level of finesse from the first encounter. -
MTG-KCS-Jewelry boxes
See More Of Karen ChekerdjianSee More Of Karen ChekerdjianMaterial hints2012Packaging for the jewelry collection is expressive of the products both in words and appearance. -
MTG-KCS-Open box
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MTG-KCS-Toy 02
See More Of Karen ChekerdjianSee More Of Karen ChekerdjianDrape me a house2012For the toy collection, the designer commissioned artisanal wooden boxes made in Syria, a dying breed of sweets packaging. -
MTG-KCS-Archetype box detail
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MTG-KCS-Archetype boxes
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MTG-KCS-Toy 01
See More Of Karen ChekerdjianSee More Of Karen ChekerdjianAround the blocks2011For the toy collection, the designer commissioned artisanal wooden boxes made in Syria, a dying breed of sweets packaging. -
MTG-KCS-Sign 02
See More Of Karen ChekerdjianSee More Of Karen Chekerdjian(Mis)placing the signs2010The Store’s signs mark the space on the inside walls and concrete floors rather than the conventional exterior retail signage. -
MTG-Makkah Western Gateway Competition-Box open
See More Of Makkah Western GatewaySee More Of Makkah Western GatewayShimmering through2002The pixel-based arabesque patterns represent a modern sense of tradition and, when reproduced in spot UV varnish, provide the object with an unmistakable richness.Photo: Nadim Asfar -
MTG-Makkah Western Gateway Competition-Patterns
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MTG-Sursock Museum-Auditorium identification sign
See More Of Sursock MuseumSee More Of Sursock MuseumDestination reached2015 - 2016Large and perfectly centered within the wood panels, the identification signs for the main facilities command their share of attention. -
MTG-Sursock museum-Collection display signage
See More Of Sursock MuseumSee More Of Sursock MuseumIn a new light2015 - 2016The light from Sursock’s stained glass windows transforms something as simple as black vinyl on a white wall into a reflected spectrum. -
MTG-Sursock Museum-entrance signage
See More Of Sursock MuseumSee More Of Sursock MuseumDouble- sided2015 - 2016The floor directories on either side of the Museum’s entrance give a direct indication of the building’s main navigational routes.Tagged: Chart/Diagram, Icon/Pictogram, In space, Materiality, Multilingual, Multiscript, Sign, Silkscreen -
MTG-Sursock Museum-Floor signage
See More Of Sursock MuseumSee More Of Sursock MuseumUpstairs downstairs2015 - 2016The floor directories, incorporating cut-outs, as well as pictographic, diagrammatic and typographic elements are Sursock Museum’s main way-finding devices.Tagged: Chart/Diagram, Icon/Pictogram, In space, Materiality, Multilingual, Multiscript, Sign, Silkscreen -
MTG-Sursock Museum-Floor signage detail
See More Of Sursock MuseumSee More Of Sursock MuseumMicro Bits2015 - 2016The details of the Sursock signage language transform simple arrows into section diagrams with micro navigational information. -
MTG-Sursock Museum-Floor signage reflection
See More Of Sursock MuseumSee More Of Sursock MuseumGuiding Light2015 - 2016The anodized aluminum used for the Sursock signs reacts to daylight in a way that further emphasizes the cutout highlights. -
MTG-Sursock Museum-Identification signage
See More Of Sursock MuseumSee More Of Sursock MuseumSpace Identified2015 - 2016Identification signs range between text signs, sometimes with additional information, and straightforward pictograms.Tagged: Chart/Diagram, Icon/Pictogram, In space, Materiality, Multilingual, Multiscript, Sign, Silkscreen -
MTG-Sursock Museum-Library identification sign
See More Of Sursock MuseumSee More Of Sursock MuseumDestination ahead2015 - 2016For the Museum’s main facilities, identification acquires a bigger and louder presence. -
MTG-Sursock museum-main sign
See More Of Sursock MuseumSee More Of Sursock MuseumWelcome back10-2015Putting up Sursock’s new institutional signature on the main sign – which blends itself into the exterior material scheme – was the primary announcement for the reopening of the Museum. -
MTG-Sursock Museum-Orientation signage1
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MTG-Sursock Museum-Regulation signage
See More Of Sursock MuseumSee More Of Sursock MuseumSense and orientation2015 - 2016Vinyl regulation signage supplements the navigational component of the signage system.Tagged: Chart/Diagram, Icon/Pictogram, In space, Materiality, Multilingual, Multiscript, Sign, Silkscreen -
MTG-Sursock museum-Store poster-notebooks 01
See More Of Sursock MuseumSee More Of Sursock MuseumPast curiosities10-2015Reproductions of exhibition posters from the Museum archive on thread-stitched notebooks are about the Museum’s history as much as they are about great graphic design. -
Sursock Museum-Auditorium sign
See More Of Sursock MuseumSee More Of Sursock MuseumChange of tone2015 - 2016The anodized aluminum, used here for the Sursock larger identification signs, subtly reflects the shade of the surrounding material on which it is also mounted. -
Sursock Museum-GF floor directory
See More Of Sursock MuseumSee More Of Sursock MuseumUp, down and sideways2015 - 2016Sursock Museum’s anodized aluminum signs deploy a combination of silkscreened and cut-out treatments, as well as pictographic, diagrammatic and typographic elements that make it possible to integrate directional and identification information within a floor directory.Tagged: Chart/Diagram, Icon/Pictogram, In space, Materiality, Multilingual, Multiscript, Sign, Silkscreen -
MTG-Sursock Museum-production signs
See More Of Sursock MuseumSee More Of Sursock MuseumCuts, prints, folds10-2015The production process of the signage system entailed cutting and folding the panels at Naggiar’s Service Center, with a silkscreening step in between at Béchara Fayad’s Interprint. -
MTG-Sursock museum-silkscreen sign
See More Of Sursock MuseumSee More Of Sursock MuseumHands On09-2015Silkscreening the Sursock signage panels at Béchara Fayad’s Interprint. -
MTG-Wardé-Overview-Logo on leather
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MTG-Wardé-Greetings-Planner covers
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MTG-Wardé-Greetings-Greeting card 2008
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MTG-Wardé-Greetings-Tactile cover
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MTG-Wardé-Greetings-Notepads
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