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Bernard Khoury-Book cover
See More Of Bernard KhourySee More Of Bernard KhouryNot by the book2015Bernard Khoury’s “Local Heroes” is closer in format to a novel than it is to an architectural monograph: an appropriate form to an unconventional content. -
Bernard Khoury-Book pages 01
See More Of Bernard KhourySee More Of Bernard KhouryTurning a page2015The first part of “Local Heroes” is essentially a story of return, set in the consistently hopeful and deceptive post-war Beirut everyone seems to be incapable of leaving behind. -
Bernard Khoury-Book pages 02
See More Of Bernard KhourySee More Of Bernard KhouryA page turner2015The second part of “Local Heroes” is a more classical project-by-project exposé, albeit informed by the narrative that precedes it. -
Bernard Khoury-Cover and back cover
See More Of Bernard KhourySee More Of Bernard KhouryJudged by its cover2015The dialectic between the cover and back cover is one of appearance and disappearance, themes that resonate well with the content of “Local Heroes”. -
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. -
Café Younes-Newsletter
See More Of Café YounesSee More Of Café YounesWhat’s happenin’2013A pocket sized newsletter keeps the visitors up to date with the going-ons of the coffee shop. -
Café Younes-History book front and back
See More Of Café YounesSee More Of Café YounesA new chapter2010The history booklet was the perfect document to celebrate the 75 years of the establishment, a record that marks a defining moment in Younes’s development. -
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. -
Café Younes-Coffee brochure cover
See More Of Café YounesSee More Of Café YounesAll about coffee2010The proposed coffee product catalog lists the beans and blends, but also explains grain origins, preparation methods and grading systems, making it a coffee reference document above everything else. -
Café Younes-Menu covers
See More Of Café YounesSee More Of Café YounesThe hero on the cover2010The artisanal coffee and its careful preparation – pinnacles of what Younes is all about – are front-page news on the menu, so to speak. -
Café Younes-Printed items
See More Of Café YounesSee More Of Café YounesPictures and frames2010The integration of photography into the scheme takes place on many fronts and in many ways – framed, masked, patterned or simply reproduced – adding to the dynamism of the identity. -
Café Younes-At the coffee shop 01
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Café Younes-Branded items 01
See More Of Café YounesSee More Of Café YounesDynamic, variable, adaptable2010The Younes identity is antipodal to the model of the “uniquely recognizable color”, “uniquely recognizable typeface”, “uniquely recognizable image”, and so on. Instead, consistency is established by way of basic visual, tactile and verbal elements coming together intricately. -
Café Younes-History book and coffee brochure
See More Of Café YounesSee More Of Café YounesThe extra mile2010The conception and creation of communication, marketing and operational tools – such as this history booklet and coffee product catalog for Café Younes – pushes the scope of branding recommendations beyond the typical identity scheme. -
City Hill-Brochure covers x 2
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Corniche1999-Full map
See More Of Corniche 1999See More Of Corniche 1999Macro picture1999The full map, based on a scanned and treated cadastral, locates the projects and provides additional information about each. -
Corniche1999-Two covers
See More Of Corniche 1999See More Of Corniche 1999Viewpoints1999The two covers of the Corniche pamphlet are each reserved for a language, and while the Arabic gazes at the city scape, the English stares down at the sea. -
Homeworks-Book covers
See More Of Home WorksSee More Of Home WorksBack to back2002 – 2005Each Home Works publication is bilingual with two operational covers, with the Arabic and English sections, which flow in opposite directions, meeting at the center of the book. -
Homeworks-Books
See More Of Home WorksSee More Of Home WorksChanging hues2002 – 2005For every edition, the Home Works identity is dressed with a new bright and vibrant identifying color. -
Jabal Moussa-Biodiversity booklet
See More Of Jabal MoussaSee More Of Jabal MoussaThe cast of characters2011No natural reserve experience is complete without a detailed inventory of the growing, moving, jumping, crawling and flying things that put the diverse in biodiversity. -
Jabal Moussa-Booklet
See More Of Jabal MoussaSee More Of Jabal MoussaA little more information2010For the more curious, a booklet which includes shared experiences by other visitors along with the fold-out map is available. -
Jabal Moussa-Fold-out map closed
See More Of Jabal MoussaSee More Of Jabal MoussaPortable guide2010The pocket-size fold-out map has two languages, English and Arabic, with each occupying a side of the folded document. -
Le comptoir-Catalogue and inside pages
See More Of Le ComptoirSee More Of Le ComptoirTaking drinking seriously2001The recommendation for Le Comptoir’s yearly product catalog was a highly informative and professional approach that gives the amateur a chance to select like a connoisseur.Photo: Nadim Asfar -
Le comptoir-Catalogue covers
See More Of Le ComptoirSee More Of Le ComptoirIconic shapes2001Realizing that there is a typical bottle shape associated with a type of drink – red wine, white wine, whiskey, and so on – a series of icons was born, to be used on the product catalog as it changes from one year to the next.Photo: Nadim Asfar -
Lebanon Communicating-Book cover
See More Of Lebanon CommunicatingSee More Of Lebanon CommunicatingRewind2012Regional ads across five decades tile the front cover of the IAALC publication.Tagged: Cover -
MTG-Makkah Western Gateway Competition-Box
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MoHO-Observer 01
See More Of MoHO - Modern Heritage ObservatorySee More Of MoHO - Modern Heritage ObservatoryTo each their language2013MoHo’s publication on documentary and archiving projects by the network members gets separate Arabic and English versions; each of the covers receives a language-appropriate compositional arrangement, retaining the concept of “peeking through the observer” while avoiding language adaptation mimicry. -
Palestine c/o Venice-Covers
See More Of Palestine c/o VeniceSee More Of Palestine c/o VeniceWorlds apart2009The English and Arabic versions of the exhibition catalogue are designed as separate documents. -
Palestine c/o Venice-Covers close up
See More Of Palestine c/o VeniceSee More Of Palestine c/o VeniceBack to the map2009The Arabic name is set in the style of calligraphy often found on traditional Arabic maps. -
Palestine c/o Venice-Open cover
See More Of Palestine c/o VeniceSee More Of Palestine c/o VeniceThe big picture2009It’s only when the catalogue cover is fully open, flaps and all, that the whole globe appears and the (mis)location of Palestine can become apparent. -
Quasar Tower-Brochure
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Semsom-Branded items 02
See More Of SemsomSee More Of SemsomFlavour essentials2008The illustrations in this visual housestyle are of core ingredients – herbs and seeds – from the Lebanese cuisine, applied with many variations from a discreet low-contrast set on the side of the menu covers, to small icons on napkins and individual central images on coasters and traymats. -
MTG-Sursock museum-Resto menu
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MTG-Sursock museum-Guides covers
See More Of Sursock MuseumSee More Of Sursock MuseumVisiting essentials10-2015The first Museum visitor and program guides use for their covers “Mount Tamalpais”, 1985 by Etel Adnan and “Untiled”, 1999 by Hussein Madi respectively. -
MTG-Sursock museum-Program guide
See More Of Sursock MuseumSee More Of Sursock MuseumThe cut10-2015The Museum program guide’s two covers – a side for English and the other for Arabic – have an overlay revealing only part of the cover art work which extends across both. -
MTG-Sursock museum-Visitor guide
See More Of Sursock MuseumSee More Of Sursock MuseumThe fold10-2015The Museum visitor guide includes a central fold containing the Museum plan on the inside, and on the outside the cover art work continues across the Arabic and English double cover, partly hidden by the guide pages themselves. -
Sursock Museum-Program and visitor guides
See More Of Sursock MuseumSee More Of Sursock MuseumHandheld2015Sursock’s visitor and program guides are the essential printables for planning the visit and carrying it through. -
Sursock Museum-Resto Store details
See More Of Sursock MuseumSee More Of Sursock MuseumGoods and goodies2015 - 2016The typographic signatures of Resto and Store are complemented by illustrations and Sursock Museum’s emblem-as-token respectively. -
The Soap Museum-Book cover
See More Of The Soap MuseumSee More Of The Soap MuseumA guiding reference2003The Soap Museum book on olive oil soap is a reference document but also a guide for the visitors of the museum. -
The Soap Museum-Book three covers
See More Of The Soap MuseumSee More Of The Soap MuseumLanguage disjuncture2003Keeping each language to its own document avoids an overly crowded book and gives the visitor/reader their choice of preference. -
MTG-Wardé-Greetings-Planner covers
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MTG-Wardé-Greetings-Tactile cover
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MTG-Wardé-Greetings-Notepads
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Zawaya-Issue covers 01
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Zawaya-Issue covers 02
See More Of ZawayaSee More Of ZawayaJudging by the cover2001 – 2007One of the common attributes to Zawaya’s covers is the striking image each of them boasts. Be it a photograph or an illustration, the cover images do not conform to one aesthetic and always manage to be loud, assertive, and sometimes even controversial.Tagged: Cover -
MTG-Regards sur Beyrouth-Captions booklet
See More Of ‘Regards sur Beyrouth’ exhibitionSee More Of ‘Regards sur Beyrouth’ exhibitionFurther reading10-2015The densely loaded Regards sur Beyrouth exhibition is supplemented with booklets with a listing of works and extended captions per section. For each, the French and Arabic covers complete the image, the same one used on the corresponding section banner.
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