This recently printed corporate profile for Setraco Group – a 40 years old engineering and construction company operating in Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Lebanon and Iraq – is a celebration of making communities work. The profile features Setraco's history, projects and services, but more importantly, its design puts forward an admiration of grand constructions and an appreciation of their positive impact on local contexts.
June 26, 2015
More Than a Sneak Peak
Before the wide release, here's a preview version of our website
We are very excited to announce that Mind the gap's long-awaited website is (soft)-launched after more than two years of rummaging through the agency’s archive and documenting work that spans more than two decades – a process that is still ongoing. We invite you to navigate the different sections of this beta version, and to go through the first selection of work, which is expanding by the day. Since the content and certain aspects of the site’s navigation are still being revised, tweaked and fine-tuned, we ask you to be patient with little glitches or flaws. We also welcome your comments and any constructive feedback, so please let us know what you think.
March 13, 2015
Bernard Khoury's "Local Heroes"
The architect launches his first book, designed by Mind the gap
The launch of Bernard Khoury's book "Local Heroes", a book with a narrative component seldom encountered in architectural publishing, was not just a simple book-signing event. The Beirut Art Center hosted a panel in which the celebrated Lebanese architect held a public conversation with architecture critic and historian Luca Molinari and architecture professor George Arbid about the book's distinct approach.
This year, like every year, we cracked our brains for interesting greeting card ideas so that our clients could send their good wishes out and end the year on a memorable note. Each year, we conceive of new cards that resonate with the client’s identity both visually and conceptually. This time around, some pixel-knitting, object-making, and wheel-rotating action made the best-of cut.
One of our latest efforts in publication design, "Creative Refuge" was printed and shared publicly during a book-signing event in Beirut. The book was concieved by Febrik, a non-profit collaborative platform for participatory art and design. "Creative Refuge" documents the outcome of art workshops held with children in Burj El Barajne Palestinian Refugee Camp. The book is as much a research manual as it is a window into the creative minds, dreams and aspirations of the participating children.
