Past Workshops

Winter Camp 2017

Fay McCaul, Ibrahim Zaki, Natalia Lasso, Salim Ahmed, Sarah Alfarhan

Tashkeel is happy to announce that we will be running our first edition of Winter camp starting in December 2017 Throughout the 2 weeks we will be having workshops for young people, covering a differ...

Winter Camp 2017: Week 1

Tashkeel is happy to announce that we will be running our first edition of Winter camp starting in December 2017

Arabic Type Design for Beginners 2017

Khajag Apelian, Georg Seifert, Dr. Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès

The workshop will consist of historical presentations and practical exercises on Arabic lettering and typeface design. It will introduce the participants to the basics of the Glyphs font authoring sof...

Advanced Arabic Type Design 2017

Khajag Apelian, Georg Seifert, Dr. Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès

This workshop concentrates on advanced instruction for designers and is designed for those who have already taken previous Khatt Foundation Type Design workshops at Tashkeel, or designers that have ex...

Rediscovering Manuscripts - Weltformat DXB

Engy Aly

This workshop aims at investigating the visual elements in medieval manuscripts that historically produced emotions of wonder and awe.

Stop! Collaborate - Weltformat DXB

Mayar El Hayawan

The goal is to embed collaboration, verbal and visual exchange as sketching methods among young graphic designers, allowing them to further their communication and pitching skills as well as experimen...

Type Bazaar - Weltformat DXB

Erich Brechbühl and Noël Leu

Through teaching the fundamentals and basics of typography and lettering the group will design the lettering of a fictional shopfront by hand.

Summer Camp 2017: 3D Woodwork (Week 1)

Salim Ahmed

Join us in a special workshop designed for young people to explore working with wood

Summer Camp 2017

Gemma Kaur, Ruba Al Araji, Sarah Alfarhan, Tamsin Wildy, Heather Conyers, Salim Ahmed, Ibrahim Zaki

Tashkeel's Summer Camp is an annual 2-week programme of workshops and experimentation, encouraging young people to use their imagination and make art.

Summer Camp 2017: Week 1

Summer Camp for ages 8+ runs from 9 - 20 July. Tashkeel's Summer Camp is an annual 2-week programme of workshops and experimentation, encouraging young people to use their imagination and make art. E...

Poster Design Workshop

aftermodern.lab inc.

Introducing participants to the expanded field of visual communication and the broad definition of the discipline. This workshop is an exploration in research, concept development, illustration, photo...

Experimental Arabic Type Design

Dr. Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès

The Khatt Foundation Experimental Arabic Type Design Workshop will consist of an intensive 4-day workshop that focuses on the experimental potential of Arabic typeface design and will pave the ground ...