DESIGN CAMP WORKSHOP - NUQAT REGIONAL CONFERENCE 2019

SYNOPSIS

Working in and through the arts becomes a way to help people meet the economic, ecological and social challenges of the future. Every problem we face will be easier to solve if we have inter-connected, engaged, resilient, creative communities. Design Camp [D.C], aims to help strengthen the creative design process for designers and non-designers who are interested in developing their creative practice. The workshop aimed to connect participants to the design community and help them understand their niche within the design sub-communities. The three-day workshop was conducted by three design educators - Dr. Jawaher Al Bader, Dr. Fahad A. Dhawi and Dr. Roma Madan-Soni. D.C was open for up to 40 registered participants. The workshop was part of Nuqat Regional Conference 2019, Kuwait.

STAGES

The registered participants went through various stages including: aesthetic inspiration and interest, visual language, space, signage handling, defining persona, Design sustainability and engagement, resources skills, implementation, equipment, recycle. The workshop exposed participants to scripts harmonization, bilingual design, concept development, letter construction, Arabic typography, layout/structure, concept mapping, simplification, visual design and bricolage.

STAGE 1 & 2: VISUALIZATION & IMPLEMENTATION (CONSTRUCTION).

STAGE 3: OBJECTIVE: PARTICIPANTS’ FINAL INSTALLATIONS

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Collaborating with Khaleejesque Magazine

Khaleejesque has made great contributions in various fields since its establishment. It has become a leader in research and a point of reference to many researchers, scholars and practitioners. I was approached by Khaleejesque a few years ago to give insights on bilingual communication design; this very much confirms the credibility of the magazine and how eager it is to evolve within a globalized context and become an accessible collectors’ item. 

Khaleejesque has been admired and respected by the design community in the region. It has shown impressive major developments throughout its timeline. The team has gained solid design background and structure - evolving significantly in myriad fields and disciplines since its foundation.

Its successful contributions influenced me greatly and led me to refine the curricula of my current Graphic Design course here at Box Hill College Kuwait - and dedicate the student’s Final project for IAD201: illustration and Drawing. Design Students go through Khaleejesque archive to research and tap on local/international cultural design issues and redesign the magazine cover of Khaleejsque upcoming issue through the use of the graphic communication techniques, tools and research learnt and undertaken during the course. 

Khaleejesque team were later invited to the final project installations and presentations. The team provided constructive feedback to the students and joined in an open discussion on designing for future magazine covers.

Typographic Observing Workshop

72 hours: is the duration of a communal interactive creativity workshop event. While artists meet to work on various projects, observation will take place from distance to learn and understand the content given in each workshop that is taking place during the three day art-based event.

This will allow space for a cross-disciplinary approach - observing typographic movement of the Arabic & English letters used by participants through human expression, mood and rhythm.

Design assessment of artistic potentials’s input, implementation, reflection and outcome. The purpose is to pick insights, get inspired and develop the final logo design for the overall event based on the use of the workshops’ concepts, techniques, and tools.