This glow in the dark, 4 color screen printed zine is the outcome of months of research, discussion, and visual explorations. A design collaboration between Sara Al Afifi and Nathan Ross Davis, the zine presents an imaginative supernatural world inspired by aspects of pre-Islamic Arabian myths, artifacts, and texts. The script in this zine is based on Musnad script, which was used in pre-Islamic Arabia. The font, SF Old South Arabian, was designed by Sultan Maqtari.
240x320mm, 20 Pages4-color glow-in-the-dark ink
Printed on Arches 75gsm cotton rag paper.
Edition of 200Printed in Qatar by Mr. Vincent.
2021
In the collections of: British Library, London; Thomas J. Watson Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Harvard Fine Arts Library; James Branch Cabell Library, VCU, Richmond; Graphic Arts Center, Portland; Jameel Arts Centre, Dubai; Bayt AlMamzar, Dubai.
This glow in the dark, 4 color screen printed zine is the outcome of months of research, discussion, and visual explorations. A design collaboration between Sara Al Afifi and Nathan Ross Davis, the zine presents an imaginative supernatural world inspired by aspects of pre-Islamic Arabian myths, artifacts, and texts. The script in this zine is based on Musnad script, which was used in pre-Islamic Arabia. The font, SF Old South Arabian, was designed by Sultan Maqtari.
240x320mm, 20 Pages4-color glow-in-the-dark ink
Printed on Arches 75gsm cotton rag paper.
Edition of 200Printed in Qatar by Mr. Vincent.
2021
In the collections of: British Library, London; Thomas J. Watson Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Harvard Fine Arts Library; James Branch Cabell Library, VCU, Richmond; Graphic Arts Center, Portland; Jameel Arts Centre, Dubai; Bayt AlMamzar, Dubai.