Regional Investcorp leads $11.2 million investment in Bewakoof Source: Yourstory Global alternative asset manager Investcorp has led a $11.2 million investment in Mumbai-based... News • 14 October, 2019 Investment Fashion online
Saudi Arabia Saudi DokkanAfkar.com launches new ‘Designer Program’ DokkanAfkar.com, one of the first ecommerce websites in Saudi Arabia for creative products, announced the launch of its ‘Designer... Staff writer • 28 March, 2018 Saudi Arabia DokkanAfkar ecommerce
Lebanon Arab women designers: not just fashion The recent boom in Muslim modest fashion has brought Arab women designers onto the spotlight. The fashion field, however, is only the... Stefania D'Ignoti • 19 April, 2017 Design designers women founders
Jordan Redesigning Amman's urban culture When graffiti artist Mike Derderian paints Amman’s walls, he feels the city beneath his fingertips. He is determined to merge his... Tala El Issa • 27 October, 2016 Amman Design Week amman Design
Regional In defense of brand design If you’re a struggling entrepreneur trying to manage a tight budget, take a look at your spreadsheet. Where does design fall on your... Dana Ballout • 01 September, 2016 Design Logos Branding
Jordan No labels, please: hybrid indie design spaces are trending in Amman Across the vibrant colored stairs extending from the renowned King Hussein street that curls its way down to the center of Amman, stands a... Tala El Issa • 22 August, 2016 Amman Design Week Design Art
Jordan Amman Design Week 2016 A group of Jordanian designers and creatives with a passion for art, design and culture has brought us together to create a new and... Wamda • 04 August, 2016 Jordan Design Amman 2016
Morocco How Morocco's Highness beat tall poppy syndrome What to do when your team is too qualified, and too expensive, for your own country? Highness, a Moroccan user experience agency,... Aline Mayard • 09 August, 2016 Highness morocco User Experience
Turkey Users first: why quality design is crucial Scores turned out for UXAlive, Istanbul's conference on user experience and design. (Images via Facebook) The impact of design-driven... Gulay Ozkan • 28 May, 2015 Instanbul User Experience UX Alive
Regional 5 websites that put Arab designers on the international map Arab designers got talent, and now it’s time for the whole world to know. A few entrepreneurs have taken it upon themselves to bring t... Aline Mayard • 19 February, 2015 Art Design Fashion
Lebanon Beirut Design Week 2015 From June 1st to 7th, Beirut Design Week 2015 will be held across Beirut City, aiming at showcasing the work of local and international... Wamda • 28 January, 2015 beirut Design
Global Is 'design thinking' a path to innovation? With change happening at an exponential rate, companies have felt an increasing demand to develop their ability to innovate, even to the... Carolyn Chandler • 19 November, 2014 Design Innovation
Oasis500 launches new fund to kickstart Jordan's creative scene Last week’s gathering of 20 Jordanian artists marks what may be an important first step towards investment funding for the country’s art... Estee Ward • 30 June, 2014 creative arts Jordan
Geeq Shop, the successful Egyptian all-in-one printing e-store, eyes regional expansion Every entrepreneur wants to wear a t-shirt with her company’s logo, and leave messages on personalized sticky notes, right? But especially ... Hanan Solayman • 09 March, 2014 Egypt Design E-commerce
Disrupt!/Design!/ Competition in Egypt Hivos, in collaboration with Innoventures, is organizing a competition for Egyptian startups in the creative industry, entitled... Wamda • 05 November, 2013 Music Art Design
Stunning Kuwaiti marketplace for designers blends print magazine with e-commerce Stunning architecture, sleek furniture, and bold recycled art fill the pages of “YourPages,” a new quarterly print and digital magazine rel... Glen Dalakian II • 08 September, 2013 Freelancers Design Programme
3 critical ways to boost revenue by making your website SEO-friendly from the beginning If you’re launching a business or bringing your existing business online, you may have wondered when it would be best to focus o... Wissam Dandan • 25 August, 2013 SEO Design User Experience Design
Designpreneurs 2.0 with Mirada Madrid in Beirut Lebanon-based design agency WonderEight is hosting a workshop in Beirut called Designpreneurs 2.0, with Mirada Madrid, at their... Wamda • 23 August, 2013 Design Workshops
Why we need better arts education in the Arab world “If the Arab world continues to under-value arts education, it risks falling even further behind developed countries in preparing students ... Oubai Elkerdi • 09 July, 2013 Art Design Education
AIGA Middle East launch event in Beirut On June 25, 2013, AIGA Middle East will be launching their second international chapter in Beirut, hosting a mixer during Beirut Design... Wamda • 11 June, 2013 Networking Design
Would your kids play in an online world? Dubai design agency RBBi launches Worldoo “Nobody talks about what happens after the first click,” says Amol Kadam, cofounder of UX/UI design agency RBBi (Red Blue Blur ideas) in D... Glen Dalakian II • 09 June, 2013 kids Social Networks Design
Egypt's Weladna launches an e-commerce portal for educational kids' games “When you do not know your roots you get lost,” says Fatima Azmy, an Egyptian entrepreneur who became frustrated with the lack of cultural ... Maya Rahal • 19 May, 2013 kids Egypt Design
Cross Media Week On March 25-28, 2013, the British Council and Beirut Creative Cluster, in partnership with Skillset Media Academy Wales, are running their... Wamda • 13 March, 2013 Digital Media Design
Can a Hackerspace in Beirut Spread Do-ocracy? A Look at Lamba Labs “I reject thinking like that,” Bilal Ghalib said to me when I first met him. I had just arrived in Beirut and was visiting Lamba Lab... Glen Dalakian II • 05 February, 2013 Art Coworking Spaces Crowdfunding
