Rafiq Elmansy is an author, creative director and lecturer at the American University in Cairo. He is also an Adobe-certified instructor and community professional. He writes books for many publishers, such as Taylor and Francis, John Wiley and O’Reilly Media. He is the founder of Designorate, a design management blog.
Many companies and design agencies tend to look at the design and creativity stage from a narrow perspective. Usually, the design team is locked inside the ideas room with no contact with the rest of the world until it delivers the idea that gets approved by the client or … Read More…
Arabic calligraphy was originally a tool for communication, but with time, it began to be used in architecture, decoration and coin design. Its evolution into these major roles was a reflection of the early Muslims’ need to avoid, as their beliefs required, figures and … Read More…