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Inside an illustrator's sketchbook: a week of editorial work
Samer
From a newspaper brief on Sunday to a finished watercolour on Wednesday, this is how one Dubai illustrator plans her week.
Sending your short film to a festival: a practical checklist
Samer
Subtitles, a clean screener and a one-paragraph synopsis: what programmers in the region ask for before they press play.
How to photograph a milk splash at home
Samer
A dark room, one flash and a lot of spilt milk: a step-by-step guide to liquid photography with gear you already own.
Matching print to screen: a colour checklist for small studios
Samer
Why prints come out darker than the screen, and four habits that fix it before you pay for another proof.
Drawing Arabic letterforms on a tablet: settings that help
Samer
Brush angle, stabiliser and canvas rotation: small changes that make digital lettering feel closer to the reed pen.
What a plain teapot teaches about everyday design
Samer
A handle that stays cool, a lid that stays put and a spout that does not drip: the details we look for in objects used every day.
From the Midad Room podcast
Tarek Abdallah
Episode 50 · Tarek Abdallah talks about building a design studio from scratch.
Nada Kabbani
Episode 49 · Nada Kabbani and all the small habits behind great illustration.
Joumana Halabi
Episode 48 · Joumana Halabi on the best way to light a portrait at home.