Prompt 5_ Graphic Design and the Middle East

http://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/en/news/nations/italy/2013/04/04/Middle-East-Now-showcases-region-design-pop-art_8501027.html

Graphic design and the Middle East relate to one another in the same way it does here in the West. It is used to make the surroundings more beautiful and to visually communicate. A Lebanese graphic designer, Rana Salam wants to change the perception of the region through her designs. Her inspirations are Arab popular culture and emulates that in interior spaces, notebook covers, phone cases, etc. She designs to make things attractive for the market that people would be interested in buying. This technique is also used in the West too, to design for the consumer.

            She says that many Arab designers imitate Western design but she sticks to the Eastern culture for ideas. She uses design to communicate many popular taboos about the Middle East such as sex. She published a book about the lingerie that women wear. It is easy to communicate to people visually.