tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331713882024-02-07T08:04:53.550+04:00noella // cravesnoellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02143214193419061149noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33171388.post-59372959171173456872013-05-13T23:03:00.000+04:002013-05-13T23:06:38.635+04:00{noella designs} klayya bakery<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
A little more than a year ago, I had freelanced to work on a menu design for a fresh and new Emirati bakery in Dubai, Klayya bakery. The first thing that intrigued me was the name, the story of it goes back to the owner's grandmother who used to travel across the creek on the Abra from Bur Dubai to Deira, with an Anna in her hand (25 Fils) to simply get to the specially bakery who made these sweet and light biscuit treats known as Klayya. And that's how Klayya bakery was born. Funny enough, here in Dubai there hardly are any local traditional cafes or restaurants that serve Emirati food, so once I knew about it I immediately took it on.<br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">What's on the menu; a handful of balaleet, a springle of nakhai with a cup of lgaimat dumplings to sweeten things up</span></i></span> </div>
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The whole design of the place was modern mixed with a bit of traditional, lots of bright colours fused with traditional wooden tables, and metal! Served in steel palette looking pans, the presentation of the food was just delicious! The menu was simple, mainly breads and breakfast meals, and then a selection of hot and cold drinks. Continuing this industrial metal theme with little pops of color, I designed the table menu to be just that; simple and informative to people who wouldn't know what traditional Emirati cuisines were.<br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>one karak klayya please</i></span></span></div>
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With breakfast dishes such as 'Ryoog Yerana' and 'Ryoog Bur Dubai', my love for breakfast went to a whole new level. Add in the vimto drinks and the haleeb kastar, and it took me nearly everything to stop me from ordering a whole breakfast buffet.<br />
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For the wall menu I wanted to add a bit of fun to it. This included the list of drinks and fresh daily breads that was served in Klayya. The board was the same industrial metal material as the table menu diecut in the same pattern, with each drink illustrated based on its ingredients, and designed to be cut of acrylic and placed on this metallic sheet. I haven't gotten round to taking photo's of the actual wall menu (I have been meaning to do that soon), but here's a snapshot of part of the design<br />
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So if you haven't checked out Klayya bakery yet, what are you waiting for! PS order the Ryoog Yerana (dates omelette) you won't regret it.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Images via: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/klayyabites" target="_blank">Klayya Bakery,</a> <a href="http://www.lethblog.com/" target="_blank">lethblog,</a> <a href="http://almzn-alshamsi.blogspot.com/">almzn</a></span><br />
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When it comes to design, my sister and I are on totally different pages. For one thing, she loves to play around with colours (something I'm still working around). And then there's her approach to fashion, which sparked her collection of clutches and laptop "LIGLIG"; a design she had started off as a university project and just continued growing. So without further adue (adew?), here's LigLig in all its bright and shiny colours<br />
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noellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02143214193419061149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33171388.post-45750203031682627862012-12-30T21:08:00.000+04:002012-12-30T21:15:04.362+04:00{2013}<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
What! Are we just 2 days away from 2013?! Yes I decided to just pop in ever so nonchalantly <i>(my new word this year)</i> after months of hibernating. It's been a crazy year, this 2012. So what better way to start the new year with some fun and party straws! Oh typography, you never fail to make me happy<!--3--><br />
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noellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02143214193419061149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33171388.post-24409233701731640502012-05-13T15:48:00.001+04:002012-05-13T15:48:15.287+04:00Kashida<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
When it comes to Arabic type, very few designers can master it. Now arabic type fused with furniture and that is one gold mine of an idea. <strong><a href="http://www.kashidadesign.com/">Kashida</a></strong> has effortlessly designed a product and furniture line inspired entirely by Arabic letterforms. Embracing the various calligraphic and typographic styles of Arabic, these products are definitely making their way onto my summer wishlist.<br />
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<em><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-small;">pop coloured coasters making up the 29 letters of the Arabic alphabet. One 'noon' please</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-small;"> '<strong>Helem</strong>' bookcase, spelling out the Arabic word for dream</span></em></div>
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</div>noellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02143214193419061149noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33171388.post-90426599964771907452012-03-21T10:13:00.000+04:002012-03-21T10:13:31.907+04:00A to the R to the T<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">It's March Art Madness in Dubai right now, everything art and design has been crammed in these two weeks; panel talks, exhibitions, workshops, exhibitions, film screenings, pop-up stores it's all here. Today, I've been drooling over this pop-up shop in Beirut, by arabic kitsch Lebanese designer <a href="http://www.ranasalam.com/">Rana Salam</a>.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTCsnQCx8SbHzjZICBr8ojP_9IBjJh0PJoApyNX1Jok25ZNQsLFCpgNInAcaqyDYrs6PLUT4zQ3K1qreGiTo145i3wmoBXektEBpU6SZ0BeNY5kjYh15yGGYoAKuB68q08He2cVw/s1600/pop+up+shop-ranasalam1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img aea="true" border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTCsnQCx8SbHzjZICBr8ojP_9IBjJh0PJoApyNX1Jok25ZNQsLFCpgNInAcaqyDYrs6PLUT4zQ3K1qreGiTo145i3wmoBXektEBpU6SZ0BeNY5kjYh15yGGYoAKuB68q08He2cVw/s640/pop+up+shop-ranasalam1.png" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"><em><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-small;">a little bit of retro cushioned posters won't hurt my studio</span></em></div><div align="center"><br />
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piece of folded paper art</span></em></span></div><div align="center"><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">Images via:</span> </span><a href="http://www.packaginguqam.com/"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: x-small;">www.packaginguqam.com</span></a><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: x-small;">; <span style="color: #a64d79;"></span><a href="http://pinterest.com/babble/"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Babble</span></a><span style="color: #a64d79;">; </span><a href="http://pinterest.com/bekkapalmer/"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Bekka Palmer</span></a></span></div></div>noellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02143214193419061149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33171388.post-28094003917194888012012-02-13T12:04:00.002+04:002012-04-18T10:44:57.421+04:00365 - BilArabi<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I just came across this lovely set of calendars - it's very hard to find good arabic typography design, but I can definitely say this set of posters will keep me satisfied for about hmm 10 more months.<br />
Representing the main character for each month in a contemporary arabic design, Mohamed Labib illustrated them with an added humour of original egyptian slang that reflects their monthly insights (excuse my literal egyptian arabic - english translation, it sounds a bit off).<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><strong>Poster designs by:</strong></span> <span style="color: #a64d79;">Mohamed Labib</span></span></div><br />
</div>noellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02143214193419061149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33171388.post-38933654545589957152012-01-25T15:59:00.002+04:002012-01-25T16:06:07.748+04:00Under the stars<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Wait. Did I actually stop procrastinating and finally do something I've been planning and wishing and listing to do for like ever. Yay me! I'm definitely liking the new year me. On the 14th of January, outdoor movie night was officially scheduled in. And for once the weather tolerated with us, we had a cool 20<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">°C</span></span> weather and polka-dotted starry night. I can totally see this making its way into my calendar every other week. But the hardest part was choosing the movie, seriously,<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span>we even ended up watching something else other than our first choice (we were going for a french movie night but then turned into a romcom).<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;">At the entry, we created a baby guest book table, that's my pretty vintage typewriter my sister got me from a Venice flea market, for people to write darling sweet letters to baby peanut. That long essay of a letter tucked into the typewriter is my homeage to baby peanut. I do tend to get lost in words, but it's rather sweet I must say.</span><span style="color: #444444;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="color: #444444; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The set-up for the tables were basically divided into colors. Mini water bottles were wrapped with the invitation artwork and each table were decorated with a jar of more peanuts and a empty jar with 'Name the peanut' label to help with name suggestions for the parents. Don't you just love those purple and green striped cones, and look the tabs close as a heart shape. Wondering what's filled inside these cones, well could it get any 'nuttier' (quite lame I know, but it was begging me to, anyway it's stuffed with a mixed assortment of nuts if you were still wondering). We made personalised baby themed crosswords as a tension breaker at the start of the party when people are just arriving and get those awkward mini conversations. And it was the best idea ever! Everyone was so into their crossword with people actually finishing it all, mind you the clues were pretty hard.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="color: #444444; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">We had maybe around 8 games planned, we started with Measuring Mummy. Each group had a piece of ribbon that they would cut to the length of mummy's tummy, a fun, quick and probably not the best way to start the day, especially with mommy already in stress about how fat she looks. We then had Baby Pictionary (drawing out baby words for the team to guess such as diaper, projectile vomiting <-- sister's idea), Baby Trivia that we projected onto the wall, followed with an extremely fun Guess the Baby Celebrity game where we projected pictures of celebrities when they were kids and then each team had to guess who that famous person was. I think everyone was dumbfounded when we put a photo of young Maryln Manson. Next was a game for all the artists there, to design a onesie for baby peanut.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: #444444; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Our last game was a challenge, the Ultimate Mommy Challenge obstacle race, one hell of an adrenaline-rush game. Contents: a baby, a bucket, a piece of rope, a diaper, a bottle and a onesie, and a paper tucked in the bottle containing a cherades clue to act out. Long story short, some of those girls have game, so competitive and they sure can run in heels!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: #444444; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">All in all, it was an amazing day with lots of laughter fun, games and peanuts! One table actually finished most of the peanuts in the jar from their table haha. But oh how my poor feet ached, one 90mins massage was certainly what my body was begging for.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i>Update:</i> On June 18th, the most gorgeous baby girl was born. We had just travelled 2 days before so I had to wait a whole month before I saw this little princess.</span><i> </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div></div></div>noellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02143214193419061149noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33171388.post-24507003387667890922011-08-05T23:13:00.004+04:002011-09-30T23:04:58.230+04:00UAE Chronicled; A street's Tale {St. 24}<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">One of the other projects that I was working on before the summer back in May, was a graphically designed set of notebooks aimed to revisualise the country's urban sprawls. That's right, going to back my design roots, I collaborated with my colleague Bushra on creating a collection of products under the series '<b>UAE Chronicled'.</b><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><i>As I designer, I found that urban spaces and their experiences are an interesting and yet practical subject matter to represent. </i>The project's first phase is dedicated to documenting Al Satwa, Dubai. One of the bustling areas of Dubai, Al Satwa is a far cry from Dubai's glitzy lifestyle, a community comprising of high density retail outlets; of fabric stores, tailors, cafeteria's and furniture shops. <br />
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The process of it all, hours under the scorching sun taking snapshots of every single detail in and around Satwa. <br />
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</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Satwa is a very convenient area in Dubai, it hosts a large array of products and services. There is actually very little that you wouldn't be able to find in Satwa, yet there are no directories or maps of the area. </i><b>A Street's Tale; Street 24</b> is a range of notebook designs depicting a visual narrative of Al Satwa, and most importantly incorporates a colour coded directory of the retail spaces. Al Satwa is basically one long curved street (Street 24) with rows of narrow buildings on either side, small shops and stores tucked around every corner.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">So anyone in Dubai looking for some polka dot fabrics or hidden gems, head on to The Ara Gallery, email or comment to purchase a notebook for yourself. Believe me, once your in Satwa, the chaotic of it all can really get to you (so will our Sun), so having a directory will do wonders in getting you around. Here's a few pictures from the launch and the notebooks at The Ara Gallery.<span style="color: #e06666;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
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</div>noellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02143214193419061149noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33171388.post-18411697532955706902011-08-01T22:35:00.001+04:002011-09-30T23:30:09.631+04:00Bits & Bobs<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">It's been a week now and there are still traces of my holiday scattered across the room. I tend to get a bit distracted when it comes to unpacking, rearranging and cleaning out my whole wardrobe. Most of the time I do it in steps; create huge piles on the floor, take a break, sift through one of the piles for a few minutes, take another break, stare at the mountain of things accumulating ontop of the bed and magically wish they would disappear to their right places. It's pretty exhausting I tell you, my system that is, but I've come to terms with it.<br />
Though I'm sure if I had these pretty items from Present & Correct to organise my random collections and my day. <br />
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So on the subject of travelling, here are some typographic logotypes for the destinations I will be jetting off to in 24 hours. Have a great summer.<br />
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And Part 2 of last post's story will be coming up after the break :)<br />
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There are two parts to this story (sounds intriguing, doesn't it :P). Ok, let me just get on with it then. As a graphic designer, I have always still loved to produce artworks. Get that canvas out and start splashing wildly away. I wish. I'm more of a detailed person, very micro in my works. While in university, I had taken a printmaking course, and I had started working on creating artworks on a theme around the old area of Dubai, Bastakiya, where my grandparents had lived. Back then, with no AC's (and living in a desert you can imagine how hot it can get), I was fascinated about how they used to live; in summer time when it would get hot, they would hoist up their mattresses and sleep on the rooftops. Their windtower houses, a funcionally built architecture that would capture the wind through the narrow slits in the box-like structure, and drive it within, cooling the interior and its inhabitants.<br />
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After university, I had always wanted to continue working on this theme, and I saw my chance when The Ara Gallery posted a call for an Emirati artist exhibition representing the UAE from their perspective. And here I am now, 2 weeks after the launch of the exhibition, breathing a sigh of relief and delight as my artworks have finally come to life on paper.<br />
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Another Emirati artist exhibiting her artworks was <b>Aljoud Lootah</b>, the designer behind the successful fashion brand Niftee (<i>www.niftee.ae</i>). I really loved her works, depicting elements from the Emirati traditional gold jewellery blended with Arabic calligraphy to create a piece of art.<br />
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</div>noellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02143214193419061149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33171388.post-75298402679073194932011-06-08T16:05:00.001+04:002011-09-30T23:33:24.805+04:00Hollywood in Pearls<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">So I started this post 2 months ago and then I seriously don't know what happened, and how we are now two months later. But I'm back and you can all rest assured I'm here to stay, sorry for giving you a fright there :P And on to my much delayed post:<br />
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Pearls, crystals and more bling. Last month, was pretty much packed with events, galleries and art weeks. I have just downloaded the images from my pathetic camera so I can finally blog about what I have been up to in March (other than munching on delicious finger foods to tea parties may I add, they suddenly sprung up out of nowhere and I've been stuffing myself with macarons, salmon rolls and biscuits).<br />
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Leila Marashi, owner of fashion label Sugar Vintage, recently collaborated with S*uce boutique to unveil her first artwork collection "The turathi-pop collection". Inspired by Hollywood sirens and famous faces, Leila added a whole new bling makeover plus an Arabian touch to these icons, leaving me starry-eyed with all those crystal encrusted artworks.<br />
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<i><b>"Don't be late for a very important date on the 12th of March. By order of the Royal Queen of Hearts, you are hereby summoned to attend our Jumeira Wonderland, and celebrate our day of madness with tea and goodies. Wear your fanciest hats and dress to impress the Queens. Respond to the queen by 10th of March or it's Off with your heads!"</b></i><br />
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With this super cute invite, I couldn't wait for Saturday to come. And it was worth my over-excited anticipation, the whole place was swarming with Alice and tea goodness and it was madly magical! It was incredible.. and having friends that are up for anything crazy that gets thrown at them makes it all the better.<br />
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A snapshot from their lovely website<b> www.bambah.com</b></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><i>{The metal wire on the left spells out Bambah in Arabic, <span style="font-size: small;">بمبة</span> , such a sweet detail}</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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So when I came across <a href="http://www.designspongeonline.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">Design Sponge's</span></span></a> vintage postcard calendar journal, I knew it was the one. I mean, can you imagine how many stories could be written over the years. And the best part is if you run out of writing space (which I'm sure I would) you can just keep on adding more papers as you go on. Plus, it's so pretty with all those postcards popping in between each month. Brilliant!<br />
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On an unrelated topic, I found these<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;"> </span><a href="http://www.mysteriousletters.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">mysterious letters</span></span></a> a while ago and couldn't get it out of my mind. What a cool idea. I wish I was one of their neighbors. Lenka and Michael have sought out to sending out handwritten letters to everyone in the world, and they started with sending a letter to each of the 467 households in the small Irish village of Cushendall. I wish I lived in their neighborhood. I mean, who wouldn't want a personalised handwritten letter of their own. And their stuff is hilarious, I hope my writing would be as funny and spontaneous as them one day.<br />
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Well, I just realised that I never showed you any of my design works, so what better way than to celebrate my 1 year with a little bit of me and my designs.<br />
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A month before travelling this summer, I was approached by a client to work on an identity for her. She came to me with a name, and it's product '<b>Tea Before Noon</b>' '<b>Chai al Doha</b>' - a bilingual (Arabic and English) magazine and directory for businesses by women to women in the United Arab Emirates. I got blessed with such a sweet client who was open to try out different methods and ideas and it was heaven working with her. Just from the name I loved it from the start, and my head was already overflowing with ideas, but what I loved more was the role this magazine would play; in acknowledging the importance of women in the UAE, be it business women, young entrepreneurs, sit-at-home mothers or students and aiming to promote their achievements through articles, interviews, notices and features in this quarterly magazine.<br />
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As I was saying it was a hectic month before summer, and there was so much to do in so little time. So with the name in hand, I pulled out my notebook and began sketching and drawing, noting down all the visual language I could get from the notion of tea; from the form of the arabic teacup (estikanah) that is present in every Emirati household to the color palette of tea.<br />
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Now I want to rewind back to those last hectic weeks before travelling, way back in June. (sorry for the time travelling here, you will have to get used to it in my blog :P) It was a constant battle between freelance work, family gatherings, last minute shopping, and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">The Package Exchange</span>. I had read about it on <a href="http://www.lovecupcakecouture.blogspot.com/">Cupcake Couture's</a> blog and immediately sent her an email to be a part of this exciting swap. I got paired up with the sweetest, funniest, and oh so lovely Australian, Sharni Valle of <a href="http://wanderlustandwallflowers.blogspot.com/">The Pieces </a>. Now being a designer I like to brainstorm and be conceptual, so after plenty of emails back and forth I learnt that Sharni was in fact an adventurous girl, with a love of floral patterns, music (especially mixed-tapes), and the great outdoors. So I began doodling and scribbling in my little notebook trying to think of the perfect thing to package, and at the end, I came up with<br />
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">{</span><b>Sharni's Camp Kit :: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"> 8 vital things a girl needs to have to survive in the outdoors</span> }</b></i><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">CONTENT OF THE CAMP KIT:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">{Mix-tape Book}</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"> </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">for when a song, lyric, or thought pops into your head</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">{Sewing tools}</span></span></b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">for when a needle and thread might come in handy</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">{Pocket Mirror}</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"> </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">for when no-one tells you that you have a piece of spinach stuck in your teeth</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">{Safety Matches}</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"> </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">for when rubbing wood together doesn't do the trick</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">{Plaster}</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"> </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">for when everything seems to be going wrong, & a plaster heels it all</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">{Mini Jelly Hamburger}</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"> </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">for when all you need is a burger</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">{Wooden Cutlery set}</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"> </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">for when using your hands just doesn't do it anymore</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">{Earrings}</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"> </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">for when the tough gets tougher and a little bit of jewellery keeps you going</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; font-style: italic;"><br class="webkit-block-placeholder" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; font-style: italic;"><br class="webkit-block-placeholder" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; font-style: italic;"><br class="webkit-block-placeholder" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFwuee2fHlCeRSLHHx320TkelsD3JRZ0CLVuwbLGW_MjBa7cjHudZrvwkbgIpIkbX1wR_PIvUuhiSc2hxYdIsEcCsujHqkQjUt1H2hyDaVQjQFyFKy17lYqBkAfUS706UJuVS-Wg/s1600/package-mixtape+book.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFwuee2fHlCeRSLHHx320TkelsD3JRZ0CLVuwbLGW_MjBa7cjHudZrvwkbgIpIkbX1wR_PIvUuhiSc2hxYdIsEcCsujHqkQjUt1H2hyDaVQjQFyFKy17lYqBkAfUS706UJuVS-Wg/s640/package-mixtape+book.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">{Mix-tape Book}</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"> I handmade this tiny notebook using the cover of an actual tape</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; font-style: italic;"><br class="webkit-block-placeholder" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGMzW8gsmgGi8AKdf4AEL_jjmGHuWn5S4lFxY5LyfPLEE1mylB-aWwmcCIZaq952kWqwBn5ALrfclFTTfY1s1gLy0UfGfS1qCuBmNe0hN51y8ca6cxXKxnBkdav5oY2ZPucXLwWw/s1600/package-mixtape+process.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGMzW8gsmgGi8AKdf4AEL_jjmGHuWn5S4lFxY5LyfPLEE1mylB-aWwmcCIZaq952kWqwBn5ALrfclFTTfY1s1gLy0UfGfS1qCuBmNe0hN51y8ca6cxXKxnBkdav5oY2ZPucXLwWw/s640/package-mixtape+process.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">In the making of: Cover - painted and adorned with floral designs, the Inside Cover, and the Back Cover</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; font-style: italic;"><br class="webkit-block-placeholder" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQE8ZUfcohxKNMxbDyb_AHxg9PgJ1fos6UEEGg1qlwsRL-ixqtpEfjjdGFdjhv4U_5r8xLyyNm9c6ay_Inh_Ybj6bUxmWenKVVQtbWYG5_lpB3YRwhFLvX3IUbshGYWq7cddf7w/s1600/package-mixtapebook1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQE8ZUfcohxKNMxbDyb_AHxg9PgJ1fos6UEEGg1qlwsRL-ixqtpEfjjdGFdjhv4U_5r8xLyyNm9c6ay_Inh_Ybj6bUxmWenKVVQtbWYG5_lpB3YRwhFLvX3IUbshGYWq7cddf7w/s640/package-mixtapebook1.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">All stitched up and ready to be sent</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; font-style: italic;"><br class="webkit-block-placeholder" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; font-style: italic;"><br class="webkit-block-placeholder" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE037p5Qf613gNx4GIMWjH7Itkkr6m_stbheTqpPJOb0Lg5vWh9MmRg6KVfD4dyOQIBIRyQbWKSTAQk9Q_nOcnnVFiCHNvKlZbrlcb5c9c_nmwBFyvQfrnbDUVhBmHJ07Zsh7-0g/s1600/package-needles.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE037p5Qf613gNx4GIMWjH7Itkkr6m_stbheTqpPJOb0Lg5vWh9MmRg6KVfD4dyOQIBIRyQbWKSTAQk9Q_nOcnnVFiCHNvKlZbrlcb5c9c_nmwBFyvQfrnbDUVhBmHJ07Zsh7-0g/s640/package-needles.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">{Sewing kit} </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Buttons, needles, threads and various knick knacks</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; font-style: italic;"><br class="webkit-block-placeholder" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitqEC9Ak9-KJAh_-8wXHDiA4R1p0j7wzg_4XoemBueLWaqrEzOUIkDosrJkHXl60_gITR1Wk17EFYgyzAYueFeDvGvewUQ6PoURmoo7AZhRmRJ6toKlGlUecW6PZfFNH1j3b3uhA/s1600/package-earrings2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitqEC9Ak9-KJAh_-8wXHDiA4R1p0j7wzg_4XoemBueLWaqrEzOUIkDosrJkHXl60_gITR1Wk17EFYgyzAYueFeDvGvewUQ6PoURmoo7AZhRmRJ6toKlGlUecW6PZfFNH1j3b3uhA/s640/package-earrings2.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-style: italic;"><br class="webkit-block-placeholder" /></span></div></div>noellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02143214193419061149noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33171388.post-4358564680552458862010-09-29T23:13:00.003+04:002011-09-30T23:43:54.198+04:00Stardust September<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">September, you have come and gone in a blink of an eye. No wonder I keep on lagging behind blog posts, I close my eyes and a whole 2 months has gone by. But alas September, you did good - or better you were great for me, my own special month; we celebrated Ramadan, Eid, and my Birthday! It was a beautiful and blessed month, filled with lots of family gatherings, peace, religion, traditions, and laughs. The night literally was young, curfews were extended, tents were camped, lanterns aglow, cards were decked, and let me not start with the food. This was the time when all the girls worked out their chef hats to master each others delicacies... and of course the traditional sweets and food that has not been good to my waistline. Oh I'm already missing it. September do come back!<br />
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Have you ever watched a movie that is truly brilliant and you feel genius for discovering it. Well last weekend, I went over to my cousins house to watch a movie, and little did I know that that night my dreams were going to be filled with the magical romance I witnessed between Sophie (Marion Cottilard) and Julian (Guillame Canet) in the wonderful romantic French movie '<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Love me if you dare</span>'. What a fantastic story and movie by Yann Samuel, that enchants, frustrates and ultimately dares you to love it. It has that little bit of French quirkiness that I adore in a contemporary fairy-tale style using such captivating visuals (if you've seen Amelie you'll know what I'm talking about)<br />
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I for one don't watch movie trailers, and hate it even more when people spoil parts of it on me. I love to go to a movie blindfolded and watch with no expectations at all, so as to not build up a film too much and then get disappointed afterwards. So all I will say is get your hands on this movie and watch it, meanwhile I will lose myself in the rich colors, romance and mood of these photos inspired by the movie, and fantasize I am the lead star in a French fairy-tale story. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Oh Sophie and Julien.. you made my heart beat!</span><br />
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