Visualizing Alf Leila W Leila

PrizeOfficial Selection in Illustrate (graphic)
University/SchoolAuc The American University In Cairo
ArtistFarah El Manzalawee
CategoryNon-Professional
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This project aims to visualize tales of One Thousand & One Nights through designing illustrated icons. It tackles History & Tradition from a new perspective; through uncovering enveloped layers in the tales. The icons represent each tale, animals & cities mentioned and the number of nights it took each story to be told. Also, visualizing the patterns of the stories, in terms of characters & animals repeated, real historical characters and how the tales divide into levels, going from one level to the other. The final Deliverables include: A bilingual publication, poster, cards & flyers.