We publish when we have something to say — never on a schedule. Below is everything we have written down so far, newest first.
A note on subtraction as a method, and the difference between a quiet design and an empty one. The hardest part of a project is almost always the thing we take away.
ProcessHow we built a single grid that holds Latin and Persian text on the same page without compromise — and the three things we got wrong before it worked.
StudioWhy we keep our list short, and what we have learned about the work we don't take on. Turning a project down is a design decision too.
EssayOn the difference between drawing from a tradition and pasting it on, and why every Iranian designer has to choose between the two at some point.
ProcessA close reading of white space, drawing on the making of The Quiet Garden. The margin is not leftover page — it is where the reading happens.
StudioA short reflection on the anniversary of the studio, and on why growing on purpose means choosing not to.