Safar, Issue 7

Safar is an independent design and visual culture magazine based in Beirut, Lebanon. Published biannually and bilingually (Arabic-English), Safar curates contributions from designers, thinkers, and artists around a chosen theme. Safar, the Arabic word for travel, refers to notions of communication, especially across cultural and linguistic boundaries. The magazine’s primary goal is to recognize Graphic Design as an active player in cultural production and to shift the conversation on design and visual culture away from its fixation on the global North.

In this issue:

In this seventh issue, on Networks, Safar explores the community building practices and spaces of print collectives from New York to Spain; discusses symbols and short-term safe spaces in Palestine; shares the Black American lineage of resistance through mutual aid; examines the directions in which film distribution and production have historically flowed in Lebanon; follows the intricate and exhaustive naming process for a one-of-a-kind master’s degree program in design; delves into one professor’s viral course on Ye; asks questions about cultural funding and the ways money moves; traces the global webs that weave together land, food, consumption, and occupation; and more.