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Noorah Husband

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Based in Muscat, Oman
Graphic Design Intern at Studio Sein
BA (Hons) Graphic Design, Falmouth University

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Introducing Noorah Husband
@husbanddesigns

BA Graphic Design
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22 May – 30 May

Falmouth University by @husbanddesigns

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5 months ago

GDE240: Design Directions
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Brief: Design an Iftar experience that introduces graphic design students at Falmouth University to the cultural and communal significance of Ramadan’s breaking of the fast. The project aims to immerse students in the tradition of Iftar, offering them a hands-on opportunity to engage with an important cultural practice. The student will to explore how food, community, and cultural identity intersect and use design to foster a deeper understanding of these connections.

“A Taste of Home” was my last project of second year, and aimed to bring an authentic Iftar experience to graphic design students at Falmouth University, offering a chance to engage with a cultural practice that may be unfamiliar to them. From the food and drink at the table to the table cloth itself, which I designed based on Bedouin weaving patterns, this whole experience was rooted in the belief that sustainable and ethical graphic design is design that must break from a Eurocentric canon.

The selection of Zanzi Omani foods present reflected the dishes that were most commonly found at my family’s iftar tables. Additionally, I wanted not only to share the dishes of my upbringing but their recipes as well, and so I created recipe cards for each dish, allowing guests to make the food themselves.

The preparation of these dishes would not have been possible without the help of my darling friends, so to all of you I give my deepest thanks. I look forward to exploring more community lead design next year!!

#graphic #graphicdesign #decolonisingdesign #falmouthuni #textiles #oman taken in Falmouth University by @husbanddesigns

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a year ago

GDE210: Typography
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Guess who finally got around to binding “Perspectives” at the end of second year 🫣 taken in Falmouth, Cornwall by @husbanddesigns

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For my third design sprint, I took inspiration from Jynann Ong and focused on ways we construct and communicate narratives around Arab identities. Eman Abdelhadi and M. E. O’Brien’s publication Everything for Everyone led me to position my work in a future context and treat type as a vehicle for reflection. This allowed me to experiment with narratives that are still being written, offering a kind of omniscient perspective on how these stories might unfold. By the very nature of speculative design, we are required to reflect critically on the world as it exists today. It is sometimes easy for designers to fall into the mindset of seeing themselves as “saviours”, attempting to solve the world’s toughest challenges through design alone. I don’t see this mentality as inherently wrong — it often comes from good intentions and a genuine desire to make a positive impact — but it can be naive. As graphic designers, I believe our role is less about “fixing” and more about informing, provoking thought, and shaping understanding.
Using the 20-20-20 method, I developed a brief that would guide me over the four days: How might we celebrate the diversity of Arab identities in the context of political activism through street art?
Much of my research was dedicated to the graffiti that was created during the Arab Spring, but I did also look out for work created today. Alongside this I wanted to look into some other projects that use mark making as a political tool, leading me to Corita Kent. The use of screen printing in her work allowed it to feel human, and the bold colour made it memorable. With a solid visual understanding, it was time to decide what I wanted my approach to the brief to be. I felt that a phrase of sorts would be the most effective approach, and no political phrase felt more widespread than: From the river to the sea (من النهر إلى البحر).

#streetart #protestart #designsprint #graphicdesign #falmouthuni taken in Falmouth University by @husbanddesigns

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‘Studio Portrait/Landscape’ was the second design sprint that I tackled. For this brief, we were asked to consider our own creative strengths and values, and use these to conceptualise our own studio, and how it would position itself in context of the contemporary design scene. This project would have two deliverables: the Portrait and the Landscape. The former would require us to create a portrait that depicted the ethos of the studio as well as a mission statement or manifesto that would accompany the portrait. The ‘Landscape’ element would exemplify our contemporary design practice with a guest lecture given at (the hypothetical) Falmouth Design Festival 2025.
My response was Hibiri Foundry, a multilingual type foundry built on the foundations of decolonial pedagogies and centred around the accessibility of both latin and non-latin scripts. It was this value of accessibility that informed the choice of a receipt as the vehicle to convey the foundry’s manifesto. In my eyes, receipts are a universal recognised means of type design, something everyone has come across and interacted with, without even knowing they are typographical curated. It was important to me that the total would be £0, since all of the values I (and thus the studio) holds aren’t extra perks but part of the package, something expected of the partnership. For my portrait I wanted to go back and redo my own FACE_TYPE with Arabic letters and numbers.
Ever the fan of wordplay, I wanted the title of Hibir Foundry’s talk to be “Crying Over Unspilled Ink”. This hypothetical talk would explore our Western-centred approach to typography design and its evolution; how the printing press, for example, is often hailed as revolutionary to typographic design left non-Latin scripts to the wayside. It is only when we stretch our definition of “good design” to encompass more than the Western world that we will be able to fully appreciate it in all its much-ness.

#graphicdesign #decolonization #typography #designsprint #falmouthuni taken in Falmouth University by @husbanddesigns

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Started off third-year with a five day design sprint around different Play Personalities!! I was most interested in the “Collector” due in no small part to my own kleptomaniac-tendencies. I split my week in two, spending the first half playing around with different floral distortions created with a scanner and printing these scans on sticky-notes. For the second half, I went around Falmouth with a portable scanner collecting type. I printed this collection and again distorted them with a scanner, to be made into a little zine!
This project was the first of four 5 day design sprints, and really pushed me to stop umm-ing and ahh-ing about what the final outcome could be, and instead enjoy the playfulness of creating!!!

#graphicdesign #scanner #zine #designsprint #falmouthuni taken in Falmouth University by @husbanddesigns

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4 months ago

Birmingham Love Letters taken in Birmingham, United Kingdom by @husbanddesigns

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7 months ago

Definitely well past fashionable late for posting this, but I am still trying to delude myself into thinking that it isn’t over.

Luke’s ‘anti-placement’ was my first soiree with industry. A fortnight filled to the brim with talent that swept me off my feet. It’s hard to put into words how much I learned over two weeks, and how much I felt, but I think awestruck does a good job.

Thank you to all the of creatives that took the time to see us: Serlina Small (@serlinasmall, @sml_dsgn), Deb Clarke (@deborettecreative, @b18leather), Joelle Preddy (@_joellepreddy, @gfsmithpapers), Josie House and Amber Charlton (@ie_design, @josie_house_, @amber_l_art), Keith Dodds (@misterdodds), Louis Hudson (@louishudson, @overlapsocial), Nikolaos Finizio (@nikolaos_finizio), Alex Joleaf Jolliffe (@joleaf), Imogen Morris (@imogenmorrisart), Drew Roper (@roper.drew, @yaminations), Maria Dean (@maria.anita.shah, @great_perhaps_design), Steve Snell and Olivia Ricketts (@thedualworks, @oliviarickettsdesign), Marry Hemingway (@maryhemingway_, @designbywomen_, @designfully_), Sione Raaijmakers (@sioneraaijmakers), Nat Ellis (@natellisillustration), Nigel Clarke (@clarkeprint), Derek Yates (@altshift_edu, @creativelabldn), Lynne Elvins (@lynne.elvins, @designrallyltd), Matt Taylor (@taylormatthew_, @emperorstudio), Sunny Sangha (@sunderpj), Jess Dorman (@jessicadorman.creative), Kirsty Pritchard (@pritchyprints_studio), Winnie Nip (@thewinnieproject, @digi_talnomads), Kat Tromans (@katherinetromans), Michelle Turton (@michelleturton), Rosie Clarke (@rosie_clarke_), Hannah Albone (@quirkyspark), Ted Jones (@tedhjones), Jess Webberley (@jeswdesign), Graeme Longstaff (@outsider_fam), Ellis Miles, and everyone at The Jointworks (@thejointworks).

Finally, thank you Luke (@luketonge). Thank you for your time, your encouragement, and your plethora of Snoopy mugs. The nurturing guidance you offer and the genuine enthusiasm you have is worth more than you know. If I could, I would go back and do it all over again. taken in Birmingham, United Kingdom by @husbanddesigns

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8 months ago

Little recap of my camera roll after being back for 4 weeks (not in chronological order) taken in Falmouth University by @husbanddesigns

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a year ago

GDE230: Collaborative Practice
“The Lost Caryatid”
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The Lost Caryatid is a board game blending Greek mythology with the emotional consequences of history. Inspired by the six caryatids from the Temple of Erechtheion, one of which was taken by the British in the 19th century and remains in the British Museum, the game highlights the lasting impact of colonialism. Players face decisions that stir guilt on multiple levels, reflecting on the weight of cultural loss and moral compromise.

The creation of this board game would not have been possible without my incredible group: Neena Contreras (@flippitea), Freya Bilik (@bilikdesigns), Naomi Thomas (@nimble_designz), and Oscar Hedges.

The brief was written for us by Lex Fefegha (@lexfefegha) as part of our collaborative project not only with the first-year graphic design students but also between Falmouth University and Birmingham Design Festival. taken in Falmouth University by @husbanddesigns

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BDF x Falmouth: Day 2
“Intro to Game Development” Workshop taken in Falmouth University by @husbanddesigns

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BDF x Falmouth University
“Design is Play” Symposium taken in Falmouth University by @husbanddesigns

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