Design for Change: Protest and Publishing with Journal Safar

Want to spend an exciting evening exploring protest and design? The next Design for Change event presents two new publications. Journal Safar #9 explores the visual elements of resistance. Design Drafts #3 is a collaboration between the Nieuwe Instituut, Journal Safar and the writers Tala Abdalhadi, Myriam Amri, Shruti Hussain, Candice Jansen, and Alice Wan.

The new editions of Design Drafts and Journal Safar are the result of a joint open call for submissions on the theme of protest in relation to design, urban interventions and visual culture. The selected writers were invited to attend writing and development sessions with the editorial teams.

The writers, editors and designers of the publications were also invited to attend an evening of lectures and discussions on publishing as a form of protest and as a means of sharing practices.

Journal Safar

Safar is a bilingual magazine about design and visual culture, published in Beirut. It was founded in response to the lack of critical writing on design in the Global South.

Design Drafts

Through its Design Drafts programme, the Nieuwe Instituut collaborates with various journals and publishing platforms to encourage a shared search for alternative ways of writing about design.

Design for Change

The Design for Change series explores how design, digital culture and architecture can address major global issues. Through this series, the Nieuwe Instituut provides a platform for designers, architects, digital artists and other cultural creators to share their insights and experiences. The conversations explore wide-ranging perspectives on challenging questions.

With support

The visit of Maya Moumne (Journal Safar’s Creative Director and Co-Founder) was made possible by the Nieuwe Instituut’s International Visitors Programme, with support from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Make your evening complete!

Combine this event with a visit to our exhibitions – admission to the museum is free on Thursday evenings. Fancy a bite to eat? Join us in the Nieuwe Café!