(Photo: Still from promotional video by Design Guide magazine)
In it's fifth round, Egypt Design week will run across 5 days between 15 to 25 July, each day in a different city.
The first day will be held in Cairo on 15 July, followed by Mansoura on 18 July, Tanta on 20 July, Alexandria on 22 July and will close in Assiut on 25 July.
Egypt Design week is organised by Design Guide magazine, a publication for professional graphic designers specialising in practical and critical articles, offering a reference for professionals and amateurs in the field through news, events and technology from the design world.
Its writers are a number of international design specialists including from Egypt, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, who are accredited from top design companies such as Adobe and Autodesk, or academic specialists who work as deign educators, according to their website.
The events’ venues have yet to be announced.
A total of 16 speakers in the design field will be holding talks at the events in all the cities.
Speakers at the event in Cairo are Adobe certified design educator Ahmad El-Haj Qasem, who is the symposium’s guest of honour, renowned photographer Galal El-Messiry, founder of Tareeq El-Graphic Academy Attia Abdo, and digital animator Ahmed Mamdouh.
Some of the topics the speakers will share expertise on include 3D graphics, Arabic calligraphy and lettering, designing advertisements for print as well as a guide to starting a design business.
Last year, the symposium was held in Cairo, Sohag, Ismailia, Alexandria and Damietta.
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