Scripts of Refusal: Designing Resistance in Semitic Typography

About the talk

Semitic scripts are approached as witnesses to displacement and cultural survival. Through experimental type design, AI-generated visual prototypes and speculative spatial work, Hala Georges examines how typography can assert presence and reclaim space for marginalised writing systems.

About the speaker

Dr Hala Georges is a Syrian–British visual communication artist, researcher and academic based in the UAE. Her work spans typography, design history and cultural archaeology. She holds a PhD in Creative Arts from the University of Brighton and an MA in Graphic Design from the University for the Creative Arts.

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