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Al Masaood Magazine

English and Arabic on facing pages, so neither reads as a translation of the other.

  • Al Masaood Magazine
  • The interview, English and Arabic on facing pages.
  • Fifty years and more: the chairman.
  • Product review: the Patrol NISMO.
Client
Al Masaood
Studio
Clayit, Dubai and Amman
Scope
Editorial, bilingual, print
Edition
The fifth
Languages
English and Arabic, on facing pages

The fifth edition of Al Masaood’s corporate magazine, set in English and Arabic on facing pages so that neither language reads as a translation of the other.

The grid has to hold two directions at once. English runs left to right down one page, Arabic runs right to left down the other, and the two meet at a gutter carrying the anniversary device. Features are allowed to run long. Printed and bound, it is the piece here that has to survive being read rather than looked at.

What we made

  • Bilingual grid
  • Cover
  • Feature spreads
  • Interview layout
  • Product review
  • Advertising templates
  • Print and bind

Work

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  • Al Masaood Magazine
  • The interview, English and Arabic on facing pages.
    The interview, English and Arabic on facing pages.
  • Fifty years and more: the chairman.
    Fifty years and more: the chairman.
  • Product review: the Patrol NISMO.
    Product review: the Patrol NISMO.
  • Back cover.
    Back cover. Render.
  • The printed issue.
    The printed issue. Render.
  • The spread, printed.
    The spread, printed. Render.