Ghada Wali: How I'm using LEGO to teach Arabic
Гхада Вали: Как я обучаю арабскому с помощью LEGO
A pioneering graphic designer in Egypt, Ghada Wali has designed fonts, brands and design-driven art projects. Full bio
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the Mother of the World.
или Матерь мира.
filled with stories of rebellion,
историями о неповиновении,
triumph and downfall
и поражении цивилизации,
in the power of storytelling.
with which to tell my story,
поведать свою историю,
can bring the Arabic language to life.
может оживить арабский язык.
why I want to do this.
почему я хочу это сделать.
can change the world.
может изменить мир.
в моём родном городе Каире
two separate dictators.
as a tool for positive change
как орудия положительных изменений
was also a grassroots design revolution.
стала также революцией массового дизайна.
far louder than words
90 million voices were suppressed
заставляли молчать
and social suppression,
и социальное подавление
of the Arabic script in the region.
арабской письменности в этом регионе.
использовали арабский язык.
in an increasingly globalized world,
глобализованном мире,
используют арабское письмо для общения.
the Arabic script to communicate.
I noticed myself missing Arabic.
я заметила, что мне не хватает арабского,
one of the biggest libraries in Italy
из крупнейших библиотек Италии
that this is what they had
"Arabic/Middle Eastern books."
и ближневосточные книги».
portrayed to the world,
to the world-renowned writers
во всём мире авторами,
Nizar Qabbani?
как Аль-Мутанабби и Низар Каббани?
of an entire region of the world,
целого мирового региона,
of an entire region of the world
целого мирового региона
any kind of real impact
and contemporary social discourse.
и на современный социальный дискурс.
of my number one belief:
о своём главном убеждении:
to catch a glimpse of your work,
увидел вашу работу,
from seeing us as evil,
чтобы мир перестал видеть в нас зло,
арабское письмо
other people, other cultures?
с другими людьми и культурами.
the two most significant symbols
innocent and fun as LEGO?
невиннее и веселее, чем LEGO?
endless possibilities.
без каких-либо ограничений.
a bilingual solution for Arabic education,
было найти двуязычное решение
communication and education
эффективное общение и образование —
do not only represent different worlds
не только представляют разные миры,
for both Eastern and Western communities
создают технические трудности
why Arabic and Latin are different,
алфавиты настолько отличаются, множество,
состоит из вертикальных штрихов,
to the Arabic language,
in order to articulate a given word.
должны быть соединены.
system of punctuation and diacritics.
тоже принципиально отличаются.
different letter forms:
есть четыре варианта написания:
и отдельно стоящей буквы.
to young learners, foreign speakers,
молодёжь, иностранцев,
integrate to their host societies
интегрироваться в принявшие их культуры
a bilingual learning system,
образовательной системы,
a fun and engaging way of learning
и увлекательный метод изучения
с помощью LEGO.
изображает арабскую букву.
is explained in form, sound
через форму и звук,
and the four different forms,
с их четырьмя формами
the transliteration in Latin
во Флоренции я построила буквы.
and chose the correct color background
times four different forms.
should and can be fun, portable.
и должна быть увлекательной и мобильной.
as many languages in the world,
becomes fun, easy and accessible globally.
стало интересным, лёгким и доступным всем.
my nation's beautiful script.
прекрасную письменность моего народа.
was a form of visual meditation,
стала для меня визуальной медитацией,
made two languages.
получились две письменности.
of the same building unit,
the world around us gets,
становится мир вокруг
on ISIS, the terrorist group,
о террористической группе ИГИЛ,
Egyptian goddess,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Ghada Wali - DesignerA pioneering graphic designer in Egypt, Ghada Wali has designed fonts, brands and design-driven art projects.
Why you should listen
Ghada Wali believes that graphic design can change the world. She developed an Arabic typeface that was chosen as one of the best 100 graphic design pieces in the world by the Society of Typographic Arts in Chicago. She won a silver in the International A DESIGN AWARDS, Italy. Her work has been featured in art exhibits around the world and showcased in various articles internationally such as the World Economic Forum, Quartz Africa, Wired Italia & Japan, Slanted Berlin and many more local and global platforms. Her work most recently won the Granshan competition in Munich, as well as two Adobe Design Achievement awards in San Diego. She has been awarded the AWDA, AIAP the women in Design Award in Milan, recognizing the influential women in the field.
Wali made it to Forbes Europe's List 2017 (Arts & Immigrants category), the first Egyptian woman ever to appear in this category. She was also named to the OKAYAFRICA-100WOMEN list for 2018. She has been featured on UN Women Egypt and has been representing the Egyptian Women Council empowerment campaign.
Wali holds a BA degree as one of the first design graduates of the German University in Cairo and an MA in Design from IED Istituto Europeo di Design, Florence, Italy, which she won as a scholarship basis. Her design experience includes MI7 Cairo, Fortune Promoseven and J. Walter Thompson, as well as teaching graphic design in both the German & American Universities in Cairo.
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