Ep. 50 - Family archives, multilingual perks and mansplaining w/ Naïma Ben Ayed

Continuing on the mission to introduce more voices to the podcast, we’ve invited Berlin’s #1 fan Muj Abdulzade to co-host with James. When we first asked Muj about hoping on the podcast Naïma Ben Ayed was at the top of her list of people to talk to.

We spent a lovely afternoon chatting with the London-based type designer on her family, the laziness of certain tech companies and the general challenge of working on Arabic type in a world that seeks to stay rooted in Latin. Naïma’s honesty opened space for James and Muj to relay their own experiences with language and culture in the globalized design world.

It’s amazing to be releasing the 50th conversation! Thank you to all our past guests and for all the love from our listeners.

Keep a look out on our Substack for more updates from GSG and news about Naïma’s forthcoming Arabic type design book!

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