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simple, credible, conveys humanitarian issues in refined way

covers purpose to set tone of contents - contents then show the layers they have and the amount of hard work and research they underwent

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more professional/credible? find another layout of images - use less?

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less eye catching, little urgency

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shadow add bit more depth - too many colours/layers

font too small/doesnt match the boldness of layout and colours - tame the background etc

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emphasize layers, depth, tragedy - for a cover be succinct and clear - stick to 3/4 images conveying same thing. Only add in opacity and repetition - to convey an idea, like ethnic cleansing, the fading of kurdistan

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bit different from reference image, logos and text sized better?

do 3rd cover composition

- next meeting discuss layout followed in report draft
- send original images to me as unable to save them from google doc
- logos in colour for comparison

} start adding in references
} final pages, (legal analysis and select cases after all the references?)

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testing out logos in colours of kurd flag - i prefer the ones without green but understand that it indicates alter areas

original edition with yellow star feels like enough to indicate kurdistan, unique star

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remake this - include the sun and test out flag colours e.g. red background and green mountains?

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report cover reference

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cover idea mock up based on an already available cover

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text still to include -
references
appendices

also images
and decided logo (make iterations with colour)

cover idea portraying layers - work on it

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consistency and structure in cover conveys structured and organised, credible, contents

minimal, professional and serious

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cover - better quality image to blow up, crop on new layer
text over sky - image top of page, block of colour below

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my plan: to add text and sections as you edit in order to format layout and paragraph styles (font, size)
- still to add images, references and maps
- once sorted format can go through text more finely and replace text with the edits that have been made

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inforgraphic test

appropriate format?
Title and info box - what do these stats show?

colours and type will be consistent with report

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comment feedback below

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final palette and initial logo ideas - send colours to mapper and request feedback from team on logos, extra colours, typeface? symbols?

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last tests before feedback - tests of mountains, star flag, colour, typography -

serif more serious and respectable, could link to law/rights

san-serif more modern, eye-catching, legible

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report template colours - left
other themed colours - right

includes hex codes to share exact shades
send hex codes to map-maker

2 reds - 1 directly from a kurdistan flag, other default red

stick to flag red for consistency and logic? (need to change template)

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mountain logo tests - simple, respectful font, silhouette, bring in colour? how to differentiate from likes of Trespass? (outdoor brands)

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rescale to make image more dominant or structured for cover - with bigger text and more prominent typography

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picture needs to be better quality to fill page (layout and font to be changed from template)

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colours of kurdistan flag and relating hues i.e. beige, brown, darker shades of red and green

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initial digital logos, fonts used franklin gothic heavy, gilroy extra bold and Corbel bold

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crimes against kurds - logo 2

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crimes against kurds - logo sketches 1

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Qandil Mountains on border of iraq and iran in kurdistan

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graphic design on kurdistan

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The following was written by Maher Sinjary and is excerpted from the ASAWAR Center's thesis book, which is available for download here.

I was born and raised in Duhok, Kurdistan, in northern Iraq. I hold a BFA in Fine arts from Saladdin University of Hawler [Erbil] or SUH. For the past few years, I have been teaching art in Iraqi Kurdistan, and came to San Francisco in Fall 2012 to study Graphic Design, a field that I have always been interested in. It's complicated to be a Kurd. I identify partially as Iraqi, because Kurdistan is not yet an independent country. This means that whenever I introduce myself, I have to say, "I am from Kurdistan, Northern Iraq" - I can't simply say Kurdistan. Sometimes if I just say, "I am from Kurdistan" they think I am talking about Kazakhstan in Southern Russia!

When I tell Americans that I am from "Northern Iraq," they immediately envision a war torn region, and I have to try and explain the Kurdish situation, and impart a little bit of the Kurdish history to explain why things are the way they are.

My national identity, with all its confusion as well as the strength and courage of my people, has been a story of an ethnic group struggling for their cultural independence. This is what has led me to choose this topic.

Getting attention to the topic of Kurdish heritage with a MFA thesis journal

This book is a journal of an MFA thesis that Maher Sinjary took from the beginning by convincing the instructors and advisors at the school that this topic is valid and needs attention, after three tries Asawar was approved as a valid topic by the School of Graphic Design at AAU, and Maher worked hard to collected all his research and create a visual system that evokes the idea of cultures.

Asawar supports various ethnic/cultural groups around the world who are struggling to preserve their cultural identity and/or gain international recognition of their independence. By providing information on the historical and political basis of the struggle for independence of groups such as the Kurds, Palestinians, Basques, Tibetans and others, we seek to connect Americans to the issues and to create sympathy and understanding for their shared cause: Cultural and political freedom. The center runs cultural events, lectures, and discussions providing all Americans interested in current international affairs with a better understanding other cultures.

Asawar is a Kurdish word for Heritage and therefore, Asawar is dedicated to the Kurdish community, and is part of a larger collaborative which is EthnoCultural which focuses on ethnic groups that have been too often defined by others rather than themselves, such as the Kurds, Basques, and Palestinians.
Download the book here.

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Celebrating Kurdish Heritage with a New Book from ASAWAR Center

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The following was written by Maher Sinjary and is excerpted from the ASAWAR Center's thesis book, which is available for download here. I was born and raised in Duhok, Kurdistan, in northern Iraq. I hold a BFA in Fine arts from Saladdin University of Hawler [Erbil] or SUH.

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more info for logo - focus on mountain as symbol? strong connotations of salvation, war, borders, cultures - look into saying 'No friends bar the mountains' in Kurd culture

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Crimes against the Kurds in the Kurdish, Kurdistan parts called Bashur in Iraq, Rojava in Syria, Bakur in Turkey and Rojhelat in Iran.

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- format report on InDesign (look into placement of references)

- think of best colour scheme, can be transferred to maps + elsewhere

- logo for 'Crimes Against Kurds' (include TJWG?)

- logo for Transitional Justice Working Group (?)

- infographic (get stats from Jaya)

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colour palette 1 - based on kurdish flag colours and muted tones of similar shades

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keep mind open to ideas for potential -
logos
infographics

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publication covers for Transitional Justice Working Group to refer to as well

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Download: 2021 What can go right_English Download: 2021 What can go right_Spanish Download: 2021 What can go right_Korean Download: 2019 Mapping the Fate of the Dead_English Download: 2019 Mapping the Fate of the Dead_Korean ...

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most recent report - example to compare to

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respectful
sombre
credible
professional
sensitivity

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professional with theme

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quieter feel - let report topic speak louder than layout

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room for creative play?

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inside report - image heavy?