Designed in Iraq

Typography — Cuneiform

Cuniform is a logo-syllabic script that was the first written language. It was used through all the ancient eras of Iraq, starting in Uruk of Sumer, southern Iraq. It was named cuneiform because of the matching shape of the main logo-syllable to a wedge shape (cuneus: latin). The use of cuneiform ended 300 A.D. and war replaced with the alphabet.

Cuneiform had a revival in modern and contemporary times and is used in artworks and in building designs as architectural features.

Osama Cuneiform Art

The project “Cultural and Creative Industries” is implemented by the GIZ on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut. It improves employment and income opportunities for creative professionals in six partner countries; Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Kenya, Senegal, and South Africa and operates mainly in the music, fashion, design and animation sectors. In addition to promoting the development of entrepreneurial, digital, creative and technical skills through training programmes, the project aims to strengthen the framework conditions and the ecosystem of the cultural and creative industries.