Wael Morcos's guest appearances

Wael Morcos

Design Matters with Debbie Millman

First Generation Burden

The afikra Podcast

Juan Carlos Pagan

Diego Guevara

Beau Sia

Ahmed Klink

Ricardo Gonzalez

Derek Roberts+

Zipeng Zhu

Sophia Chang

Khary Randolph

Florencia Massu

Nicolas Chidiac

Laura Mueller-Soppart

Christine Sienicki

Shane Griffin

Andy Chen

OwlTail

Wael is an award winning designer and typographer; the co-founder of 1on1projects; and a studio partner for ‎Morcos Key, a Brooklyn-based design studio.Connect with Wael:  https://www.instagram.com/WaelMorcos/‎Created &amp; Hosted by: Mikey Muhanna, afikraEdited by: Ramzi RammanTheme music by: Tarek YamaniAbout the afikra conversation series:Our long-form interview series, hosted on Zoom, featuring academics and arts ‎and media experts who are helping document and/or shape the history and culture of the Arab world through their ‎work. Our hope is that by having the guest share their expertise and story, the community still walks away with new ‎found curiosity - and maybe some good recommendations about new nerdy rabbit holes to dive into head first. ‎Following the interview there is a moderated town-hall style Q&amp;A with questions coming from the live virtual audience ‎on Zoom.‎ Join the live audience: https://www.afikra.com/rsvp  Follow afikra:‎Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/afikra/Patreon: https://patreon.com/afikraInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/afikra_/‎Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/afikra.official/‎Twitter: https://twitter.com/afikraWebsite: afikra.comAbout afikra:‎afikra is a grassroots movement that has evolved into a global community dedicated to exploring the history and ‎culture of the Arab world. Starting in 2014 in NYC, our mission has always been two-pronged: cultivate curiosity and ‎to build community. We've hosted intimate salon-style events all over the world that feature in-depth presentations on ‎topics related to the Arab world, given by members of our community. What makes afikra different is that our ‎programs and platform is designed to engage our community to ask their own questions, and provide an open ‎community of peers who support each other as we all look for the answers together. Our vision is to build a global ‎community of curious minds who are interested in promoting intellectualism and deepening our communal ‎knowledge of the Arab region.‎

Wael is an award winning designer and typographer; the co-founder of 1on1projects; and a studio partner for ‎Morcos Key, a Brooklyn-based design studio.Connect with Wael: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/WaelMorcos/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.instagram.com/WaelMorcos/‎</a>Created &amp; Hosted by: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mikey_mu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mikey Muhanna</a>, afikra Edited by: Ramzi Ramman Theme music by: Tarek YamaniAbout the afikra conversation series: Our long-form interview series, hosted on Zoom, featuring academics and arts ‎and media experts who are helping document and/or shape the history and culture of the Arab world through their ‎work. Our hope is that by having the guest share their expertise and story, the community still walks away with new ‎found curiosity - and maybe some good recommendations about new nerdy rabbit holes to dive into head first. ‎Following the interview there is a moderated town-hall style Q&amp;A with questions coming from the live virtual audience ‎on Zoom.‎ Join the live audience: <a href="https://www.afikra.com/rsvp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.afikra.com/rsvp </a> Follow afikra:‎ Youtube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/afikra/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/c/afikra/</a> Patreon: <a href="https://patreon.com/afikra" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://patreon.com/afikra</a> Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/afikra_/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.instagram.com/afikra_/‎</a> Facebook:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/afikra.official/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.facebook.com/afikra.official/‎</a> Twitter:<a href="https://twitter.com/afikra" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://twitter.com/afikra</a> Website:<a href="http://www.afikra.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> afikra.com</a>About afikra:‎ afikra is a grassroots movement that has evolved into a global community dedicated to exploring the history and ‎culture of the Arab world. Starting in 2014 in NYC, our mission has always been two-pronged: cultivate curiosity and ‎to build community. We've hosted intimate salon-style events all over the world that feature in-depth presentations on ‎topics related to the Arab world, given by members of our community. What makes afikra different is that our ‎programs and platform is designed to engage our community to ask their own questions, and provide an open ‎community of peers who support each other as we all look for the answers together. Our vision is to build a global ‎community of curious minds who are interested in promoting intellectualism and deepening our communal ‎knowledge of the Arab region.‎

Designer & Typographer Wael Morcos [afikra ‎Conversations]‎

This week, Rich talks to designer and typographer Wael Morcos. They discuss Wael’s upbringing in a small suburb of Beirut in Lebanon, and how he began his creative journey, from getting his undergrad at Notre Dame in Lebanon to receiving his MFA at RISD in Rhode Island, and co-founding the studio MorcosKey. Also, they get into the intersection of Identity and Academics in design, how one brings their culture into their work in a meaningful way, and the "importance" of awards. Check out FirstGenBurden.com for all the episodes. Follow at @firstgenburden.Recorded at Listening Party (@listeningpartypresents and @canalstreetmarket)Thanks DesGin for their support.

This week, Rich talks to designer and typographer Wael Morcos. They discuss Wael’s upbringing in a small suburb of Beirut in Lebanon, and how he began his creative journey, from getting his undergrad at Notre Dame in Lebanon to receiving his MFA at RISD in Rhode Island, and co-founding the studio MorcosKey. Also, they get into the intersection of Identity and Academics in design, how one brings their culture into their work in a meaningful way, and the "importance" of awards. Check out <a href="http://FirstGenBurden.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FirstGenBurden.com</a> for all the episodes. Follow at @firstgenburden. Recorded at Listening Party (@listeningpartypresents and @canalstreetmarket) Thanks DesGin for their support.

24. 'One Foot is Here, One is There' w/ Wael Morcos - Designer, Typographer, co-founder of MorcosKey

This week, Rich talks to designer and typographer Wael Morcos. They discuss Wael’s upbringing in a small suburb of Beirut in Lebanon, and how he began his creative journey, from getting his undergrad at Notre Dame in Lebanon to receiving his MFA at RISD in Rhode Island, and co-founding the studio MorcosKey. Also, they get into the intersection of Identity and Academics in design, how one brings their culture into their work in a meaningful way, and the "importance" of awards.   Check out FirstGenBurden.com for all the episodes. Follow us @firstgenburden and Rich Tu / @rich_tu Recorded at Listening Party (@listeningpartypresents and @canalstreetmarket) Thanks DesGin for their support.     ---   Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/firstgenburden/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/firstgenburden/support

This week, Rich talks to designer and typographer Wael Morcos. They discuss Wael’s upbringing in a small suburb of Beirut in Lebanon, and how he began his creative journey, from getting his undergrad at Notre Dame in Lebanon to receiving his MFA at RISD in Rhode Island, and co-founding the studio MorcosKey. Also, they get into the intersection of Identity and Academics in design, how one brings their culture into their work in a meaningful way, and the "importance" of awards.  <ul> <li>Check out <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e50sjq/metadata/FirstGenBurden.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FirstGenBurden.com</a> for all the episodes.</li> <li>Follow us @<a href="https://soundcloud.com/firstgenburden" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">firstgenburden</a> and Rich Tu / @<a href="https://soundcloud.com/rich_tu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">rich_tu</a></li> <li>Recorded at Listening Party (@<a href="https://soundcloud.com/listeningpartypresents" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">listeningpartypresents</a> and @<a href="https://soundcloud.com/canalstreetmarket" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">canalstreetmarket</a>)</li> <li>Thanks DesGin for their support. </li> </ul> --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/firstgenburden/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/firstgenburden/message</a> Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/firstgenburden/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/firstgenburden/support</a>