The studio

We're
Naqsh.

An independent design studio in Jabal Al Weibdeh, Amman. Eleven people working across brand, web and product.

Naqsh studio
Since 2016

How we got here

Naqsh started in 2016 with two people at a shared desk in Weibdeh. Rana Khoury had spent eight years as an art director at advertising agencies in Amman and Dubai, and Lina Barakat joined from a digital agency six months later.

We moved into our current studio on Fawzi Al-Malouf Street in 2020. The team is now eleven: six designers, a strategist, three developers and a studio manager.

Our clients range from start-ups to hospitality groups and clinics, and around a third of our work is for companies in the Gulf.

How we work

Our principles

01

Strategy first

Every project starts with two weeks of interviews and research before any design work begins.

02

Fewer, better

We run six to eight projects at a time, and a senior designer leads each one from start to finish.

03

Built to hand over

Every project ends with guidelines, source files and a training session for your team.

The people

Some of the team

Rana Khoury, founder and creative director

Rana Khoury

Founder · Creative Director

Lina Barakat, design director

Lina Barakat

Design Director

Maya Toukan, brand strategist

Maya Toukan

Brand Strategist

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