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07 · Culture & arts
Qalam
Independent bookshop
An interface that reads like a book page: ruled lines, a proofreader's red, and nothing that shines without a reason.
Colour
- #fbf6ecbg
- #ffffffsurface
- #1a1a1aink
- #6c6356muted
- #a3161aaccent
- #1a1a1aaccent 2
Type
Aa أب
The quick brown fox jumps
Serif · GeorgiaInterface parts
Recommend me a bookReading club
Chosen by handA handwritten note on every book.
ShelvesClubWe publish
qalam.concept
QalamShelvesClubWe publishRecommend me a book
THE NEIGHBOURHOOD BOOKSHOP SINCE 1984One book
One book
can change a year.
We choose every book on the shelf ourselves, and tell you why it deserves your time.
Recommend me a bookReading club01
Chosen by hand
A handwritten note on every book.
02
Monthly club
A book and a talk every Thursday.
03
Wrapped delivery
In old newspaper.
40years of shelves
8,000titles
120club members
“The only shop that knows what I like before I ask.”
Recommend me a bookQalamIndependent bookshop
Design decisions
- Black ink and proofing red on ivory
- A serif at a comfortable reading size
- Perfectly square corners, like a page edge