Organization
KELME
Lebanese-language cultural initiative
Connection with Alex
Alex designed KELME’s visual identity, logo system and visual guidelines, and contributed website work and occasional maintenance. He is also named among the initiative’s contributors in coverage of the Lebnéne keyboard launch.
Work & recognition
Projects, programmes and milestones. Each entry explains its relationship and attribution.
7 entries
In commonConnected work
In commonConnected work
Book cover & lettering · 2022
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- Connection
- Cover design and title lettering for Elias Bou-Issa’s Lebanese-language book.
In commonConnection
2022 · 961
A contributor to the initiative
Launch coverage names Alex among the team behind the Lebnéne keyboard and Lebanese-language initiative.
In commonDesign & collaboration
Design & collaboration · KELME / Alex Dahdah
Website & ongoing design support
Website work and occasional maintenance alongside the visual identity.
In commonCoverage of the work
961 · 2022
News articleA language, a keyboard, a cultural project.
Coverage of Kelme’s Lebnéne keyboard and the team behind it, including Alex.
Coverage of the keyboard initiative, including Alex’s contribution to its letters.
KelmeAlex · Visual identity & designIndependent coverage · Named contributor
There’s Finally An App To Help You Type In Lebanese, Making Lebanese Convos So Much Easier
Names Alex among the contributors who made and evaluated the Lebanese letters.
In commonCoverage of the work
Beirut.com · 2022
Critical opinionA critical response to the Lebanese keyboard initiative.
Labib Mansour’s opinion piece critiques Kelme’s keyboard and its framing of Lebanese linguistic identity.
Commentary on the wider keyboard initiative.
KelmeAlex · Visual identity & designCritical opinion · Project-level commentary
Lebanese Keyboards And Other Figments Of The Phoenician Imagination
A critical response to the Lebanese keyboard initiative.
Wider workFurther reading & conversations
2022 · 961
Lebnéne launch coverage
961 introduced the keyboard, its purpose and the people contributing to the project.
About & links
7 cards · All
Bio
Biography
KELME is a collaborative cultural initiative supporting writing and reading in Lebanese. Its resources include a phonetic alphabet, literature and language learning materials, alongside Lebnéne keyboard tools. Its keyboard policy describes KELME as an unincorporated collective with multiple contributors.
Bio
Purpose & approach
The initiative gives spoken Lebanese a written form through phonetic tools, literary resources and accessible keyboards, connecting everyday language with writing and cultural exchange.
Links
Explore
KELME
Language resources, writing and cultural projects.
Links
Get the app
Lebnéne for iOS
The Lebanese keyboard on the Apple App Store.
Links
Explore
Keyboard tools
Available platforms and instructions for typing in Lebanese.
Sources
Sources & credits · 1
Sources