One direction.Many possibilities.
A founder-led design studio in Dubai for startups, scaleups and established teams across the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
Every brand starts on paper.
Qartas is classical Arabic for paper, parchment and scroll: the surface every idea is first worked out on.
The word shares an ancient root with chart, card and cartouche. One word for a plan, an identity and a name.
Senior judgment. AI-assisted craft.
Our symbol is eight pen nibs meeting at one point: many ideas, one clear direction.
- The founder leadsStrategy, creative direction, quality control and the decision to deliver.
- AI supportsResearch, exploration, production and testing under human review.
- You approveThe chosen direction and final delivery, with clear checkpoints in between.
What we hold to.
Craft is the proof.
Every screen and letterform has to survive a senior designer’s scrutiny. Speed never excuses a weak detail.
Arabic and English are equals.
Both languages are designed together from the first sketch, with native right-to-left layouts.
Show, don’t claim.
Useful recommendations and real work say more than a slogan.
Calm confidence.
Many of our clients are regulated and need to look trustworthy. We design for clarity over hype.
Let’s start on paper.
Tell us what you are building or improving. We will review your brief and reply with the next step within one working day.
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