About Iraq Petroleum Magazine
Iraq Petroleum was the London-produced corporate journal of the Iraq Petroleum Company, circulating across the Middle East from 1952. Its photogravure covers laid oil-black ink over a Mesopotamian desert-brown field, framing modernist photo essays of ancient and industrial Iraq.
Refined Gill Sans English headlines met naskh Arabic captions in bilingual margins. The design system distills that restrained corporate duotone — desert-brown imagery, thin caption rules, and an unwavering oil-black ground.
- Origin
- Middle East — Iraq / Mesopotamia, produced in London
- Era
- 1952–1990 (journal era; Latif Al Ani photographed for sister magazine Ahl al-Naft 1953–54)
- Key figures
- Latif Al Ani · Iraq Petroleum Company corporate editors · British corporate house-style designers
- Movements
- Mid-century British corporate house style · Modernist photojournalism · Oil-company editorial design
Iraq Petroleum Magazine design spec
Colors
Background
Surface
Primary
Secondary
Accent
Text
Typography
Gill SansHeadings
ArchivoBody
Noto Naskh ArabicMono
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