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Case study · Syria · 2025

Mesh Impossible

A Syrian podcast about entrepreneurship, made by us end to end: the name, the visual identity, the set, the direction, the distribution.

PRODUCTIONA Mesh-Mosh original
SCOPEVisual identity + production
SEASON 0112 episodes · 40 clips
LOCATIONTalisman Hotel · Damascus
01 / 08 The gap

Syrian media is all politics. The economy has no voice

Three observations that fed straight into the show's design.

01

One-note coverage

A focus on politics and world affairs leaves business and the economy out of frame.

02

Stories with no platform

From shopkeepers to startup founders, stories with nowhere to be told in full.

03

Growing demand

Podcast listening is growing across the region, especially among young professionals.

02 / 08 LOGO

The name makes its own case. One strike flips the meaning

Strike out «IM», and the word becomes POSSIBLE. The logo is that strike made visual, not decoration laid over the name.

  • 01
    The strikeBy hand, not with a ruler. One stroke of the pen carries the whole message.
  • 02
    The "Mesh" bubbleThe spoken word inside a speech bubble: what follows is a conversation, not a lecture.
  • 03
    Broadcast wavesThree arcs take the phrase from the page to the airwaves.
  • 04
    The red bandIt anchors the block, and in the Arabic version it stands as a mark of its own.
03 / 08 COLOUR

A four-tone system where red is an accent, not a background

The cream carries the text, and red is for emphasis only. Red loses its job the moment it becomes a background.

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Mesh Red#E8232A
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Print Charcoal#1B1B1B
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Paper Cream#F5E4CC
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Archive Turquoise#0E4B45
CREAM 58% INK 24% RED 13% 5%
04 / 08 Location

Talisman Hotel: a Damascene palace, not a studio

A palace over 150 years old in the heart of the Old City, near Straight Street and Bab Sharqi. Eastern arches, a mosaic fountain, carved woodwork. And the setting is part of the message: a guest talks about the project they're building today, inside a building that has stood for a century and a half.

The Talisman Hotel salon with its arches and chandeliers
The hotel's inner courtyard and fountain
Recording an episode inside the hotel
SET

A visual world of its own

The tarboosh, the chair, the microphone, the tiles: each drawn as its own poster in an old print style, under the title Conversations from the Archive. The result is an asset bank that feeds the covers and the clips, no extra shooting needed.

01Damascene tiles
Damascene tiles with an eight-pointed star
02The tarboosh and the table
Poster of the tarboosh on the mother-of-pearl table
03The chair and the microphone
Poster of the chair and the microphone
05 / 08 FORMAT

A long interview, and a short, actionable segment

The story keeps the listener. The practical segment gives them a reason to come back.

MAIN

The interview · 50 to 80 minutes

From the first spark, through the stumbles, to the decision that opened the way.

SEGMENT

Quick Wins · 10 minutes

A recurring segment of practical business growth tips, built to be cut into a standalone clip.

RHYTHM

One episode a week

A steady rhythm and a 12-episode first season. Consistency is what makes it an appointment.

CAMERASSony FX3 · Sony A7 IV
LENSES85mm · 70–200mm GM · 24–70mm GM II
LIGHTAmaran C300
SOUNDShure MV7X XLR · Zoom Mixer
06 / 08 The guests

From shopkeepers to startup founders

Manufacturers, innovators, business owners. What they share: they're building here, now.

Guests from the first season
Guests from the first season
Guests from the first season
Guests from the first season
Guests from the first season
Guests from the first season
Guests from the first season
Guests from the first season
07 / 08 TEAM

The people behind the show

Jamal Dawoud, the show's host

Jamal Dawoud · Host

A former director at Al Araby TV and Syria TV, and a screenwriter known for social satire on his own channels, followed by millions. We chose him because he knows how to carry a message and keep it entertaining, and an interview about the economy turns heavy fast without that.

  • Ahmad Al Nahhas · Producer. Founder of Mesh-Mosh and author of “Harbou'”. He drives the vision and the production, and it's his network that opens the door to the guests.
  • The Mesh-Mosh team · 12 people. Camera, sound, editing and visual identity, behind more than 30 million views a month.
08 / 08 DISTRIBUTION

One episode, forty ways into it

Each episode is cut into short clips, every one with its own title and cover. A clip is content in its own right, not a trailer for the episode.

A short clip from the show
A short clip from the show
A short clip from the show
A short clip from the show
40short clips
5publishing platforms
~1Mviews per episode and its clips
RESULTS

Impact

+3.5M views a month
+150K engagements a month
12episodes in season one
The origin

Before the show, there was a book

Cover of the book Harbou' by Ahmad Al Nahhas

"Harbou': A Startup in the Most Volatile Market in the World (Syria)", by Ahmad Al Nahhas, published by Mozaik for Studies and Publishing.

Its argument: survival belongs to those who adapt, not those who resist. The book made the case in one voice; the show handed the mic to dozens of voices to make it in their own.

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Saying “impossible” is easy. Striking the word out and starting, that's the hard part.

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