Route 26
Next stop: the rest of your life.
A Cairo microbus route that only runs once. Hand-lettered stickers, a route plate with your faculty on it, and a line of seats everyone gets photographed in.
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The concept
Everyone in Egypt has ridden this bus. Paint yours.
Route 26 turns your day into the microbus that took you to campus for four years, except this one only runs once and it goes somewhere else. A route plate reading campus to real life, the sticker lettering every driver swears by, a checker stripe down every printed thing, and a conductor calling out stops that are really your year's in-jokes.
It's the loudest realm in the catalogue and the easiest to recognise from across a courtyard. The palette is microbus red, sticker yellow and the blue of a nazar charm.
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Identity
A route plate, a sticker phrase and a checker stripe.
A route plate system with a number roundel, a from and a to, and an English line underneath, supplied editable so each faculty puts its own name on the front of the bus.
A sticker phrase set in Ruqaa lettering, supplied as outlined vectors because Ruqaa breaks on machines without the font, plus a four-page guide on where the checker stripe goes and where it doesn't.
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Design assets
Print-ready at true size, no guessing at the copy shop.
Route plate system
A4 sheets · PDF (vector) + transparent PNG
Unlocks with the kitSticker phrase set
A4 sheets · PDF (vector) + transparent PNG
Unlocks with the kitChecker stripe tape artwork
5m × 6cm · print-shop PDF + A4 strips
Unlocks with the kitStop sign posters
420x594mm ×6 · print-shop PDF + A4 parts
Unlocks with the kitColour + type guide
4pp · A5 · PDF
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Merch
Eight pieces in one print style, so the tee, the cap and the mug read as one set. Sized for local printers.
Try it with your names
Type your faculty, your group and your year, in English or Arabic, and see them on the tee, the mug and the lanyard.
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Tee, back print
A3 · 300dpi PNG, transparent
Tee, pocket print
90mm · 300dpi PNG, transparent
Hoodie, back print
A3 · same file as the tee back
Canvas tote
30×35cm · 300dpi PNG, transparent
Embroidered cap
60mm · PNG for an embroidery digitiser
Mug wrap
200×90mm · sublimation PNG
Sticker sheet
A5 · 300dpi PNG · cut to the borders
Lanyard pass
105mm · names editable in Studio
Arabic line ماشي بالبركة means “running on blessings”
Every design here opens in Studio, the editor that comes in the kit. Retype anything in English or Arabic, move it, add your faculty's name or a photo, delete what you don't want, then print it to PDF at size. It runs in any browser, offline.
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Props
Everything here is printable, buildable, or buyable in Attaba.
Microbus front, flat cut-out
89.1x168cm · print-shop PDF + A3 parts
Unlocks with the kitRoute plate, full size
420x594mm · print-shop PDF + A4 parts
Unlocks with the kitFare collector's money pouch
A3 · cut + fold lines · PDF
Unlocks with the kitStop board with your year's stops
594x841mm · print-shop PDF + A4 parts
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DIY lab
Step-by-step builds with real costs. Start with the green ones.
EasySticker the committee
Print the phrase set on vinyl and let people stick them on laptops, water bottles and each other. Lasts longer than any banner.
- Cost
- 12 each EGP
- Prep
- print and go
Unlocks with the kitMediumThe bus front
Twelve tiled A3 sheets mounted on foam board make a full-size microbus front with a hole where the windscreen is. The group photo goes through it.
- Cost
- 450–700 EGP
- Prep
- 4 hrs
Unlocks with the kitMediumThe row of seats
Borrow a long bench, wrap it in the checker tape and put a route plate at the end. People sit four to a seat, the way it's actually done.
- Cost
- 200 EGP
- Prep
- 2 hrs
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Photography
Twelve shots, in order, for a courtyard in full sun.
Outdoors at midday is where this realm lives, so the shot list uses the harsh light: faces through the bus windscreen, hands passing the fare forward, the whole group on one bench.
A grade preset that keeps the red from clipping and the yellow from going green on phone screens.
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Video
One 45-second edit anybody can cut on a phone.
A conductor calling out each stop, cut against the person that stop is about.
Stop titles as transparent PNGs in the route plate layout, plus a CapCut guide for timing cuts to the call.
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Signature experiences
The three moments that make it a ride. Run them in this order.
EasyPay the fare
Everyone passes a printed fare forward on arrival and gets their sticker back as change. It's how you check people in.
- Cost
- in the print EGP
- Prep
- 10 min setup
Unlocks with the kitMediumThe stops
A conductor with a hoarse voice calls out one stop per person, each one a line their friends wrote. They get off, take a bow, get back on.
- Cost
- free EGP
- Prep
- collect over 2 weeks
Unlocks with the kitEasyLast stop
The whole group squeezes onto the bench for one photograph under the route plate. The fare pouch becomes the time capsule.
- Cost
- free EGP
- Prep
- 5 min
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Day plan
A run sheet you can hand to two people and walk away.
- 11:00
Load in
Bus front up first, bench and checker tape second.
- 13:00
Doors and fares
Fares passed forward, stickers handed out as change.
3 more steps in the full run sheet. It comes with the kit.
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Checklist
Work backwards from your date.
- 4 weeks out — book the courtyard and a long bench01
- 3 weeks out — send tee, cap and tote files to the printer, collect sizes02
4 more in the kit's checklist.
Photo pieces
The things people photograph
Eight pieces come in every realm, drawn in that realm's own colours. Each one is a print file at its real size with a how-to page — send it to a print shop or make it at home. Your department code and year change on all of them at once in Studio.
Unlocks with the kitSenior banner
300×100cm · print-shop PDF, stick-on letters or A4 parts
SENIORS, your year and your department code. Send it to a flex printer in one piece, or print one letter per A4 sheet and stick them onto your own banner using the measured layout.
In the kit · 4
- 00-how-to-make-it.pdfTwo ways to make it, with the layout measured out
- option-1-print-shop-300x100cm.pdfThe whole banner in one piece, for a flex or vinyl print shop
- option-2-letters-A4.pdfOne letter per A4 sheet to cut out and stick onto your own banner
- option-3-home-print-A4-parts.pdfThe whole banner in A4 parts with an assembly map
Photo-booth frame
90×60cm · print-shop PDF + A4 parts + cut-outs
The one everybody queues for. Mount it on foam board and cut the marked window out; the letters, year, cap and stars come as separate pieces to stick around it.
In the kit · 4
- 00-how-to-make-it.pdfMaterials, steps and where the window goes
- print-shop-90x60cm.pdfThe frame in one piece for foam board, 3mm bleed
- home-print-A4-parts.pdfThe frame in A4 parts with an assembly map
- cut-out-pieces-A4.pdfThe letters, year, cap and stars to cut out and stick on
Unlocks with the kitProps on sticks
A4 ×4 · cut lines and stick tabs
Speech bubbles, placards, a graduation cap and glasses, each with a tab to tape a stick to.
In the kit · 2
- 00-how-to-make-it.pdfPrint, mount on card, tape a stick to the back
- props-on-sticks-A4-sheets.pdfSpeech bubbles, signs, glasses and a cap, at size
Name fan
A4 · one per person · photo circle
One per person, with their photo in the middle and their name under it. Type each name in Studio and print.
In the kit · 2
- 00-how-to-make-it.pdfOne per person: photo, name, stick
- name-fan-A4.pdfOne fan per A4 sheet, with a circle for the photo; print one per person
Unlocks with the kitCut-letter kit
A4 ×2 · alphabet, digits, spares
The mismatched letters, already drawn. Spare vowels included, because every group runs out halfway through the first name.
In the kit · 1
- cut-letters-A4.pdfMismatched letters, digits and spare vowels to cut out
Unlocks with the kitCupcake toppers
20-up on A4 · cut circles
Seven designs for the table, in the same print style as everything else.
In the kit · 1
- cupcake-toppers-A4-20-up.pdf20 toppers per sheet, cut on the line, glue to a toothpick
Unlocks with the kitMug coasters
9cm round + square · 4-up on A4 · print-shop file
Four designs that go with the mug. Print on card at home, or send the print-shop file for cork or ceramic.
In the kit · 3
- coasters-round-90mm-A4-4-up.pdfFour round coasters per A4 sheet, cut lines marked
- coasters-square-90mm-A4-4-up.pdfFour square coasters per A4 sheet, cut lines marked
- coaster-for-print-shop-90mm.pdfOne coaster with bleed, for cork or ceramic printing
Unlocks with the kitPainted sunglasses
A4 guide · lettering at lens size
Cheap black party sunglasses, lettered by hand with a paint pen. The guide shows the words at the size they sit on the lens, so you can copy them straight off the page.
In the kit · 1
- sunglasses-lettering-guide-A4.pdfThe words at lens size, to copy with a paint pen
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Spec sheet
- Files
- 64 files
- Formats
- PDF, PNG, HTML, TXT, MD
- Print sizes
- A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, 89.1×168cm, 300×100cm
- Fonts
- Aref Ruqaa (SIL Open Font Licence 1.1) · Lalezar (SIL Open Font Licence 1.1) · Archivo (SIL Open Font Licence 1.1)
- Difficulty range
- Easy to medium
- Est. materials cost
- EGP 1,600–2,800 for a group of 30
- Minimum group size
- 10 people
- Delivery
- Download link by email once we've checked your transfer · 5 full-kit downloads · link lasts 30 days
What's in the zip
Every file you get, folder by folder. Nothing here is a mock-up — each one is the print file at its real size. The previews on this page are watermarked; the files in the zip are clean.
Open first4 files
- START-HERE.pdfWhat's in the kit and the order to open it in
- START-HERE.txtThe same, as plain text
- Studio.htmlThe editor: change the department code and year everywhere, retype anything, print at size
- FONTS.mdEvery font, its licence and where to get it
Identity01-identity/1 file
- colour-and-type-guide-A4.pdfColours, type and the mark, for anyone making something new
Merch print files02-merch/8 files
- tshirt-and-hoodie-back-A3-300dpi.pngBack print, transparent, for DTF or screen
- tshirt-front-pocket-90mm-300dpi.pngPocket print, transparent
- tote-30x35cm-300dpi.pngTote print, transparent
- cap-front-60mm-300dpi.pngCap front, flat colours for an embroidery digitiser
- mug-wrap-200x90mm-300dpi.pngMug wrap for sublimation
- stickers-A5-300dpi.pngSticker sheet, cut to the white borders
- lanyard-pass-105mm-300dpi.pngLanyard pass
- PRINT-NOTES.txtInks, garments and sizes for the printer
Props03-props/25 files
- senior-banner/00-how-to-make-it.pdfTwo ways to make it, with the layout measured out
- senior-banner/option-1-print-shop-300x100cm.pdfThe whole banner in one piece, for a flex or vinyl print shop
- senior-banner/option-2-letters-A4.pdfOne letter per A4 sheet to cut out and stick onto your own banner
- senior-banner/option-3-home-print-A4-parts.pdfThe whole banner in A4 parts with an assembly map
- photo-frame/00-how-to-make-it.pdfMaterials, steps and where the window goes
- photo-frame/print-shop-90x60cm.pdfThe frame in one piece for foam board, 3mm bleed
- photo-frame/home-print-A4-parts.pdfThe frame in A4 parts with an assembly map
- photo-frame/cut-out-pieces-A4.pdfThe letters, year, cap and stars to cut out and stick on
- props-on-sticks/00-how-to-make-it.pdfPrint, mount on card, tape a stick to the back
- props-on-sticks/props-on-sticks-A4-sheets.pdfSpeech bubbles, signs, glasses and a cap, at size
- name-fan/00-how-to-make-it.pdfOne per person: photo, name, stick
- name-fan/name-fan-A4.pdfOne fan per A4 sheet, with a circle for the photo; print one per person
- letter-kit/cut-letters-A4.pdfMismatched letters, digits and spare vowels to cut out
- toppers/cupcake-toppers-A4-20-up.pdf20 toppers per sheet, cut on the line, glue to a toothpick
- coasters/coasters-round-90mm-A4-4-up.pdfFour round coasters per A4 sheet, cut lines marked
- coasters/coasters-square-90mm-A4-4-up.pdfFour square coasters per A4 sheet, cut lines marked
- coasters/coaster-for-print-shop-90mm.pdfOne coaster with bleed, for cork or ceramic printing
- sunglasses/sunglasses-lettering-guide-A4.pdfThe words at lens size, to copy with a paint pen
- microbus-front-flat-cut-out/print-shop-89.1x168cm.pdfFull size for a print shop, 3mm bleed
- microbus-front-flat-cut-out/home-print-A3-parts.pdfThe same in A3 parts with an assembly map
- route-plate-full-size/print-shop-420x594mm.pdfFull size for a print shop, 3mm bleed
- route-plate-full-size/home-print-A4-parts.pdfThe same in A4 parts with an assembly map
- fare-collector-s-money-pouch/fare-collector-s-money-pouch-A3-cut-and-fold.pdfCut on the solid line, fold on the dashed
- stop-board-with-your-year-s-stops/print-shop-594x841mm.pdfFull size for a print shop, 3mm bleed
- stop-board-with-your-year-s-stops/home-print-A4-parts.pdfThe same in A4 parts with an assembly map
Printables04-printables/9 files
- route-plate-system/route-plate-system-A4-2pp.pdf2 pages, A4
- route-plate-system/route-plate-system-transparent.pngThe mark on a transparent background, 300dpi
- sticker-phrase-set/sticker-phrase-set-A4-2pp.pdf2 pages, A4
- sticker-phrase-set/sticker-phrase-set-transparent.pngThe mark on a transparent background, 300dpi
- checker-stripe-tape-artwork/print-shop-100x6cm-repeat.pdfOne metre, for a print shop to repeat to 5m on vinyl or banner
- checker-stripe-tape-artwork/home-print-A4-strips.pdfA4 strips to print and join end to end
- stop-sign-posters/print-shop-420x594mm.pdfFull size ×6 for a print shop, 3mm bleed
- stop-sign-posters/home-print-A4-parts.pdfThe same in A4 parts with an assembly map
- colour-type-guide/colour-type-guide-A5-4pp.pdf4 pages, A5
Guides05-guides/4 files
- diy-builds-A4.pdfEvery DIY build, step by step, with cost and time
- signature-experiences-A4.pdfThe moments to run, in order
- run-sheet-and-checklist-A4.pdfThe day hour by hour, and the countdown checklist
- photo-and-video-brief-A4.pdfThe shot list and the reel, for whoever holds the camera
Social06-social/12 files
- countdown-story-set-7-stops/countdown-story-set-7-stops-01-1080x1920.png1080×1920
- countdown-story-set-7-stops/countdown-story-set-7-stops-02-1080x1920.png1080×1920
- countdown-story-set-7-stops/countdown-story-set-7-stops-03-1080x1920.png1080×1920
- countdown-story-set-7-stops/countdown-story-set-7-stops-04-1080x1920.png1080×1920
- countdown-story-set-7-stops/countdown-story-set-7-stops-05-1080x1920.png1080×1920
- countdown-story-set-7-stops/countdown-story-set-7-stops-06-1080x1920.png1080×1920
- countdown-story-set-7-stops/countdown-story-set-7-stops-07-1080x1920.png1080×1920
- route-plate-profile-frame/route-plate-profile-frame-01-1080x1080.png1080×1080, transparent
- grid-announcement-3-part/grid-announcement-3-part-01-1080x1350.png1080×1350
- grid-announcement-3-part/grid-announcement-3-part-02-1080x1350.png1080×1350
- grid-announcement-3-part/grid-announcement-3-part-03-1080x1350.png1080×1350
- caption-bank/caption-bank.txtCopy and paste, English and Arabic
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Social
Sized for the platforms your group actually posts to.
Countdown story set, 7 stops
1080×1920 · PNG ×7
Route plate profile frame
1080×1080 · PNG ×1
Grid announcement, 3-part
1080×1350 · PNG ×3
Caption bank
EN + AR · TXT