EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts
(Concentration of Graphic Design; Comunication and Media Arts, Journalism and Mass Communication), The American University in Cairo (AUC)
WORK EXPERIENCE
Lead Designer & Researcher at TYPElab
(March 2019 - Present), Freelance
Senior Branding Designer, Mint&Co
(May 2019 - June 2020), Full TimeProject Manager, Designer & Researcher at Encyclopedia of Arabic Letters
(January 2017 - Present), FreelanceTeacher Assistant at The American University in Cairo (AUC)
(February 2017 - December 2018), SeasonalAssisted on the following courses
Typography III:
This course covers the elements of Arabic typefaces and Arabic type design, their aesthetics, and functional strengths. The students learn how to design Arabic typefaces and communicate an idea by using Arabic type.Typography I:
This course is an introduction to and experimentation with different aspects of Latin and Arabic typography. it addresses letterforms and their legibility, visual organization, classification, and text applications.Analogue & Digital Practices:
This introductory studio course introduces students to the foundations of design in a cross-disciplinary environment through various media forms. Understanding the creative potential visual research holds, students undertake a continuous visual research project throughout the course.History of Graphic Design in Arab World:
Exploring a relatively new field in the region, this course explores the history of graphic design in the Arab world by looking at the rise of different newspapers, magazines, and packaging design from the turn of the century until today.Thesis II:
This second phase of your year-long project develops out of the research begun during Thesis I. It is the phase during which students channel the many strands explored in their research documents towards a final design project to be presented as their Thesis design projectFREELANCE
PUBLICATION
Book Designer, At the Corner of a Dream
(August 2019)Book Design:
Sarah Shebl
Book Cover:
Bahia Shehab
Research Assistant & Book Designer, History of Arab Graphic Design (Coming Soon)
Research Assistants: Sarah Shebl,Seham Sultan, Malak Shouman, Farah Anwar, Mirna Noaman, Yasser Nazmy
Book Designers:
Sarah Shebl, Ahmad Helmi
Book Cover:
Bahia Shehab
POSTER
Wasla Poster
(August 7, 2017)Woman
(August 7, 2017)BRANDING
TYPOGRAPHY
WORKSHOPS
Intern, Content Creator, Qahera Wal Nas
(July 1, 2015 - July 24, 2015)
(July 1, 2014 - July 29, 2014)
Most.
(December 2019)Tarazi
(Work in progress)Farha
(March 2019)Black Diamond
(June 2017)Mobtadyan
(March 2017)TYPOGRAPHY
Azza Fahmy
(January 2020)Neamat, Pendant Design
(December 2019)WORKSHOPS