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Design

Design & Illustration: Poetry Book

December 10, 2002 Art
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A very dear childhood friend of mine had a thing for words and poetry, which I encouraged and supported, pushing him towards writing while I critiqued and provided pointers. And for a couple of teenagers, this pursuit was nothing short of a major accomplishment! Two years later, and 34 poems in, I offered to design [...]

Design: Book Cover & Layout

May 15, 2002 Art
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Breaking ground on the blog with a couple of my book layout and design works from my years in Kafaat University Institute. A cover design for a French school book titled Frequence Jeunes, and a publicity booklet for Schneider Electric: Tools used: FreeHand, Photoshop, QuarkXpress

Design: The Very First Commission

June 16, 2001 Art
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Every graphic designer recalls their first paid commission dearly, and here’s mine: Compusun Technology was a local computer & accessories store in Baalbeck, which I shopped in occasionally, and had a horrid logo and sign. A couple of meeting and a convincing pitch later, the store had a new spanking logo, sign, business card and [...]

Design: “Praise” Poster

May 26, 2001 Art
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Behold! One of my first ever computer-aided graphic designs, titled “Praise God” in Arabic and depicting a traditional Eastern praying beads, God and the solar system. Can’t get any better than that. The poster plays on the Arabic word for using the beads and “praising” the one God, as a symbol of coexistence and harmony [...]

Design: Magazine Covers

April 20, 2001 Art
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Here’s one of my favorite college works: designing and assembling magazine covers. Granted, my old instructor was not particularly fond of the PC Gameplay cover, but I didn’t expect him to be a fan of Unreal 2! The covers were created in Illustrator and using QuarkXpress for layout and type setting. Tools used: Photoshop and [...]

Design: Horoscope Symbols

September 30, 1999 Art
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A quick post from my ancient Kafaat College dossier, showcasing an early project focusing on designing and refining four horoscope symbols using traditional media, and yes, no computers were allowed. While the design was nothing stellar, I did learn how to refine a more elaborate illustration into a tight, well rounded logo. Plus the earlier [...]

Design: Typographic Illustration

September 15, 1999 Art
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Ever tried drawing large scale straight letters without using a computer or stencils? Well, here’s some examples of my old-school training in traditional typography and illustration during my years in al-Kafaat College. The samples below include a basic Latin lettering, a candy store poster, a traditional Arabic “Ramadan Greetings” postcard design and a personal logo. [...]

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