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Illustration: Childhood Inspiration

November 10, 2004 Art

It’s quite strange where artistic inspiration emanates from, and in my case it is a tiny charcoal portrait of my young mother, which was drawn somewhere in the Soviet Union when she was a teenager. This little discarded portrait laid in our family albums for decades untouched, until one random day, I picked it up [...]

Ceramic: “Trimily”

August 10, 2004 Art

“Trimily” is a ceramic set created for my Clay Principles class in MSUM, representing the family as a euphemism. The pieces were molded with a heavy base and light leaning tops, and designed with a concave shape within two of the vases to compliment the largest vase. The tri-set can be arranged in various configurations [...]

Ceramic: “Orrific Pod”

July 12, 2004 Art

Molding and forming clay into shapes is a Godly experience. Blasphemy you say? Well let me explain: This amazing process combines the childish fun of dipping your hands into dirt and the spiritual process of creation. With each fold and touch, you are giving that piece of indiscernible filth a whiff of life, and with a [...]

Ceramic: Plates Collection

July 9, 2004 Art

Presenting a selection of plates from my work in MSUM’s Pottery classes. The plates were thrown over a period of two weeks, then colored and baked within another. The plates are titled as follows: “Digital Shell”: A take on traditional Venetian Majolica painted dishes with high-temperature poly-chromes. “Homeland”: Heavy dark colored plate adorned with Arabic calligraphy [...]

Ceramic: Bowls Collection

June 1, 2004 Art

Presenting a selection of bowls from my work in MSUM’s Pottery classes. Th particular set of bowls was influenced by the Japanese geometric throwing style, with conservative slip of grays and blacks. Each bowl was painted with specific dots, symbols and encryption. The bowls are titled as follows: “War” “Morse” “Morse Deux” “Nailed” Tools used: Clay, clay tools, [...]

Ceramic: Cup Collection

May 9, 2004 Art

Another ceramic update: my cups collection from MSUM Pottery classes in which I’ve created around 15 unique cups each with a different motif, idea and execution. When I finished my 2004 Spring semester I gave away all of these cups to my friends and colleagues from around the globe and saved but one cup for myself. [...]

Design: The Baskerville Poster

April 25, 2004 Art

As part of my Graphic Design studies in MSUM, Prof. Allen Sheets included several font studies in his curriculum, which I found to be incredibly impacting to my type utilization and appreciation. One of those memorable type faces was Baskerville, the better Caslon! Wikipedia tells us the following about the creator: The Baskerville typeface is [...]

Design: Podary Logo & Stationary

June 5, 2003 Art

Here is one of my earlier identity works for my Graphic Design classes in Lebanon. The goal was to come up with a catchy name and complete identity package for a fancy gift shop. The name was the easy part, podary in Russian means “to gift”, which sounds eloquent on its own. The design on [...]

Design: Bella Luna Café Logo

May 25, 2003 Art

If you recall my earlier post on Courtside Café’s logo, you’ll agree that Bella Luna Café’s logo was due for an update. The restaurant was designed and furnished in rustic colors and decorations, with an eclectic menu and diverse patrons. This combination of elements presented a fun challenge for the logo creation process, for which [...]

Design: Inpress Logo & Stationary

March 16, 2003 Art

Inpress is a printing press company and paper distributor that needed a new and fresh logo, with an impressing look. Using the basic black and magenta colors, the minimal design emphasised the name, along with the tagline and basic info. I’m a fan of the KISS principle, keeping things simple and straightforward should be a [...]

Design: The Bodoni Poster

February 1, 2003 Art

Class assignments are always fun and challenging for Graphic Designer majors, especially if you were lucky to be one of Prof. Allen Sheets‘ minions in MSUM. The early GD classes focused on study of colors, shapes, compositions and particularly font types, for which I studied and designed a display panel. The lucky font I ended [...]

Sketch: Auto Portrait

January 11, 2003 Art

Quick update with a couple of auto-portrait sketches created before and after a buzz haircut. The hairy one is in charcoal and the bold one with black ink: Tools used: Charcoal & ink.

Design: Courtside Café Logo

December 29, 2002 Art

During my first year in the States, I visited my cousin in Wichita, KS over the Christmas break, and it happened that he was expanding his successful restaurant franchise during that period. Bella Luna Café franchise was in negotiations with Genesis Health Clubs to incorporate its branch into the club’s several outlets. The eateries were to [...]

Design: My Minnesota Logo

December 27, 2002 Art

Here’s my personal tribute to Minnesota, the 10,000 lakes state that welcomed me in its land and college for years and which I will always love and remember for its people, nature and yes, crazy weather! Tools used: Pencil, FreeHand

Sketch: Charcoal Studies

December 13, 2002 Art

Few surviving sketches from MSUM’s painting club in addition to a couple of studies and three quick renders of my college friends (you know who you are!): Tools used: Charcoal.

Sketch: Inked Faces

December 12, 2002 Art

A batch of quick ink sketches from my black book, which includes friends and loved ones: Tools used: Black ink.

Design & Illustration: Poetry Book

December 10, 2002 Art

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: Celebrity Logo

November 27, 2002 Art

Here’s another of my favorite class assignments from my days in MSUM. We were instructed to design a logo for a celebrity of our choice, and naturally I picked Salvador Dali, whom I’ve studied and researched for years. Designing the logo was a relatively easy process. First, by picking the most distinguishable personal traits, the [...]

Sketch: Khaled

November 10, 2002 Art

Yet another set of sketches with a different victim: my other favorite compatriot from MSUM Khaled Soubra caught doing his favorite activity — relaxing! Seriously though, you don’t want to challenge this guy to a soccer match, he’ll feed you goals for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Habibi ya Khillo! Tools used: Ink and charcoal.

Sketch: Inked Bodies

October 25, 2002 Art

Quick ink sketches from several studios sessions at MSUM’s Art Department: Tools used: Black ink.

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