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Design: Random Posters #2

October 24, 2011 Art

More random posters; just because: Tools used: Photoshop

Design: Random Posters

March 7, 2011 Art

Some random posters to celebrate absolutely nothing: Tools used: Freehand & Photoshop

2011: New Year’s Birth

December 31, 2010 Art

With the birth of this new year, may all your dreams and ambitions be reborn and flourish on!

2010: New Year’s Dawn

January 1, 2010 Art

In the dawn of this year, may you conquer and prosper!

Here’s one of my latest commissions for designing a complete logo and stationary package for a client that specializes in online phone and Internet services. The initial goal was to design the main logo for the main service, titled frontierTELCO, then modify it to accommodate PBO and ISP services. After several sketches, I decide to [...]

Design: AventureUSA Logo

May 1, 2008 Art

Designing logos can be an extreme sport at times, especially when your client is another designer and/or artist. Case in point: my work on Aventure USA, a travel agency for French tourists visiting the USA. The initial design process was very straightforward, create a simple, elegant graphic within the company name, without overly patronizing the [...]

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: 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 [...]

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

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 [...]

Design: Festival of Joy Logo & Poster

December 19, 2001 Art

Posters are considered to be an artsy form of graphic design, worthy of art collections, museums and portfolios. That said, creating a well balanced and eye catching poster is a challenge, especially if you are doing your first one. My first poster was a college assignment for a youth dance and music festival. First, we [...]

Design: Horoscope Symbols

September 30, 1999 Art

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

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. [...]