Résumé
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Employment History
Art Director - Prime Residence Kuwait 2013
Visiting Assistant Professor -Box Hill College Kuwait 2018 - Present
Education
BA Graphic Design "Cum Laude", American University of Kuwait
Minor: Communication & Media, GPA: 3.51 (2009)
MA Graphic Design “Distinction”, Coventry University, UK (2012)
Ph.D. Graphic Communication (2017)
Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London
Doctoral Thesis Title
Redesigning Arabic Learning Books: An exploration of the role of graphic communication and typography as visual pedagogic tools in Arabic-Latin bilingual design | More Info:
Academic Specialisation
Visual Language Learning Tools
Bilingual Design (Arabic-English)
Educational Arabic Typefaces
Graphic Communication
Expressive Typography
Arabic Reform History
Arabic Typography
Information Design
Visual Language
Illustration
Honors, Awards & Academic Certificates
Dean's List 2006-2009 – American University of Kuwait
Cum Laude - American University of Kuwait (BA degree)
Distinction- Coventry University, UK (MA degree)
Teaching Qualifications/Certificates
PTLLS L4: Teacher Training Course: Advance Training Academy, London
Developing Academic Practice (DAP) Teacher Training Unit, UAL, London
Related Courses
Bilingual Communication Design
Graphic Communication
Advertising Campaigns
Arabic Print Production
Arabic Type Design
Arabic Typography
Information Design
Visual Language
Digital Imaging
3D Animation
Color Theory
Design Skills
iClone Animation Software
Adobe Creative Suite
Glyphs
Talks
1. Side by Side: Bilingual Design Curriculum for 'non-Arabic'
Speakers. UAL Research Symposium 2015, London College of
Fashion, London, UK.
2. Establishing the Role of Creative Industry - Art & Design - to fight
illiteracy in Kuwait,
3. Modern ‘Alif’ Teaching: Arabic Typography through a Condensed
Curriculum, TypeCon 2015, Denver, Colorado, United States.
4. Arabic Typography & Graphic Communication Technologies in
Bilingual Design. Test Lab 2016, Central Saint Martins, London, UK.
5. Concept Mapping as a Research Approach in Visual
Communication, Central Saint Martins, London, UK, 2017,
6. Bilingual Signage & Cultural Symbols, THE SEEN 2018, GUST
University, Kuwait.
7. Signage & Cultural Symbols via Environmental Graphic Design.
American University of Kuwait, Kuwait, 2018.
8. Introduction to Arabic Typography & Cultural Symbols, American
University of Kuwait & The Promenade Cultural Center, Kuwait, 2018.
Workshops
1. Learn Basic Arabic through Visual Design - for beginners
2. Learn Basic Arabic through Visual Design - for beginners
Via British Council, London, 2016
3. Learn Basic Arabic through Visual Design - for beginners
Via Nour Festival of Arts, London, 2016
4. Branding through Graphic Communication Design
Via Reyada | Strategic Partners: Sirdab Lab, , Kuwait, 2017
5. Mapping Information through Graphic Communication Design
Via Reyada | Strategic Partners: Sirdab Lab, , Kuwait, 2017
6. Bilingual Signage through Environmental Graphic Design
via GUST University | Community Partner: Nuqat, Kuwait, 2018
7. Cultural & Typographic Symbols via Graphic Communication Design
Via Reyada | Community Partner: Nuqat, Kuwait, 2018
8. Arabic Typography & Cultural Symbols via American University of
Kuwait, Kuwait, 2018
Interests
Readings, print, animation, book design, research, multi-cross-cultural disciplines,
design interaction, art & design colloaborations.