Graphic Design, Research, Curation and Art Direction + Teaching
Education
2022–2023—ELISAVA Barcelona School of Design
Master’s Degree in Editorial Design
(Barcelona, Spain)
2017–2022—German University in Cairo
Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design, Faculty of Applied Sciences and Art
(Cairo, Egypt)
Research/Residencies
2024—KHL Künstlerhaus Lauenburg
Residency on Art and Design Research
(Lauenburg/Elbe, Germany)
Selected Experience
2024–Now—NOIA Magazine
Guest Art Director
(Italy) (UK)
2023—Apartamento Publishing
Graphic Design
(Barcelona, Spain)
2022—Studio Figurati
Graphic Design and Art Direction
(Cairo, Egypt)
2021—Circo de Bakuza
Graphic Design/Branding
(Cairo, Egypt) (Montreal, Quebec)
2020–Now—Independent Designer
Graphic Design, Curation and Art Direction
(MENA Region) (Europe)
Teaching/Lectures/Workshops
2024–Now—German University in Cairo
Teaching Graphic Design, Faculty of Applied Sciences and Arts
(Cairo, Egypt)
Curation: Exhibitions, Shows and Events
2024–Now—FASA Design Talks
Leading and Organizing the Design Talks for Faculty of Applied Sciences and Arts
Curating Guest Speakers Line-Up + Designing Communication Material
German University in Cairo
(Cairo, Egypt)
2024—Blurring the Lines
Exhibition Co-Curation together with Santiago da Silva and Jian Haake
Curation by Marita Landgraf and Káschem Büro
KHL Künstlerhaus und Stadtgalerie Lauenburg
(Lauenburg/Elbe, Germany)
Selected Collaborations
2024—Eyes Closed, Everything You See Is Yours
Graphic Design for Exhbition in Collaboration with Studio B Severin
(Cairo, Egypt)
2024—Modern Animal Journal 2024
(Barcelona, Spain) (Cairo, Egypt)
2023—La Furia y La Aguanta Photobook in Collaboration with Laia Albert
(Barcelona, Spain)
2023—A Dedidcation to the Streets of Cairo, Riso Calender
(Cairo, Egypt)
2022—Apparel Design—Radio Cairo Collective × Everpress
(London, United Kingdom) (Cairo, Egypt).
2022—Type Design—Two rounds of Collaborative Type with W Type Foundry
(Barcelona, Spain) (Chile)
2021—Poster Design—100 Poster Battle II × Sharing Cultural Identities
(Dortmund, Germany) (Cairo, Egypt).
2020—Poster Design—Human Connection, Pattern Design and Unity; Three sessions of Open Collab
(Global Project)
2020—Editorial Design—Homebound Newspaper
(Global Project)
Recognitions/Awards
2024—ADG Laus
Awarded Laus Bronze for Modern Animal Magazine
ADG del FAD
(Barcelona, Spain)
2024—ADG Laus
Awarded Laus Bronze for The Unreliable Scientific Method to Memory and Material Culture Publication
ADG del FAD
(Barcelona, Spain)
2024— Young Ones ADC
Publication Design Merit Award for The Unreliable Scientific Method to Memory and Material Culture Publication
The One Club for Creativity
(New York, United States)
2024—Walter Tiemann Prize
Awarded Honorary Prize by the Jury for The Unreliable Scientific Method to Memory and Material Culture Publication
Organized by Open Book Society e. V. and HGB Academy of Fine Arts
(Leipzig, Germany)
2024—It’s a book
Student Competition Winner for The Unreliable Scientific Method to Memory and Material Culture Publication
Organized by Open Book Society e. V. and HGB Academy of Fine Arts
(Leipzig, Germany)
2023—Macau Design Award
Publication Design Finalist for The Unreliable Scientific Method to Memory and Material Culture Publication
(Macau Region, China)
2022—Tasmeem, Anti-Type Competition Winner
Selected for Remix Poster
(Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
2021—100/100 Best Hundred Arabic Posters
Selected for Buy Nothing Day Poster
(MENA Region)
Selected Exhibitions
2024—Blurring the Lines
Group Exhibition showing selected projects; From Natural Sciences and Technology to Art and Design (2021) + Remix Variable Arabic Typeface (2023) + The Unreliable Scientific Method to Memory and Material Culture Publication and Objects (2024) + Modern Animal Journal (2024)
KHL Künstlerhaus und Stadtgalerie Lauenburg
(Lauenburg/Elbe, Germany)
2024—It’s a garden Exhibition; Walter Tiemann Prize Winners
Exhibiting The Unreliable Scientific Method to Memory and Material Culture Publication at HGB Academy of Fine Arts
(Leipzig, Germany)
2024—It’s a garden Exhibition; It’s a book, Best Student Books
Exhibiting The Unreliable Scientific Method to Memory and Material Culture Publication at HGB Academy of Fine Arts
(Leipzig, Germany)
2024—100/100 Best Hundred Arabic Posters at The Factory Creative Space
(Baghdad, Iraq)
2023—Macau Design Award Exhbition
Exhibiting The Unreliable Scientific Method to Memory and Material Culture Publication at Grand Lisboa Palace in Macau
(Macau Region, China)
2023—This is not a Grad Show, Graphic Elisava 2023 Grad Show at Te Quiro Mucho Art Gallery
(Barcelona, Spain)
2022—Tasmeem, Anti-Type Exhbition at ICD Brookfield Place
(Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
2022—Cairopolitan’s Cairo Prints, 3rd Edition
(Cairo, Egypt)
2022—100/100 Best Hundred Arabic Posters at The Design Show
(Cairo, Egypt)
2022—100/100 Best Hundred Arabic Posters at Bibliotheca Alexandria Conference
(Alexandria, Egypt)
2022—100/100 Best Hundred Arabic Posters at Misk Art Institute, Saudi Design Festival
(Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)
2021—3000+1 Exhibition by Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts
(Dortmund, Germany)
2021—100/ 100 Best Hundred Arabic Posters at Warehouse21
(Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)
2021—100/100 Best Hundred Arabic Posters at Terdilft Gallery
(Bornem, Belgium)
2021—100/100 Best Hundred Arabic Posters at Tahrir Cultural Centre of American University in Cairo
(Cairo, Egypt)
2020—Stay Sane Stay Safe Exhibition at De Haagse Tram Galerij, the Spui Tram Stop in The Hague
(The Hague, Netherlands)
2020—Human Connection by Open Collab (Global Project)
2020—Annual Exhibition, Selected Exhibitors, Faculty of Applied Sciences and Arts at the German University in Cairo
(Cairo, Egypt)
2019—100/ 100 Best Hundred Arabic Posters Conference, Workshops Exhibition
(Cairo, Egypt)
Selected Press & Published Works
2024—Feature—MacGuffin Cairo Archives, Published by MacGuffin Magazine
2024—Published Editorial Project—Modern Animal Journal 2024, Published by Modern Animal Magazine and Distributed by Antenne Books in the UK and Europe
2023—Feature—Fonts in Use, The Unreliable Scientific Method to Memory and Material Culture
2023—Feature—It’s Nice That, Global Type Report
2022—Interview—GQ Middle East Magazine
2022—Published Editorial Project—100 Poster Battle II × Sharing Cultural Identities Publication, with Slanted Publishers
2022—Feature—Homebound Magazine, New Wave Edition, by Slanted Publishers
2022—Feature—Nullnummer Newspaper, 3rd edition
2022—Published Typeface—Best Wishes Italic Collaborative Type with W Type Foundry
2022—Feature—Slanted Magazine #38, Colors Edition
2022—Published Typeface—Collaborative Type with W Type Foundry and Type Thursday Barcelona