Visual Designer and Researcher. Rana is experienced in; Editorial and Book Design, Type Design, Design Research, Image Research and Art Direction, Development of Visual Identities and Communication Materials.




Education


2023—ELISAVA Barcelona School of Design
Master’s Degree in Editorial Design
(Barcelona, Spain)

2022—German University in Cairo
Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design, Faculty of Applied Sciences and Art
(Cairo, Egypt)




Experience


2023—Apartamento Publishing
Graphic Design Internship
(Barcelona, Spain)

2022—Studio Figurati
Graphic Design and Art Direction
(Cairo, Egypt)

2020–Now—Freelance in Graphic Design, Type Design and Art Direction
(Egypt) (MENA) (Europe) (Canada)

2020—Lady Bird Magazine
Graphic Design Internship
(Cairo, Egypt)


2019—Dash Management
Graphic Design Internship
(Giza, Egypt)



Teaching Experience


2020—German University in Cairo
Junior Teaching Assistant for Communication Design
(Cairo, Egypt)




Collaborations


2023—A Dedidcation to the Streets of Cairo, 2023 Riso Calender
(Cairo, Egypt)

2022—Apparel Design—Radio Cairo Collective × Everpres
(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


2023—Short listed for Macau Design Awards for Publication Design
(Macau Region, China)

2022—Tasmeem’22 Anti-Type Competition for Remix Poster
(Dubai, United Arab Emirates)

2021—100/100 Best Hundred Arabic Posters for Buy Nothing Day Poster
(MENA Region)




Exhibitions


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)




Press & Published Works


2023—Feature—It’s Nice That, Global Type Report

2022—Interview—GQ Middle East Magazine

2022—Editorial Design—100 Poster Battle II × Sharing Cultural Identities Publication, with Slanted Publishers

2022—Feature—Homebound Magazine, New Wave Edition, by Slanted Publishers

2022—FeatureNullnummer 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




Last update; 30–10–2023