Over 10 years working at the intersection of Arabic typographic tradition and contemporary visual culture — two worlds I refuse to keep separate.
Startups with nothing but an idea, and large organizations with everything except a clear identity. Both taught me: a strong visual system isn't decoration — it's infrastructure.
Based in Cairo. Working across Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, and Ukraine.
My commercial practice is rooted in brand identity and visual systems — work that needs to function on a billboard, a business card, and a phone screen simultaneously, without losing its character.
Alongside that, a personal archive of poster work running on completely different fuel. No client briefs. No approvals. Just Arabic wisdom, raw type, and whatever I'm feeling at 2am.
Work that doesn't apologize for being both Arabic and global, both ancient in its references and sharp in its execution.
I don't separate thinking from making. Research, concept, and execution happen in conversation — not in sequence. The best ideas show up in the middle of building something.
I work fast when speed matters, slow when it doesn't. I ask a lot of questions early so I ask fewer later. And I'm comfortable telling a client when they're solving the wrong problem.
Typography is my first language. Color is where I take risks. Layout is where I enforce discipline.
I work with AI tools as a natural part of my process — not a shortcut, but an extension of how I think and build.
Cairo University, Faculty of Art Education. Ten years of agencies and startups. Currently available for the right projects.