diy zine workshop by me

diy zine workshop with khalid mezaina . 2014

it's the beginning of a new year, which means new projects ahead.

first in line for 2014 is a workshop i'm running at the magazine shop titled 'diy zine workshop' on wednesday, 15 january. due to positive feedback, & amazing results, from last month's workshop at the magazine fair, the team behind the magazine shop & i are bringing the workshop back for a second time, hopefully making this a bi-monthly event.

if you're interested in learning how to create your own low brow zine, then this is the workshop for you. all you need to bring with you is aed 20, & a mind full of creative ideas! to register, just send me an email.

for more information on the workshop, click here. looking forward to seeing you on the 15th.

i leave you with a quick inspirational gif of a result from the last workshop; a beautiful, abstract zine designed by sama. i absolutely love this & hope you do too. 

zine by sama . 2013

happy holidays from krossbreed

merry xmas . 2013

a quick post wishing all the krossbreed lovers a merry christmas with family & loved ones.

looking back, 2013 was a whirlwind of a year. looking forward to what the new year has to offer & hoping we have a great 2014 together.

happy holidays everyone. god bless...

krossbreed at the magazine fair

krossbreed at the magazine fair . 2013

if you have nowhere to be this coming saturday 7 december 2013, then head to the archive at safa park for the magazine fair, organized by the team behind the magazine shop.

the magazine fair is a fun outdoor one day event showcasing publications from the middle east who will be running their own stalls featuring their publications along with other scheduled activities. other participants include independent organizations & creatives who will be running their own activities on their very own stalls. also at the fair will be live music, & a bbq station to make it an enjoyable afternoon out.

i will be at the magazine fair with my own stall selling krossbreed products, including tees, notebooks, prints & more. i will also be running a diy zine workshop between 1-3pm where participants will learn & have fun creating a limited run of copies of their very own low brow, handheld fanzines.

for more information on the magazine fair, head to the link here.

& for more information on my participation at the fair & how to be a part of the workshop, head here.

looking forward to seeing you all at the magazine fair...

zeinab

zeinab . 2013

zeinab stamp + print . 2013

over the weekend, capsule arts set up a pop up shop inviting seven of their featured artists to work live in their space, interact with visitors & sell a limited selection of art & design objects. the pop up shop was to coincide with quoz happens, a one day art festival in dubai's industrial area which is home to the city's largest selection of art galleries & institutions.

i was one of the participants at the capsule arts pop up shop, showcasing my prints (which are available for sale here), along with a selection of krossbreed tees, notebooks, & a live stamp print station of a new illustration created just for the event.

i created an illustration inspired by one of my favorite illustrators, patrick nagel. i then created a stamp out of the illustration, which i used to make live prints for visitors interested in having one. i personally loved the print quality, giving a unique finish to each.

i titled the piece 'zienab' as a dedication to my close friend zeinab, who i think shares a resemblance to the girl in the drawing!

edison marries nefertiti

edison marries nefertiti logo gif . 2013

edison marries nefertiti gif . 2013

edison marries nefertiti screen printing process . 2013

edison marries nefertiti . 2013

edison marries nefertiti pack . 2013

november is here which means uae's art season has started. and first in line is the capital's abu dhabi art fair.

once again, fate has led me to this year's edition & i am contributing to the fair in a small but impactful way (i hope!).

this year's fair programming includes a section called the design souq, focusing on local designers, artisans & crafts.

one of the many participants in the design souq is one of uae's imaginative & friendliest creatives in town, nasir nasrallah. his lighthearted, brilliant project, the story machine, is back (previously showcased at this year's art dubai), showcasing limited edition 15 x 15 cm prints from seven uae based graphic designers. 

i am fortunate to be one of the seven designers participating in this project. nasir created & provided a list of arabic stories to choose from. i chose the simple story 'edison marries nefertiti'! the technique used to create my run of thirty limited edition prints was screen printing. i created a simple illustration of both thomas edison & queen nefertiti, & also created an iconic graphic to represent this 'marriage' (a light bulb, representing edison, & the sun god aten, representing nefertiti)! the portrait illustrations were screen printed first, then the logo & arabic typography were screen printed over. i also decided to include the logo on the outside of the envelope, to create a visual teaser of what's inside the envelope. also included in the pack are badges, which have the logomark.

if you want to get a hold of your very own pack, make sure to head to abu dhabi art, and look for nasir nasrallah's story machine located in the design souq. each print is on sale for a reasonable aed 200, hand signed & numbered. the fair runs until 23 november.

a weekend of musical inspirations

tape . 2013

vinyl . 2013

tape illustration on rbma bass camp tote bag . 2013

vinyl illustration on rbma bass camp tote bag . 2013

at the end of september i was stationed at tashkeel bastakiya for a long weekend of music. the red bull music academy bass camp hosted a 3 day private event including workshops, lectures, art shows, & live gigs for invited participating musicians from the region. as a music lover, it was great being surrounded by all these musicians & watching their creative process come to life in the form of music.

along with being a part of the organizational team for the event, i was also asked to provide illustrations for merchandise produced as gift items for guests & participants. the selected illustrations were of a cassette tape, which was printed onto t-shirts, & a vinyl player, which was printed onto tote bags. the images above showcase the original illustrations as well as the final printed material. i was pleased seeing my illustrations being worn or carried by all the guests/musicians at the event. a big thank you goes to the red bull team for this great opportunity.

before ending this post, i wanted to share with you the illustration below that didn't make it. it's a drawing of an old school stereo that i included along with the two above illustrations. unfortunately, it didn't get selected. but two out of three drawings isn't bad! maybe my stereo will find its way into future projects...

stereo . 2013

hear my voice

love . 2013

untitled . 2013

hear my voice booklet covers . 2013

hear my voice booklets . 2013

i was approached by the awesome design studio mobius to provide them with illustrations for a publication they worked on for kalimati speech & communication center, an amazing organization providing quality speech therapy services for children.

kalimati hosted a conference titled 'hear my voice: understanding hearing loss', which the mobius design team designed the logo & its publication. i was honored to have my final illustrations on the covers of the booklet. it was rewarding seeing the simple line drawings printed on the covers of the conference booklets. what is also great is being able to contribute to an organization that is making a difference in dubai's community.

thank you mobius & kalimati for the opportunity. i hope we can work together again in the near future...