the rubbish monster

'the rubbish monster' i . 2024

'the rubbish monster' ii . 2024

'the rubbish monster' iii . 2024

'young voices of arabia 2024' publication . 2025 

i had the opportunity to work with voices of future generations (vofg) once again (see previous project here) on their 2024 edition of 'young voices of arabia', an annual publication that invites young creative writers between the ages 8 – 12 to submit short stories with the opportunity to be published. and like every edition, each story is supported with illustrations by invited artists and illustrators.

the story i was tasked to illustrate this year was 'the rubbish monster' by twelve year old author meera hamdan alabdouli – a story with themes of community, sustainability and being environmentally conscious . i hope meera is happy with my interpretation of her story.

'young voices of arabia 2024' is available in english and arabic via the voices of future generations' website. i'm happy to be published in three consecutive editions so far. thank you to the vofg team for the opportunity.

ramadan playing cards

ramadan illustrations for google . 2025

 

illustration application for google's ramadan playing cards . 2025

belated ramadan kareem wishes to those observing. hope it's been a blessed month so far...

i've always wanted to work on illustrations for playing cards but never made the time for it. i have to thank google for finally making it happen! i had the opportunity to work with them once again (see previous project here) on a limited edition deck of playing cards gifted to guests at their ramadan suhoor event. the brief was pretty simple – create culturally appropriate illustrations to substitute the all too familiar graphics on standard playing cards . the timeline was quite tight, but i'm super happy with the end result.

to anyone reading this and also gifted these, i hope you enjoy playing with them! thank you google for the opportunity once again...