AwardsGold MedalUndergraduate ProgrammeBFA - Visual Communication Design

DistinctionThesis ProjectBFA - Visual Communication Design

Work ExperienceOxford Business Group (September 2012 - Present)

Graphic Designer & Art Director Global Publishing Group, Dubai, U.A.E

As Lead Designer of Communication & Marketing team, I am responsiblefor the entire visual communication of the brand and its Global AdvertisingCampaigns for 36 projects in 33 countries. With comprehensive knowledgeof delicate intricacies of the brand, I visualise high-impact and response-drivenmarketing collaterals, both print and digital in nature. I have also establisheda template-based system for efficient operations of a team of freelancers based in different timezones.

Assisted the Creative Director for visualisations of Coca Cola Ramadan Campaign 2011. Applied the concepts across a wide-range of collaterals: print ads, billboards and TV show branding and other promotional collateral. Independently pitched brand activation for Fanta in Joyland Amusement Park. Also designed day to day promotional artworks for Sprite, SchweppesMinute Maid & Cadbury Dairy Milk.

Designed, Managed, and Co-curated Pakistan's first student-led Art &Design exhibition, where more than one-fifty art works were displayed,expressing the blurring boundaries between Art and Design. The exhibitionended with success and marked the beginning of a new era of empowered students in the art industry of Pakistan.

Identity, Concept, Art Direction, Event Management, Public Relations & Documnetation.

Junior Art Director Advertising Agency, Lahore, Pakistan

Co Curator, Creative Director & DesginerLahore, Pakistan

Ogilvy & Mathers (June 2011 - September 2011)

Dialogue 1: Art meets Design(June 2011 - September 2011)

Skills

Strengths

Design Proficiency

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English (Advance)Arabic (Script)Art DirectionIllustrationCreative WritingPhotography & Photo Manipulation

BranD Magazine - 2014D/July ( ISSUE16 )Concept Art/Illustration and micro-column featured in BranDMagazine on ‘The impact of evolution of Artificial Intelligence onfuture of Design industry.’ BranD is an international commerical cross-communication Design Bi-monthly magazine

Public SpeakingStrategic ThinkingResearch & AnalysisConcept DevelopmentDesign Implementation

BFA - Visual Communication Design Beaconhouse National Univeristy (2012 Pakistan)

A Levels - Cambridge International ExaminationAl Dhafra Private Schools (2007 Abu Dhabi, UAE) O Levels Cambridge International Examination Al Fajr International School (2005 Abu Dhabi, UAE)

Education

To achieve locally, socially & visually effectivesolution I build concepts, communication strategy& execution on emotional, ethical and logical reasonings which is equipped by my diversified knowledge, ability to adapt and adrenaline rush.

Approach

SYED FARAZ ALI GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Mobile 055 8299 359 Email syedfarazalee@gmail.co

Website www.farazalee.com

Download Portfolio: https://www.dropbox.com/s/jyxrqm4uz81lbka/Portfolio%20-%20Faraz%20Ali.pdf

Print Ads, Billboards, LED Billboards, Event/Book Launch, Promotional material MarketingKits (Sales tools, IPad Presentations, Infographics) Official Website, Social Media Posts, WebBanners, Book Covers, Training manuals, Photo-manipulation, Copy Editing, DesktopPublishing, Illustrations, InDesign tutorials, Photoshop Action. Arabic Typography.

Print Ads, Billboards, Pitch Presentations, TV Show Branding, Web ads, Animation Frames,Brand Activation, Photo Manipulation, Typography and Copy-writing.

Publication