Curriculum VitaeWork Experience

Agenda Cover Codesigner: 2008Required creating a lasting design that will intrigue students for the duration of the school year; working with other designers to ensure continuity from the front cover to back cover and combining multiple styles of art and design.

Yearbook Head Photographer: 2007-2008Required taking photos at all school events; working closely with other yearbook members; creating yearbook pages; documenting the year in a creative and memorable fashion and completing all assigned tasks within printing deadlines. National Gallery of Canada Teen Council Member: 2007-2008Required using art to promote diversity; planning a city wide event to showcase local artistic talent; creating art activities that will occupy both teens and children and launching a full advertising campaign consisting of multiple stages of posters, television interviews and radio advertisements. Awards, and AccomplishmentsParticipant in the School Art Exhibition: 2009Graduation Dance Invitation Designer: 2009Participant in the Euclid Math Contest: 2009 Participant in the DND National Photography contest: 2007, 2008Winner of the Visual Arts Award: 2006-2007Yearbook Cover Designer: 2006Winner of the Arabic as a Foreign Language Award: 2005-2006Honor Roll Student: 2005-Present

Statement of InterestAll of my life I have been very interested in how things work, and the most popular words that left my mouth as a kid were why and how. As I grew older, I thought that I wanted to become an engineer, and as I tried to cast art aside to focus on school I found that I needed to release my creativity. This lead me to photography, traditional art and most recently, web and graphic design. I realized that what I wanted to do was design, but a part of me still wanted to become an engineer. When I found the Industrial Design program, I immediately knew that it was the career for me. It seemed like it had been designed just for me and was the perfect mix of arts and academics that I had searched for. I believe that the Carleton Industrial Design program, being closely associated with the other Engi-neering and Design programs, will satisfy both the artistic and academic sides of me. I look forward to the chance to let my ideas free and transform my many hobbies into a career that’s right for me.Sincerely,

Biography

-Born in Oxford, England.-Interests include photography, web-

design, hockey, soccer, and music.

-Design Idol: Paul Budnitz (founder

of Kid Robot, a clothing and toy com-

pany)-Favorite Photographer: David LaChapelle-Lived in Kuwait in Grade 9 and at-

tended the American School of Kuwait

Pixel Matter MagazineA 16 page magazine created as the Culminating Performance Task for my Yearbook Class. All pictures, layouts and articles were done by me. The magazine was completed in one month, and it focuses on local arts and culture. The Magazine was also accompanied by a CD with sup-porting files for the Photoshop Tutorial. The design for the CD is shown above. Also, the Pixel Matter logo, shown above, combines both self made and downloaded fonts.

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Final Version Sketch

Version One Sketch

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Green Team WebdesignA webdesign created for a fictional environmental company. Sketches made before the creation of the designs were used to create the finished products. The second version was created to simplify the design, and give it a more modern look. Both designs use natural textures such as soil and wood, emphasizing the companies relationship with the environment. Designed using Photoshop CS4, and a Wacom tablet.

Logo DevelopmentThe logo is created as an energy efficient light bulb mixed withbamboo.

Final Version

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Rson Studios Online Portfolio DesignAn online portfolio designed in Photoshop CS4. The Rson Studios logo was designed by me, and sketches of its development are shown above.

Matter Magazine Cover IllustrationA cover illustration created using a photograph of the war museum, a Wacom tablet, and Photoshop CS4. A sketch drawn before the design was made is also shown. The matter magazine typography was also made by me using Photoshop.

Logo Sketches and Finished Product

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7Deadly SinsA world issues media project created with Photoshop CS4 using a variety of stock images and textures as well as home made textures and photographs taken with a Nikon D60. The designs were created to show the state of our world using the seven deadly sins. The de-signs in total took about 8 hours to complete.

1- Envy 2- Pride 3- Lust 4- Wrath 5- Greed 6- Sloth 7- Gluttony

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See No Evil

Hear No Evil

Speak No Evil

A photography class project constructed around simplicity and contrast. A white background was used to contrast the purity of the photo with the evil it is portraying. Also, the contrast between the dark macro photos and the bright subject emphasize both the subject and the macro photos that the model is holding. Taken with a Nikon D60 and post-processed in Photoshop CS4.

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Assorted Photography

1- A picture taken in New York which frames the Empire State Building and displays the immense size of buildings commonly found in New York City.

2- A macro picture taken in Prince Edward Island.

3- A Candid photo of a friend taken at Lac St. Claire Quebec which was post-processed us-ing Photoshop CS4.

All photos were taken with a Nikon D60.

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Assorted Sketches1- A self portrait. 2- A portrait of a friend.3- A sketch done of my nephew using a reference photo. 4- A drawing of a fetus.5- A Buddhist mandala drawn with pencils and colored with pencil cray-ons.

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Digital PortraitA portrait of my nephew created using multiple watercolor textures, a Wacom tablet and Photoshop CS4. The portrait was completed in approximately 45 min-utes.

The reference photo used to create the portrait

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Media ProjectAn English media project in which a product was fabricated, and was later sold in an auction. An advertising campaign was created using Harry Potter, a well known character in the school community, to attract potential buyers. The design of the gingerbread house was inspired by the Hogwarts castle featured in the popular children’s movies. The project was done in a group of 6, but the design of the gin-gerbread house itself, the web site, and the posters were all done by me.

1- A sketch made before the fabrication of the gingerbread house. 2- 3-D drawings made of gingerbread using Sketch Up.3- Pictures of the finished product 4 -The Webdesign used for the mini site advertising the gingerbread house.5- The five posters which were used to advertise the gingerbread house, made in Photoshop. All photographsused were taken by me.

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Basement Renovations

Home renovations done by me and my father in march of 2007. Work done included framing, putting up drywall, plastering, painting, attaching trim, and installing ceiling tiles and floors.

Patio ConstructionMy father, my uncle and I built a patio in our backyard in the spring of 2008. Work included laying and cutting bricks and transporting gravel and soil to ensure the surface was level before the patios construction.

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Cellphone designA cellphone designed in 2006 that I recently drew using Google Sketch Up. The cellphone has many features including a touch screen, and a full keyboard displayed across the screen and the 2 “wings”. It also has a camera that can be hidden in the cell phone and rubber grips on the side of the casing for comfort.

A sketch of the cellphone

A sliding mechanism hides the camera.

Two “wings” contain some of the keyboard.

Rubber grips provide comfort during use.

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Agenda Back CoverThe agenda cover for my school for the 2008- 2009 school year. The back cover and front cover both convey the theme of Ideas, and work in unison to compliment each other.

Yearbook Cover 2005-2006A yearbook cover designed to fit the theme Desert Rose, which also features the schools logo, and local scenery from Kuwait.

Yearbook PagesA sample of 8 yearbook pages made in my yearbook class in my role as head Photographer.

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