hala marji motion graphic designer

www.halamarji.com halamarji@gmail.com 0044 789 447 3300

 
Experience

Bermuda Shorts® London, UK | Intern | Feb 07

www.bermudashorts.com

Love Our Shorts NFT, London, UK | volunteer | Sept 07

The Nahemi Festival of 21st Century Student Films.

www.nahemi.org

Graphic Shop® Beirut, Lebanon | Senior Designer | Oct 04 - July 06

Design and packaging Agency. www.graphicshoplb.com

Initiating projects from brief, production and delivery.

Accounts held: Casper&Gambini’s, S.G.B.L, Movenpick, Crédit Libanais...

Channel Design® Beirut, Lebanon | Art Director | Jan 04 - Sept 04

Design studio. www.channel-design.com

Design and management of projects from inception to execution.

Accounts held: Arab Life Insurance, Dunes center, G.S, Slimn’lite, Verdun uptown...

Noir Sur Blanc® Beirut, Lebanon | Intern | Aug 03 - Sept 03

Design firm. www.noir-sur-blanc.com

Gaining Technical knowledge of pre-press and printing workflow.

IGF printing press Beirut, Lebanon | Intern | Aug 02 - Sept 02

Getting Insight on Desktop publishing and page assembly.

 

Education

MA Image & Communications - Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK | 06-07

Working on digital image files, computer aided design, computers and video, electronic

publishing, video graphics and live action, post production & animation.

BS Graphic Design (Honors). Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon | 00-04

Interactive publication titled “Humans and Machines in fusion”, showcasing life on screen.

French Baccalaureate Experimental Science Degree, College Protestant Français, Lebanon | 85-00

 
Moving image

Sold my Soul© | 4 min video | June 07

A compelling call to end uncontrollable consumerism that has become a watchword of our

culture. displayed in Truman Brewery (London), Cannakale Art Festival (Turkey), Adana Biennial (Turkey)

Ana© | 1 min video animation | June 07

Shows massive media messages manipulating consumers, turning them into consumable products on

the shelf. selected for the Oneminutefilms Belgian open festival (Belgium) - www.oneminutefilms.be

Balloons | 2 min moving 3D image-based | March 07

Transforms the students IN Turkish school from a deprived and sad state to a cheerful colorful one.

Workshops
 

Typo.Graphic.Beirut.05 I. | 2005

Type Design by Büro Destruct Beirut, Lebanon

SCBWI.| 2006

Illustration with Eva Montanari, LAU, Lebanon.2006.

 
  Exhibitions  
 

ADANA BIENNIAL TURKEY | 2007

Projected Sold my Soul by invitation from the curator.

ONEMINUTEFILMS Belgian open festival BELGIUM | 2007

Ana selected. www.oneminutefilms.be

44th INTERNATIONAL TROY FESTIVAL CANAKKALE | 2007

International Contemporary Art Exhibition. Projected “Sold my Soul” by invitation from the curator.

DÉRIVE LONDON | 2007

Final Degree show 07. Goldsmiths University of London.

Sold my Soul along with posters. Also designed the exhibition posters, invitation cards & banner.

LAYERS BEIRUT | 2003

Annual Student Exhibition 03. Lebanese American University, curated by Celia Abou Arbid.

Interactive publication Man and Machine in Fusion, printed on heat sensitive ink.

SPONGE BEIRUT | 2002

Annual Student Exhibition 02. Lebanese American University, curated by Celia Abou Arbid.

A packaging project entitled Genuine and corporate identity & stationery for Jelly ambient box.

 
   Skills   
 

TECHNICAL

Illustrator, Photoshop, QuarkXpress

After Effects, Flash, Director, Final Cut Pro, Sound Track Pro, DVD Studio Pro, i-Stop Motion

 

LANGUAGES

Arabic | English | French

 
  Reference  
 

Celia Abou Arbid - Architect and designer

Advisor and lecturer

Lebanese American University, Graphic design department.

Verdun, Beirut, Lebanon. t. 00961 3 818 096. e. silia@lau.edu.lb

 

Noha Karanouh - Graphic designer

Tutor and manager

Graphicshop® design firm.

Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon. t. 00961 3 272 733. e. gs@graphicshoplb.com

 

Official references are available on request.