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hala marji motion graphic designer www.halamarji.com halamarji@gmail.com 0044 789 447 3300 |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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Typo.Graphic.Beirut.05 I. | 2005 Type Design by Büro Destruct Beirut, Lebanon SCBWI.| 2006 Illustration with Eva Montanari, LAU, Lebanon.2006. |
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ADANA BIENNIAL TURKEY | 2007Projected Sold my Soul by invitation from the curator. ONEMINUTEFILMS Belgian open festival BELGIUM | 2007Ana selected. www.oneminutefilms.be 44th INTERNATIONAL TROY FESTIVAL CANAKKALE | 2007International Contemporary Art Exhibition. Projected “Sold my Soul” by invitation from the curator. DÉRIVE LONDON | 2007Final Degree show 07. Goldsmiths University of London. Sold my Soul along with posters. Also designed the exhibition posters, invitation cards & banner. LAYERS BEIRUT | 2003Annual 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. |
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TECHNICAL Illustrator, Photoshop, QuarkXpress After Effects, Flash, Director, Final Cut Pro, Sound Track Pro, DVD Studio Pro, i-Stop Motion
LANGUAGES Arabic | English | French |
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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. |
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