IN THE NAME OF ALLAH THE MERCIFUL

BIOGRAPHY

THINGS I DID. . . AND THINGS I THINK I DID

PERSONAL DETAILS

Name : Hany Farouk

Date of Birth : 4 June 1973

Nationality : Egyptian

Profession: Art Director & Freelance Designer

Address: Egypt, Giza, 12 Al Madrasa Al Ahlia St.

Moblie: +201097378822

 

Name : Hany Farouk

Date of Birth : 4 June 1973

Nationality : Egyptian

Profession: Art Director & Freelance Designer

Address: Egypt, Giza, 12 Al Madrasa Al Ahlia St.

Moblie: +201097378822

 

Name : Hany Farouk

Date of Birth : 4 June 1973

Nationality : Egyptian

Profession: Art Director & Freelance Designer

Address: Egypt, Giza, 12 Al Madrasa Al Ahlia St.

Moblie: +201097378822

 

BRIEF SUMMARY

Hany Farouk is a creative art director who always likes to get to the heart of things and he was been blessed with great brands, brilliant people and a taste of many sides of advertising.

 

For the last 19 years, he had a deep passion for technology, creating professional unique designs and messages that immediately attract attention and drive responses.

 

He experienced in developing high-impact marketing materials and advertising campaigns, also skilled in developing the art direction, the visual communication, branding, graphic designs, illustrations and web designs. Delivering powerful creative with effective promotional content. He blends creativity with practicality to produce engaging, unique messages that immediately attract attention and drive results.

 

Hany dedicated to finding the most cost-effective and creative solutions for all challenges. worked across a wide range of sectors including fashion, entertainment, telecoms, healthcare, travel, automotive, etc.

 

That journey has gotten him to a place that is free of ego and focused only on great work, appreciating the people around him and using the limitless possibilities of technology to continually evolve advertising.

 

At this point, he only want to be surrounded by brands, people and a culture of positivity, bravery and a hunger for trying something new. Where every problem is an opportunity to do a brilliant work that the right people see.

EXPERIENCE

Jan 2013 – Present

Freelance Creative

Developed a freelance career based on my significant personal network of industry contacts and on my extensive experience in many area of design, Offer my creative services to develop engaging and innovative digital and print designs for clients in broad range of industries

Responsible for concept development, art direction and visualization on various brand campaigns. Highly adept at visual strategy, layout development and branding.

Sometimes working as a creative consultancy specializing in brand identity, brand communication design, and layout design. Dedicated to create beautiful and effective design solutions for brands marketing goals that are tailored to suit the needs.

SAMPLE CLIENTS:
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Almuftah Group Entities | Qatar Foundation

Sep 2010 – Oct 2012

ART DIRECTOR

ALMUFTAH GROUP QATAR

Hany has worked on various advertising campaigns through a variety of mediums for various brands. He set the creative direction of the work and developed compelling advertising campaigns across multi-channels, also created and implemented the visual design elements associated with brands positioning, public relations and strategic marketing in order to convey client’s unique message. he has been responsible for the administration of the projects schedules and budgets, provided innovative concepts and high quality of execution.

MAIN ACTIVITIES WAS TO:
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— Conceive, develop and produce effective advertising or promotional campaigns.
— Formulate basic layout design or presentation approach
— Coordinate creative activities
— Revise, edit, and proofread content as needed or directed by client.
— Lead the creative team in the agency.
— Oversee campaigns from production to completion.
— Attends photo shoots and supervises production team.
— Select external suppliers when necessary
— Work with account executives to determine client needs and budget.
— Pitch ideas to clients
— Respond to feedback in a timely manner.

SAMPLE CLIENTS:
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Almuftah Group Entities | Qatar Foundation | Social Development Center | Qapco
Aljazeera | Showtime | Orbit | Art | Firstnet | Pehla | Shebestan | TCBY | Pizza Hut | Arbys | Altazaj Sharp | Maxell | York | NEC | Daewoo | Pigeon | Fagor | Lexmark | Pyrex | Curver | Oris | Charriol Movado | Alviero Martini | Reverence | Chronoswiss | Dubey & Schaldenbrand | Giovanni Ferarris Invicta | Maria Mirelli | Aurora | Haurex | Black & Decker | Bunz | Century | Elini | Jaguar
Ted Lapidus | Nina Ricci | Roberto Cavalli | Sarcar | Camel Active | Thierry Mugler
Times Collection Montega | Kenzo | Quill | Waldmann | ebel | Guess | Guepard | Zenith
Coral Hotel | City Center | Toyota | Lexus

Apr 2008 – Aug 2010

ART DIRECTOR

SHADES MAGAZINE

Participated in developing the concept and tone of the quarterly lifestyle magazine “Shades” for Sec A segments with a national circulation of 15,000+ readers. Developed the magazine’s layout and design to create a polished publication.

MAIN ACTIVITIES WAS TO:
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— Manage art budgets as specified for the project.
— Coordinate with Editors to ensure that art and layout design are appropriate for content.
— Maintain tracking log for articles, cost logs for budget and other organizational lists.
— Coordinate with Sales Department to ensure proper ad placement.
— Coordinate with Senior Designer and Graphic Designer to ensure all ads meet correct specs.
— Work directly with print vendors to ensure that quality standards are achieved.
— Evaluate, select and manage outside agencies.
— Review all invoices from outside vendors to ensure accuracy.
— Organize and prepare digital files, mock-ups and instructions for printer.
— Design marketing pieces and divisional materials.

Feb 2005 – Mar 2008

ART DIRECTOR

CREATIVE CLUE

We established our creative studio [ creative Clue ] and produced excellent value, top quality design-for-print pieces with specialist skills within many business sectors.

MAIN DUTIES WAS TO:
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— Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish the work.
— Developing, designing, or creating new ideas, or products, including artistic contributions.
— Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
— Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others.

MAIN ACTIVITIES WAS TO:
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— Design layout of art or product exhibits, displays, or promotional materials.
— Determine technical requirements of productions or projects.
— Responsible for all the operations of the art department.
— Coordinate artistic activities.
— Present work to clients for approval.

SAMPLE CLIENTS:
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Cadbury | Galaxy chocolate | Merck Sharp & Dohme [Middle East] | Fosamax | Eli Lilly | Al Muftah Jewellery | Zocor | Aggrastat [Saudi Arabia] | Cairo Opera House | Egyptian Agribusiness Association [EAGA] | GUC | Siemens

Dec 2001 – Nov 2004

SENIOR GRAPHIC & WEB DESIGNER

TRUST GRAPHIC

Conceptualized, designed and executed creative solutions that consistently and clearly communicated our clients brands identities, positioning and messaging through all brands touch points (including print, websites, emails, events, marketing collaterals, internal marketing and packaging, etc.), and effectively communicated the strategic intent for each tactic.

SAMPLE CLIENTS:
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Hermes | Pfizer | Chloride | Arab Administrative Development Organization [ARADO]

Sep 1999 – Nov 2001

GRAPHIC DESIGNER

SAM TRADE EXECUTIVE AGENCY

Creates visual concepts to communicate ideas that inspire, inform, or captivate consumers.
Has developed the overall layouts and production designs for advertisements, brochures and corporate reports for various pharmaceutical companies.

SAMPLE CLIENTS:
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Pfizer | Merck Sharp & Dohme [Egypt] | Novartis | GlaxoSmithKline | Eli Lilly | Janssen Cilag

Jun 1997 – Aug 1999

GRAPHIC DESIGNER

SHADES ADVERTISING

Has worked on a variety of products and activities, such as websites, advertising, books, magazines, posters, product packaging, exhibitions and displays, corporate communications and corporate identity.

SAMPLE CLIENTS:
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Big Magazine | Mirage | Deals Restaurant | Gega Net | Yasmina | Mexx | CompuMall | Roastery

EDUCATION

Jun 1994 – Aug 1997

TOURISM & HOTEL FACULTY 

BACHELOR’S DEGREE, TOUR GUIDANCE

A bachelor’s degree in tourism guiding is awarded from 6th October University after successfully completed all subjects of the curriculum, and has been graduated with good degree from the Tour Guidance Department. The Tourist Guidance Department, aims to equip students with the knowledge and expertise required by the tourism industry and business life and to empower them in building a successful career.

 

FEATURED SKILLS

Updated on Apr/2017

COMPUTER SKILLS

SOFTWARES AND PLATFORMS

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
AVERAGE 95%
ADOBE INDESIGN
AVERAGE 90%
ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR
AVERAGE 85%
ADOBE LIGHTROOM
AVERAGE 75%
ADOBE DREAMWEAVER
AVERAGE 70%
ADOBE FLASH
AVERAGE 80%
ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS
AVERAGE 65%
MICROSOFT OFFICE
AVERAGE 75%
MAC OS
AVERAGE 85%
WINDOWS 
AVERAGE 95%
LINUX
AVERAGE 75%

GRAPHIC DESIGN SKILLS

VISUAL ARTS AND PRINTING

MAGAZINE LAYOUT DESIGN
AVERAGE 95%
BROCHURE DESIGN
AVERAGE 90%
POSTER DESIGN
AVERAGE 90%
FLYER DESIGN
AVERAGE 85%
LOGO DESIGN
AVERAGE 80%
STATIONERY DESIGN
AVERAGE 85%
PACKAGING DESIGN
AVERAGE 75%
USER INTERFACE DESIGN
AVERAGE 90%
USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN
AVERAGE 85%

WEB DESIGN SKILLS

SCRIPTS AND CMS’s

HTML5
AVERAGE 95%
CSS3
AVERAGE 95%
JAVASCRIPT
AVERAGE 80%
jQuery
AVERAGE 75%
BOOTSTRAP
AVERAGE 85%
JOOMLA
AVERAGE 95%
WORDPRESS
AVERAGE 95%

LANGUAGES

LANGUAGES PROFICIENCY

ARABIC
NATIVE LANGUAGE 95%
ENGLISH
FULL PROFESSIONAL PROFICIENCY 75%
GERMAN LANGUAGE
ELEMENTARY PROFICIENCY 30%
ITALIAN LANGUAGE
ELEMENTARY PROFICIENCY 20%

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