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CONTACTS

ABOUT ME

Muhammad Ali508, Millennium Heights, F-11/1, Islamabad, Pakistan

2/52 P, Block-2, PECHS, Karachi, Pakistan

alijgees@yahoo.com, alijees68@gmail.com+92 333 3331007, +92 300 9568787

Friendly: I am easy to get along with and can easily build rapport. I enjoy working with peopleand make an excellent team member. A problem solver: I have a natural ability to identify problems and brainstorm

Solutions. I am constantly searching for way to improve me and my team members. I think: I am a fun outgoing personwith a good sense of humor. I enjoy everything I do because, why not? Intelligent: I enjoy being mentally challenged.

I am a quick learner and find it easy to adopt my knowledge base.

And one thing I am not excellent but I am enough in my professional skills with34 years of experience

DESIGN PHILOSOPHY

50% Creativity5% Crazy

15% Presentation

30% Logic

THE CREATIVE PROCESS

I started my journey with just self-learning in my childhood and after gaining some basic knowledge about art,I joined educational institutions to updated with new practices, trends and technology.

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

MY LANGUGES

Higher Diploma in Commercial Arts (Graphic Design)For Central Institute of Arts and Crafts

Certificate course in Fine ArtsFor Central Institute of Arts and Crafts

Bachelors Degree in Advance Graphic Designing form The Educator (London) Karachi Campus

Advance Diploma in Audio/Visualform The Educator (London) Karachi Campus

Urdu (Native) English75% 40% Punjabi 60%

In beginning I started my own design house and worked on calligraphy, corporate logo designset design and printing/publication, After completing 8 years in my personal business a well reputed

advertising agency from London offered me this is how I entered job career.

PROFESSIONAL TIME-LINE

Senior Art DirectorOrient McCann-Islamabad/Karachifrom 2002 to 2006

Senior Art DirectorInterflow Communications-Islamabadfrom 2006 to 2009

Creative Directoreliv8 Communications-Dubaifrom 2009 to 2011

Senior Art DirectorAdetude Advertising-Islamabadfrom 2011 to 2014

Creative DirectorTouchline Creative-Islamabadfrom 2014 to present

Graphic Designer and calligrapherBlob Communications-Karachifrom 1980 to 1988

Art DirectorCoral Communications-Karachifrom 1990 to 1992

Visualizer/Art DirectorAd-X Communications-Londonfrom 1988 to 1990

Art DirectorART Communications-Islamabadfrom 1992 to 1996

Art DirectorAdgroup Advertising-Islamabadfrom 1996 to 2000

Art DirectorManhattan Adv.-Islamabadfrom 2000 to 2001

I have worked in different softwares throughout my professional career, basically in my opinion,design based on your research, thought and creativity, softwares are secondary.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

I am very much fond of fun and like to spend my time with anything which makeme alive. So most of the things are in my interest.

PERSONAL INTEREST

AdobePhotoshop 75% Adobe

Illustrator 75% AdobeInDesign 50%

SingingCooking Story writing Movie Traveling Photography

COMPETENCESI care about details as well as on the big picture and try to create something exceptional. Even if you don’t

recognize it at first glance, its that special something that sets you apart from the competition.

CampaignDesign 75% Corporate

ID 80% InfoGraphics 75%

DesktopPublishing 50% Mobile/Web

UI Design 80% Mobile/WebUX Design 75%

Events 65% Calligraphy 80% Branding 75% Photo-graphy 75%

Pakistan

London (UK)

Dubai (UAE)

I have create many brand’s corporate IDsHere are some of them.

CORPORATE BRANDS ID

ADFD Internal Excellence Award

PRINT CAMPAIGNZong Pakistan

PRINT CAMPAIGNEmaar Pakistan

PRINT CAMPAIGNChiken Cottage Pakistan

PRINT CAMPAIGNCaracal Dubai (UAE)

INFO GRAPHICSDubai (UAE)

INFO GRAPHICSDubai (UAE)

2010 Burj Khalifa skyscraper opens.- World’s tallest man-made structure at 829.8m.- Holds 16 world records- Cost $1.5 billion.

2013 Dubai selected to hold the 2020 World Expo.

10 of the worlds Top 50 skyscrapers and 4 of the 5 World’s tallest hotels are in Dubai.

1999 Emirates National Oil Company

120 thousand barrels per day.

1833, Al Maktoum dynasty of the Bani Yas tribe led by Maktoum bin Butti takes over Dubai without resistance.

1912, Sheikh Saeed II bin Maktoum secures the prosperous pearl industry.

1966, Dubai discovers of oil. Current reserves of 4 billion barrels.

1820, the Sheikh of Dubai signs “General Maritime Peace Treaty” with the British. World’s

denunciation of the slave trade.

In the early 19th century, the Al Abu Falasa dynasty of the Bani Yas tribe establishes Dubai.

1960 Dubai International Airport opens, - Yearly capacity of 80m passengers- World’s 2nd busiest airport.- World’s largest airport terminal, Terminal 3.

1966, Qatar and Dubai to create a new currency, the Riyal.

1973, Dubai joins the other emirates, in introducing the UAE dirham.

export shipment, 180 thousand barrels.

1903, Sheikh Maktoum II bin Hushur convinces a major British steamship line to stop in Dubai.

1971, 2nd December Dubai joins the six other emirates to form the UAE.

1979, The Jebel Ali Free Zone opens to

global companies seen today.

1979 Jebel Ali Port opens- World’s largest man-made harbour .-biggest port in the Middle East.- 9th busiest port in the world.

1985 Emirates Airlines founded.- Largest airline in the Middle East,

International Airport to 133 cities in 74 countries.

1999 Dubai Internet City opens, presently houses over 850 companies.

1999 Burj al Arab opens.-World’s only 7 star Hotel. - At 321m is fourth tallest hotel in the world.

2000 Dubai Media City founded. The regional hub for world class media organizations.

2001, Palm Islands project begins.- Amongst World’s the top ten largest man made islands.

2003, The World Islands project begins.- World shaped archipelago of 300 man made islands- Costing $14 billion.

2008, Dubai Mall opens..- 54 million shoppers yearly, -1,200 stores and 160 food outlets- World’s biggest leisure destination.

Today more than 200

and live in Dubai.

1963, The dredging of Dubai Creek enabling any sized 1929, Dubai emerges

as the premier re-export and duty free port.

MOBILE UI-UX

WEB UI-UX

SOME OF MY WORK

London (UK)

Dubai (UAE)

Pakistan

I have worked with several clients of different organizations in my34 years of professional career. Here are some of them

THANK YOU