Independent Designer
Arabic Logotypes, Brand Strategy & Identity Design
December 2018 — Present
Logo Design: From Concept to Presentation, Sagi Haviv
Logotype Design for Brand Identity, Steve Wolf
Designing the Visual Identity of a Brand, Gabriel Sencillo
Domestika courses, 2021
Arabic Logotype Matchmaking workshop,
with Wissam Shawkat & Majid Alyousef
-ing Creative Festival, February 2021
Arabic Monogram Branding workshop, with Kristyan Sarkis
-ing Creative Festival, April 2019
Modular Arabic Design workshop, with Kristyan Sarkis
-ing Creative Festival, April 2019
Arabic Lettering workshop, with Khajag Apelian & Yara Khoury
Fikra Graphic Design Biennial, November 2018
Graphic Designer, Twothirds Design Bureau, Dubai
September 2017 — December 2018
Arabic Typography course, with Pascal Zoghbi
American University of Sharjah, 2017
Intern Graphic Designer, Twothirds Design Bureau, Dubai
July 2017 — August 2017
Freelance Designer, Editorial Projects, 2017
Second-Place Award, T-shirt Design Competition
American University of Sharjah, 2016
Arabic Lettering workshop, with Wael Morcos & Salem Al-Qassimi
American University of Sharjah, 2016
Freelance Designer, Takamul Academy
Abu Dhabi, 2016
Bachelor of Science in Visual Communication
American University of Sharjah, 2013 — 2018
Afnan Aldimasi is an independent designer based Istanbul. She is originally Palestinian, was born in Canada, raised in America & grew up in the United Arab Emirates.
Afnan helps brands and design studios with Arabic logotypes to create differentiation in the market.
Through Afnan's observations of Arabic logotypes in the region, the majority fall under two categories. The first is very generic, lacks character and customization. The second involves customization however does not attend to fundamentals of the Arabic script. Both result in unfortunate outcomes and devalue both the designer's work & the brand's image. Along with her intuitive passion, this observation has led Afnan to particularly focus on Arabic typography in her work.
Her process involves in-depth concept & strategy development, research approach to visual communication, and collaborative processes.
Scopes of work include
→ Arabic Logotypes
→ Arabic Lettering
→ Brand Strategy Workshops
→ Brand Visual Analysis Workshops
→ Brand Consultations
Available for projects and collaborations.