Ahmad Ajlouny
Dubai, UAE
Open to work: freelance, contract, full-time or part-time
Function-inclined, detail-oriented graphic designer, combining traditional and digital creative skills in both print and on-screen arts.
Specialties
- Brand Identity Design
- Digital and Print Design
- Illustration and Infographic
- Drawing and Painting
Toolkit
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe InDesign
- CorelDRAW
- Pens and Pencils
- Soft Pastels
- Adobe Animate
- Adobe After Effects
Experience
Licensed Freelance Graphic Designer
Ahmad AJLOUNY – Dubai
August 2018 to Present
- Brand identity design, brand guidelines.
- Illustration, vector art and infographics.
- Print design (books, brochures, stationery, rollups, lampposts…).
- Digital design for websites and social media platforms.
- Coordinating with print shops and preparing files for printing.
Highlighted Contracts
Graphic Designer – Contract
Majid Al Futtaim – Dubai
Two contracts: Nov 2022 to Jan 2023, April 2023 to August 2023
Supported the Digital Content team under the Omni Channel of Mall of the Emirates.
Roles included:
- Designed internal/external emailers.
- Designed posts and stories for Social Media.
- Created infographics for the website statistics, marketing insights, and how-to diagrams.
- Batch edited product images to Mall of the Emirates website/app specs.
- Worked on a project to revamp the leasing brochures for the malls of Majid Al Futtaim in UAE, Oman, Bahrain, Lebanon, and Egypt.
- Provided design support for other malls of Majid Al Futtaim.
Skills
- Presentation Design
- Ad Design
- Emailer Design
- Infographics
- Bulk Image Editing
- Ecommerce
Graphic Designer – Contract
Majid Al Futtaim – Dubai
April 2022 to July 2022
Covered for the in-house graphic designer during her maternity leave. Worked mainly under the Mall of the Emirates (MOE) and its new online shopping experience.
Roles included:
- Designed internal/external newsletters.
- Created infographics for the website statistics, marketing insights, and how-to diagrams.
- Prepared presentations and online shop demos.
- Batch edited images to Mall of the Emirates website/app specs.
- Provided design support for other malls of Majid Al Futtaim.
Skills
- Ad Design
- Newsletter Design
- Infographics
- Bulk Image Editing
- Ecommerce
Creative Consultant – Contract
Kharabeesh – Dubai
August 2021 to October 2021
Provided art direction for an educational project driven by animated videos aiming to raise entrepreneurship awareness amongst Arab youth; providing them with guidance to accomplish their visions and strategies through successful business planning and execution.
Roles included:
- ART DIRECTION: reviewed artwork, storyboards, and videos.
- PRODUCTION: oversaw and streamlined the art production line throughout the illustration, design and animation phases.
- TRAINING: trained designers and illustrators on Adobe Illustrator and using it effectively and efficiently for storyboarding.
- EXECUTION: revised and finalized storyboards and created new ones from scratch.
Skills
- Optimising Art Production
- Storyboarding
- Training
- Art Direction
Creative Consultant – Contract
Kharabeesh – Dubai
March 2021 to May 2021
Played a crucial role in the promotion and coverage of the World Government Summit 2021 event on social media.
Highlights:
- Collaborated with copywriters on script editing.
- Visualized scripts into storyboards for animators.
- Designed static and animated teasers, agenda and various other infographics.
Skills
- Content Creation
- Storyboarding
- Digital Design
- Social Media
Creative Consultant – Contract
Kharabeesh – Dubai
July 2020 to January 2021
Participated in the Madrasa project – an Arabic online e-learning platform available for free. Madrasa.org is part of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives (MBRGI).
Responsibilities included:
- Designing and editing storyboards
- Visualizing information into infographics
- Covering all graphic design needs of the project
- Solving creative and technical problems
Automated the process of creating thousands of video covers utilizing Excel spreadsheets and Adobe Illustrator, thus shortening a two-month task into a one-week task.
Skills
- Quality Assurance
- Storyboarding
- Automation in Illustrator
- Layout
Senior Graphic Designer
Advision Advertising – Dubai
March 2017 to August 2018
- Brand identity design, brand guidelines.
- Print design (books, brochures, stationery, rollups, lampposts…).
- Digital design for the clients’ websites and social media platforms.
- Coordinating with print shops and preparing files for printing.
- Coordinating with the web developers and maintaining the company’s websites.
Skills
- Outdoors Signage
- Coordination
- Print Design
- Branding
- Social Media
- Transition From Corel to Adobe
Graphic Designer
Ahmad AJLOUNY – Amman
March 2013 to March 2017
- Logo and visual identity design
- Install, manage and customize WordPress websites
- Illustration and freehand drawing
- On-screen design (social media, static ads, animated ads, banners…)
- Print design (books, booklets, brochures, flyers, cards…)
- Presentation design
Skills
- Branding
- Print Design
- WordPress
- Social Media
- Presentation Design
Web and Graphic Designer
INFINITYdezign – Amman
June 2007 to March 2013
Web design and layout, HTML and CSS, optimize images for the web, light animation (Flash), print design.
Skills
- UI
- UX
- HTML
- CSS
- Web Design
- Animation
Graphic Designer – Part-time
INFINITYdezign – Amman
July 2002 to June 2007
Print design (brochures, flyers, business cards, folders) and prepare designs for prepress; logo design; prepare vector graphics for Flash presentations; web design.
Skills
- Logo Design
- CorelDRAW
- Print Design
- Prepress
- Campaigns
- Page Layout
CorelDRAW Graphic Suite Beta Tester – Part-time
Corel Corporation – Amman
September 2009 to October 2010
Participated in the CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X5 Beta Program; tested the software before releasing it and its updates.
Education
Bachelor’s in Design and Applied Arts / Graphic Design
Yarmouk University – Jordan
October 2002 to June 2007
Cumulative Average: 86.6%
Rating: Excellent
Placed on Honor List: 7 semesters
Favorite Classes
- Introduction to 2D Drawing
- Photography
- Typography
- Design Methods
- Design Psychology
Portfolio
Volunteering
Volunteered as a Graphic Design Consultant with the UAE Sports for All Federation, where I led a visual rebranding initiative. My work included refreshing the federation’s logo, redesigning the brand guidelines, and creating a full suite of branded collateral such as business cards, stamps, stationery, bags, appreciation certificates, event flags, and presentation templates.
Invited to serve as a jury member evaluating graduation projects of Graphic Design bachelor’s students at two of Jordan’s leading design institutions: the German-Jordanian University (2013) and Yarmouk University (2010), in recognition of my academic excellence and strong relationships with faculty. During my time at Yarmouk University’s Faculty of Fine Arts, I earned a “Very Good” GPA and was listed on the Dean’s Honor List seven times prior to graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in Applied Arts – Graphic Design.
Volunteered in 2010 as a teaching assistant for art and vocational classes at Roh Al Sharq Center for Vocational Training for People with Disabilities in Amman, Jordan. I provided guidance and support to children, ensuring their safety while using artistic tools and materials.
In 2005, as part of the summer clubs organized by Greater Irbid Municipality, and upon recommendation from the Faculty of Fine Arts at Yarmouk University, I taught art to children aged 3–7 from various schools. The sessions were held in Abu Jaafar Al-Mansour public park in Irbid, Jordan.