About Me


This is me, Gazwan 😊. An art director, brand, and graphic designer based in Berlin. I love exploring vibrant and colorful concepts and have a deep passion for urban art and culture. Design is my driving passion. Everything in my life is affected by it, life decisions are based upon it. Understanding how great design works – and showing others the importance of well thought out, beautiful design – is what I get the most joy from.

 

With more than 20 years of accumulated work experience, during which I worked in the fields of advertising and design at several advertising agencies in Europe, GCC & the Middle East. In addition to a substantial scientific background, which altogether provided me with a very broad experience and many skills in this particular field of business. Hence, my experience is not limited to graphic design, development, and innovation of brands and visual identities, as well as advertising campaigns, but also extends to the development of advertising campaign strategies, media, and marketing plans. With sound business acumen and vision possessing over many years of creative and leadership experience with leading brands.

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My Skills


Key Qualifications

Diverse hands-on design experience including experience in graphic design, “ATL, BTL, TTL” advertising, publishing, printing production, and marketing.
Ability to create designs, concepts, and sample layouts based on knowledge of layout principles and aesthetic design concepts.
Ability to come up with “Out of Box” ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve problems.

Education

  • Faculty of Fine Arts- Damascus University Visual Communications “1996-2001”

Training & Certifications

  • Online Marketing Manager / 2021.
  • Fundamentals of Digital Marketing by Google / 2020.
  • Strategic Brand Management by Curtin University / 2018.

Adobe Photoshop100%
Adobe Illustrator90%
Adobe Indesign75%
Adobe After Effects60%
Figma65%
Adobe XD55%
CINEMA 4D35%