Mohamed Gaber

Mohamed Gaber

Graphic Designer

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  • About me

    Type & Graphic Designer

  • Education

    • Sandberg Instituut

      2020 - 2022
      Master of Fine Arts & Design Art & Design
  • Experience

    • 15/11 Studios

      Jun 2006 - Aug 2008
      Graphic Designer
    • Malamih Publishing House

      Oct 2008 - Apr 2009
      Graphic Designer
    • Hamzet Wasl

      May 2009 - Nov 2009
      Art Creator & Director

      print out and media advertising

    • Wasm Labs

      Dec 2009 - Apr 2011
      Art Director

      WASM LAB is a group of leading brands and web/mobile properties that target ecommerce, entertainment and social networking sectors in the Middle East. The company also manages and operates some nonprofit projects to serve the local communities.http://wasmlabs.com/

    • PenguinCube

      May 2011 - Aug 2011
      Project Manager
    • Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR)

      Jan 2012 - now
      Graphic Designer

      Part-time designer & art director responsible for various tasks such as:● Campaign design ● Type setting reports & studies ● Maintaining brand consistency across all deliverables

    • United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

      Jan 2015 - Jan 2017
      Graphic Designer

      Part-time designer responsible for various tasks such as:● Campaign design ● Type setting annual reports● Data visualization ● Maintaining UNFPA visual identity

    • Kief Type Foundry

      Jun 2016 - now
      Type Designer

      an independent type foundry aiming to produce high-quality Arabic fonts with a focus on developing bilingual typefaces through harmonic matchmaking.● Design custom typefaces ● Custom typography services● Type design and typography consultancy

    • Google Fonts

      Jan 2019 - Sept 2023
      Type Designer

      I was contracted to collaborate with teams like Pixel, Internationalization, and Design departments for various tasks such as:● Design the Arabic figures for the Pixel watch● Research the proper cultural representation through typography ● Design Google brand's Arabic Typeface● Consultant for quality typographic quality assurance

    • TypeLab at Sandberg Institute

      Jan 2021 - Jan 2022
      Tutor & Curator

      TypeLab is a typography-focused alternative learning and experimentation platform at Sand- berg Instituut, TypeLab aims to create an open, accessible, and inclusive space for knowledge and skill-sharing between Sandberg Instituut/Gerrit Rietveld students and the outside world in the shape of workshops, discussions, and consultations.

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Mohamed Gaber
      Granshan 2016 Granshan Nov 2016 Cairo typeface awarded on the list of best display typefaces for the year 2016
    • Awarded to Mohamed Gaber
      Nominated Jameel Prize 2013 The Jameel Prize is an international award for contemporary art and design inspired by Islamic tradition. Its aim is to explore the relationship between Islamic traditions of art, craft and design and contemporary work as part of a wider debate about Islamic culture and its role today.