Jihad Lahham

V isual Communicator

j ihadlahham.com

abphev@r.postjobfree.com

:: Education

**** **** ***, ******** ******* of Art and Design

T he Graphic and Interactive Communication Department

Sarasota, Florida. GPA 3.55

2000 2004 BFA, The University of Damascus

T he School of Fine Arts, The Department of Visual Communication

Damascus, Syria.

:: Experiences

6/2009-6/2010 Mid/Sr Graphic Designer, Unisono Brand Consultants, A l Manama, Bahrain

Brand identity/communication solutions, advertising solutions, motion graphics.

2008 Graphic Design Intern, Design Center, R ingling College, Sarasota Florida.

In-house brand solutions, production of various materials

2008 UI Design Intern, EA Games, S ilicon Valley, CA.

UI components and motion sequences for the game "godfather II".

5/2007 7/2008 Graphic and Motion Graphics Designer, R ingling College, Sarasota, Florida.

Graphic and motion solutions, strategic problem solving, campaign development

1/2003 8/2005 Designer/Art Director, Yellow Hits, D amascus, Syria.

Advertising solutions, concept and brand identity solutions.

4/2001 7/2004 Graphic Designer, J.A.M.P.tv, D amascus, Syria.

Graphic components for video production, retouching and color correction.

Freelance Projects for various corporations in S yria, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, and The USA.

:: Skills

Proficient in all Adobe products

Illustration and photography

Fluent in English and Arabic

:: Honors & Awards

2009 A Gold ADDY Award, and an Amy (Best of Category) Award.

2009 Ringling College Trustee Scholar ( Awarded top college honor by Board of

Trustees to represent the Graphic & Interactive Communication department).

2008 First place i n the Rockport National Student Competition

( POS display design promoting the Walk Dry technology).

2008 Best-of-Show (juror s award), A nnual Best of Ringling exhibition.

2008 Best-of-Show (president s award), A nnual Best of Ringling exhibition.

2008 Semi-finalist i n the Adobe International Student Competition.

2007 First place i n the Rockport Student Competition

(3D installation design for launching the new Torsion System line

in partnership with Adidas).

Featured i n Fast Company Magazine (2007 the Masters of Design edition,

2008 the Masters of Design edition), 100s Visual Ideas: Formats,

Folds & Bindings (2009, Angela Patchell Books Ltd.), A Thousand Ideas by

100 Graphic Designers (2009 Rockport Publishers)

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