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ANTHONY ASFOUR THE LIST
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TABLE OF CONTENT S Introduction 4-5 Top 5 6-25 Top 10 28-47 Top 15 48-55
Your General Attitude My general attitude towards things is amplified by my passion for things. I care about what interests me. I feel as if a lot of people’s motives are drawn from wrong intentions. Therefore my intentions must be always good and real. I believe that you can achieve anything through a certain persistence of perseverance. If you like it you can achieve it. If you like doing something you can do it. I also believe that everyone is a product of their environment and are nurtured through that environment. Where you’re born and where you go to school. Every factor does really matter. Mainly the reason why I entered graphic design was the passion to create things. I love to create, my passion to create was always there but growing up in a math and literature based family it was very hard to break out of the mold. My Father whom was a math teacher for 35+ years always persisted on math, my uncle; a blind poet, my brother ; electrical engineering at McGill. You could say I’ve always been the one that went against the grain in the family. The music I listen to or the clothing I wear is very different than anyone in my family.
Your Cultural Background Raised in a Lebanese Christian environment, I came to the terms that I must be very conservative attitude towards life. Lebanese usually tend to base their beliefs on their kids and don’t really let kids discover their dreams and ideas. Some say Lebanese people are very open minded but living with such a conservative family, I would have to disagree.
Your ethics or what is important to you Honesty is the biggest importance to me. I believe I am very skilled with seeing through people’s lies and truths and discovering things about people that not many other see. I think being you is a big thing in my opinion. Everyone is so jaded with the idea of being someone they are not. A lot of this is fostered through the internet. Everyone is looking for the romanticized version of themselves. I think it’s quite normal because people are always looking for themselves anyway. I believe that it is important to always stay true to yourself and never sway from what makes you, you. 6 |
Your strong points and your weaknesses
Education
Right off the top of my head I believe my strongest points about myself is that I am quite direct when I give my opinion. I also believe that I tend to ask a lot of questions that can be either advantageous or not. I like to ask questions, I don’t like to have any stone unturned. I also believe I am a fast learner which ties with asking questions. When I really want to learn something I do it. I ask all the right questions to understand a task properly.
Laurier Senior High School 2008-2013 Dawson College 2013-2016
Your capacity to work with others My capacity to work with other is really outstanding. I love working and collaborating on projects. When there are multiple minds working together I feel as if we can come to outstanding resolutions
Your achievements None that I can say I’m proud of.
Your knowledge about the profession Graphic Design is visual communication, the objective of graphic designer in the sphere of communications is to deliver a given message. If it’s their own message they are actually being an author. It is about helping deliver someone else’s message
Your career goals Influence/Change people’s lives.
Your work experience Mourelatos Grocery Store April 2014- May 2015 Tonitex Fabric Wholesaler August 2015-
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PETER Born 9 October 1955 Manchester, England
Peter Saville is a graphic designer who lives in a zeitgeist of art and design. He has created a series of phenomenal works and imagery throughout his career that range from album sleeves to fashion to art direction. From working with the likes of Joy Divison then New order to famous fashion designer Raf Simons and all the way to designing the kit for the England national team. Peter Saville inspires me because he started off in graphic design and used the medium of graphics to develop his love for other things. He also inspires me because he refers to himself as unemployable which I absolutely think is amazing
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S AVILLE
mail@petersavillestudio.com
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DIETER May 20, 1932 Wiesbaden, Germany
Dieter rams is a minimalist designer that has created many works that can resonate with anything today. His mass amounts of publicity came from his work with Braun in the area of product design. His work has carried out in the new generation of technology and has inspired many brands and designers. His earlier work is compared to apple’s current products. I think of him as a founding father to modern design. I think it’s amazing how his work can not only create meaning in his time but also create timeless products that reverberate with today’s society. His 10 principles of design also inspire me to use in my day to day life. I am also intrigued that his design was not only centered in one domain but carried towards furniture design through Vitsœ
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RAMS
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TOM July 26, 1966 New York, United States
His work addresses a wide range of issues including appropriation, branding, consumerism, globalization, entertainment and functionality. He first became known for making guns out of urban detritus and store-bought hardware. Then he became better known for branding his own constructions with the logos of luxury fashion houses like Prada, Chanel and Hermès. He worked with nike and created a very memorable sneaker that is valued within sneaker community. He inspired me mainly from his DIY type artistic point of view. Concept and juxtaposition, the source of using nothing to make works of art. He is a survivalist if some may say which I vibe with.
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S ACHS
info@tomsachs.org
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GEORGE June 26, 1931, New York, United States An art director, Designer whatever you want to call him he’s one of the greatest to ever grace the design world. He worked in the advertising industry working for big names such as tommy Hilfiger, Mtv, Xerox etc. What he’s best known for is his covers for Esquire Magazine. He is linked greatly to one of the most prominent communication consultants of all time. I think Lois is one of my favorites because he just gets it. He has something that no one else had/has. He sees things that no else can. He’s a risk taker which I absolutely adore. I aspire to be as direct and straight forward as he is.
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LOIS
george@goodkarmacreative.com
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VIRGIL September 30th,1980 Chicago Massachusetts Virgil Abloh, Kanye West’s creative director is a very influential man of today’s pop culture. He is a clothing designer, DJ, Creative Director, artist. He owns his own clothing line called Off-White which is said to be a bridge between street wear and high fashion while still cooperating a certain iconic silhouette. It is recognizable for a recurring motif of parallel white lines, much like those in a city crosswalk. He is behind the scenes and is always contributing to anything with the range of culture. He also owns his own store in his home town of Chicago called RSVP Gallery. Virgil is one of the most influential men of today’s culture. His brand online presence is something that bewilders me. In one interview it states that “he studied architecture and engineering, he spent 50 percent of his time working and the other 50 percent throwing parties and putting on club nights—something that he felt passionate about. That taught him how to multitask, which means he can now work on six projects at a time, giving each the same amount of his attention.” This really inspires me.
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ABLOH
virgil.abloh@gmail.com
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WHERE I WAN
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WIEDEN+ 224 NW 13th Avenue Portland, OR 97209 USA P: 503.937.7000 F: 503.937.8000 Wieden and Kennedy is an advertisement design firm located all around the world. They specialize in Tv and print advertisement. The reason I want to work there is because I believe they cater to the needs of a healthy envorionment of work. I believe I would fit in here perfectly because of the environment will push me to achieve great things. My passion for advertisement is also another big factor.
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KENNEDY
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DESIGN 233 Dunbar, Suite 302 Mont Royal, Qc H3P 2H4 Canada P: 514.938.2308 Design Graphico is a Montreal based design firm that carry various services ranging from Corporate Identity to web design to advertisement. They practically do everything. I would like to work here because I really admire their corporate identity and see myself fitting in the firm very well. As a young designer Graphico would be a perfect start for me.
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GRAFICO
info@designgrafico.ca
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PENTA 204 Fifth Avenue New York NY 10010 United States P: 212.683.7000 One of the biggest design firms in the world; Pentagram is the leader’s of communicator’s there willing to get the job done. With a such a long history pentagram is one of the best. I would love to work there because if you think of pentagram, it would be like drafting to the best basketball team in the NBA. I would fit in there very conservatively. Learn from the best of the best. Build up my knowledge to the point where growth would appreciate exponentially.
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GRAM
info@pentagram.com
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DONDA Kayne West Created Donda, a collective group of creative formed together in the hopes of creating imagery, design, aesthetics. Donda includes Kayne West, Virgil Abloh, Justin Saunders and anyone with Kayne West’s circle of friends. I want to work at Donda because i feel as if i fit there indubitably. I really admire the whole movement Donda create with their artwork and process.
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info@dondacontent.com
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MOVING 7–8 Charlotte Road London EC2A 3DH United Kingdom P: +44 (0)20 7739 7700
Moving Brands is UK based design firm. They specialize in Branding and Identity System Design, Communications, Film, Photography & Animation Production. I would love to work here mainly because it is outside of Canada. I would love to work in a studio abroad. To gain more a different point of view from a different nation.
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BRANDS
info@movingbrands.com
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VITSΠ3 Р5 Duke Street London W1U 3ED United Kingdom +44 20 7428 1606
Vitsœ is a furniture design firm that push to have long lasting furniture and make impactful long lasting relationships with clients. The reason why I would love to work at Vitsœ is because I absolutely adore furniture design and to be the foremost of it is very promising. I would fit absolutely well in here because I can be completely meticulous.
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email@vitsoe.com
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DESIGN 507 Place d’Armes, suite 260 Old Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2Y 2W8 P: 514.303.8327 F: 514.221.3946
Designnshopp is an Easten based design studio that specializes in web design. From Tornto to New york Designn shop always seek to match the client’s needs. I would like to work at design shopp because I feel as if I could really contriubute greatly to the design of web design. I really have a passion for web design as I do for anything else. Web design is the future so investing into it right now is important.
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SHOPP
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DEUX 5605 Avenue de GaspĂŠ, MontrĂŠal, QC H2T 2A4 Canada P: 514.903.9288 Montreal based design firm specializing in web design. I want to work at deux huit huit because I absolutely adore the work coming out of the studio. I would fit perfectly into this studio because the team is young and full of energy and i feel like I have a certain priceless energy
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HUIT HUIT
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ADIDAS 5055 N Greeley Ave, Portland, OR 97217, United States P:971.234.8536 Adidas is one of the biggest brands known to man. They specialize in sportswear to casual wear. I really want to work in the design part of Adidas because I feel that I have many ideas that can contribute to the development of interesting things within such a large brand. I would fit in because I am a young graduate ready to pursue a ideas that have be garnered through life.
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adidasdesignstudios.com
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AHOY AHOY New York 456 Broadway New York NY 10013 United States P: 212.645.0565
Berlin/New York based Ahoy studios is a design firm that specializes in communication of the field of publication to branding. I really aspire to work at a studio such as ahoy because the evocation it portrays through the website and work really resonates with my likings. The way I would fit in is through being just down to earth and well mannered. My minimilistc style can really resonate with the branding of ahoy.
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S TUDIOS
newyork@ahoystudios.com
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PLACE ST-HENRI METRO
GRAVURE PRECISION Gravure Precision is a service that offers precision cutting at a good price. They can precision cut anything with reason.
999, Du Collège, suite 31 Montreal, QC H4C 2S3 Canada
GUY CONCORDIA METRO
P: 514.937.2521 F: 514.937.6261
BRITISH BLUE PRINT British Blue Print is a Paper store that offers a vareity of services such as printing, Framing amd supply art goods.
1831 Ste-Catherine Ouest Montréal, QC H3H 1M2 Canada P: 514.937.8550
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VENDOME METRO
UMAKE UMake is a service company that offers a variety of die-cut services.
2215 Avenue Beaconsfield, Montréal, QC H4A 2G9 Canada
SAUVE METRO
P: 514.524.9990
TONITEX INC Tonitex is a fabric wholesale that are open to the public. They also offer international distrubtion.
9630 Boul St-Laurent, Montréal, QC H2N 1R1 Canada P: 514.389.8293
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LAURIER METRO
AU PAPIER JAPON AIS Papier Japonais is a store that offers a variety of papers and workshops.
24 Fairmount West, Montreal, QC H2T 2M1 Canada
PLACE DES ARTS METRO
P: 514.276.6863 F: 514.276.6979
NOTA BENE Nota Bene is a store that offers a variety of goods such as stationary, binding supplies.
3416, Du Parc Montréal, Québec, H2X 2H5 Canada P: 514.485.6587 F: 514.485.7372
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VENDOME METRO
PAPETERIE LE PL ATEAU Papeterie Le Plateau is a store that offers a variety of Office Supplies.
800 Avenue du Mont-Royal E, MontrĂŠal, QC H2J 1X1 Canada
SAINT MICHEL METRO
P:514.524-3081
CORL AB Corlab is a service that offer qualtiy printing.
8576 Pie-IX Boulevard, Montreal, Quebec, H1Z 4G2 P.: 514.878.1320 F: 514.878.4551
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ATWATER METRO
DOLL ARAMA Dollarama is a store that offer products at very low prices. Prices Range from 50¢-3$.
1500 Ave Atwater Pl. Alexis Nihon-Niveau Métro, Montréal, QC H3Z 1X5 Canada
MCGILL METRO
P: 514-906-0761
TAH TÊTE Tah Tete is a service that offer quality prints on fabric and embroideries.
372 Rue Ste-Catherine O #126, Montréal, QC H3B 1A2, Canada P: 514.842.8333
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SQUARE VICTORIA `METRO
L’ESSENCE DU PAPIER L’essence du papier is a store that offers products such as writing tools, paper and holiday goods.
1 Place Ville Marie, Montreal, QC H3B 1Y1 Canada
FRONTENAC METRO
P: 514.874.9915
MFBB LETTRAGE MFBB Lettrage is a service that offers 2D and 3D lettrage, murals, banners.
2065 rue Parthenais, suite #027 Montréal QC H2K 3T1 Canada P: 514-903-4230
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ATWATER METRO
OMER DESERRES Omer deserres is an art store that generaily have your basic goods for art supplies and paper
1500 Ave Atwater Pl. Alexis Nihon-Niveau Métro, Montréal, QC H3Z 1X5 Canada
CÔTE-VERTU METRO
514.357.4329
PAPIERS EXPER T S J.M. Papiers Experts is a store that offers specialty variety of goods such as stationary
1071 Rue Bégin, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, QC H4R 1V8 Canada P: 514.337.6161
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LAURIER METRO
ROBOCUT Robo cut is a service that offers die cutting CNC and 3d printing
5425 Avenue Casgrain #704, MontrĂŠal, QC H2T Canada P: 514.664.3155
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