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Maryam Abdulla Saeed Saif Bin Suloom Dubai, United Arab Emirates P.O.Box:16712 Tel: 050-3944333 E-mail: Maryam.BinSuloom@gmail.com

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MAHATAH is an awareness campaign that aims 1) to educate people about green gas stations envisioned with other facilities such as convenient recycling station and biodiesel, 2) secondly to participate in a petition to transform current gas stations in Dubai to green stations.

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Gill sans

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Gill Sans Fonts Family is sans serif that has a simplicity of form which does not reject traditional forms and proportions, and gives the Gill Sans font face a humanist feel. It was chosen the to become the standard typeface for the LNER railway system, appearing on every facet of the company's identity, from locomotive nameplates and station signage to restaurant car menus, printed timetables and advertising posters.

Foundry: Monotype

By Eric Gill

Gill Sans Fonts Family is sans serif that has a simplicity of form which does not reject traditional forms and proportions, and gives the Gill Sans font face a humanist feel. It was chosen the to become the standard typeface for the LNER railway system, appearing on every facet of the company's identity, from locomotive nameplates and station signage to restaurant car menus, printed timetables and advertising posters.

Foundry: Monotype

Gill sans

By Eric Gill

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4 compositions, print on canvas, created by using arabic typography. It was showen in Al Bastakiya art fair 2010 and Zayed University,Abu Dhabi on the occasion of the Journey of peace event.

Poster about an Arab historical Character Ahmad Bin Majed, he was a navigator and cartographer from RAK, UAE.

Bin Majid was an Arab navigator and cartographer born in Julphar, which is now known as Ras Al Khaimah. This city makes up one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates. He was raised with a family famous for seafaring; at the age of 17 he was able to navigate ships. He was so famous that he was known as the first Arab seaman.

The exact date is not known, but bin Majid probably died in 1500.He became famous in the

West as the navigator who hasbeen associated.He became famous in the West as the navigator who has been associated with helping Vasco da Gama find his way from Africa to India. He was the author of nearly forty works of poetry and prose.

His most important work was Kitab al-Fawa’id fi Usul ‘Ilm al-Bahr wa ’l-Qawa’id (Book of Useful Information on the Principles and Rules of Navigation), written in 1490.

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CD cover designed for African Henna Pattern Book which contains henna patterns and exploration with Henna. The actual design of the CD was designed with henna patterns over brown board.

Monsters In A Row is a board Game based on UAE folk stories. I illustrated some of the folk stories characters and the overall style was inspired by the impressionist movement.

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Illustration created for the story book Kharareef written by Abdulaziz Al Musallam 2007. The Story is about Umm Al Dwais, a ghost from the UAE Folk Stories.

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A Night With Umm Al Dwais A lady recalls...

In the old days, we used to go out every morning to fetch water from the wells near the old city, and usually met at the house of one of the girls then went altogether to the well. One night, I heard someone knocking at our door. I went out to see what was there and found a strange-looking girl at the door.

I asked her what she wanted. She said that my friends sent her to tell me that I should not be late and that we were going to meet at the usual place. I believed her and went to bring my “Jirba.” I noticed something awkward about this girl: not only did her clothes look very clean and elegant, but ،

A Night With Umm Al Dwais A lady recalls...

In the old days, we used to go out every morning to fetch water from the wells near the old city, and usually met at the house of one of the girls then went altogether to the well. One night, I heard someone knocking at our door. I went out to see what was there and found a strange-looking girl at the door.

I asked her what she wanted. She said that my friends sent her to tell me that I should not be late and that we were going to meet at the usual place. I believed her and went to bring my “Jirba.” I noticed something awkward about this girl: not only did her clothes look very clean and elegant, but also her eyes were similar to the eyes of a cat, and the way she talked was suspicious and frightening. I gave her my “Jirba” and told her to wait for me because I forgot door tightly. Umm Al Dwais noticed that I knew about her and she started knocking madly on the door and tearing apart my “Jirba.» Today, I thank Allah that I am still safe and sane to tell the story.

Kharareef By Abdulaziz Al musallam(2007)

Illustration poster for an A1 poster for Hotspot: What Comes After Oil?, international poster exchange.

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Signage design for TASMENA’s MENAlab workshops in Al Bastakiya. The Shapes were inspired by the windows in old arabic houses.

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HOUSE 111

LAB 04 ENTRANCE TO HOUSE 111

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Website design for Facets of Emirati Women, A book that contains short stories written by Emirati Women. I designed a website that carries the look and feel of the book and it Facets.

Package design for a bottle of honey serves as an invitation gift for a lecture during Ramadan.

You are invited to a lecture about sayings by the prophet muhammad peace be upon him ‫ﻣﻦ ﺍﻗﻮﺍﻝ ﺍﻟﻨﺒﻲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ‬ Saturday 23rd August 2009

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Exploring tribal arts and tattoos. The prints were designed by using screen print, Pronto and color wash on wood.

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Maryam Abdulla Saeed Saif Bin Suloom Dubai, United Arab Emirates P.O.Box:16712 Tel: 050-3944333 E-mail: Maryam.BinSuloom@gmail.com

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Maryam Abdulla Saeed Saif Bin Suloom Dubai, United Arab Emirates P.O.Box:16712 Tel: 050-3944333 E-mail: Maryam.BinSuloom@gmail.com