Azhim Firdaus’ Portfolio Selected works from 2011-2014
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The artworks presented in this portfolio are property of Azhim Firdaus - Jakarta. Some of the projects I did for educational purposes contain images and elements that do not belong to me. Kindly do not reproduce, modify or distribute any of the designs that are presented here without prior permissions of the respective owners. The “Azhim Firdaus� logo presented on the cover of this portfolio was designed by Yasmin Nadhirasari. (http://www.behance.net/
“Use that power up inside ya, divinely create desires, just try it, I bet you’ll notice the God within, can’t deny it, huh?” - AK (The Underachievers)
Salutations, your grace. You are currently reading the resume of Azhim Firdaus, a sad graphic designer hungry for a job. He is undoubtly interested in working for your company, so please sit back and take your time to review his skills and expertise.
IDENTITY Name: Azhim Firdaus Date of birth: 31 March 1992 Gender: Male Nationality: Indonesian / Former Atlantean Occupation: Unemployed / Astral warrior
EDUCATION
ABILITIES
Bina Nusantara International University. (Majoring in Graphic Design)
◦ Flexible in various design styles. ◦ Great social skills. ◦ Good team member & leader. ◦ Has the ability to work under-pressure. ◦ Good presentation-skills. ◦ Fast learner. ◦ Lots of creativity. ◦ Great problem-solving skills. ◦ Good critical thinking.
EXPERIENCES ◦ Worked as an intern in T.G.I. Friday’s Jakarta for 6 months. ◦ Worked as an intern in Nathan’s Coffee, Plaza Semanggi for 6 months. ◦ Became one of the Indonesian delegates in East Asia Youth Leadership Forum in Bangkok, Thailand in 2008. ◦ Opened a clothing business in 2010. ◦ Designed a catalogue brochure for a virtual company called NvCo. The brochures were used in a virtual business competition in New York: 2009 ◦ Opened a unisex jewelry line in 2011. (website: http://www.mithrasjewelry.com) ◦ Worked as an intern for a design company called VISI in Bali for a month in 2013.
DESIGN Branding Illustration Editorial Packaging Typography
CONTACT LANGUAGES ◦ Bahasa Indonesia - Mother tounge ◦ English - Fluent ◦ Dutch - Beginner
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about. Ever since I was old enough to pick up the pencil, I have always thought that art was one of the things I enjoyed the most. This was because I believed that I could best express my vivid imaginations through my doodles and sketches. Born and raised in Jakarta, I have always had a huge thirst for knowledge of the digital arts. I was 12 when I started learning Adobe Photoshop by myself and from then on, I realized that I’m going to have to become a graphic designer. From the outside, people may mistake me as a person who only focuses on using the right side of my brain, however, that is not entirely true. I am also analytical, logical and strategic. I can often come up with creative solutions in problem-solving and I am able to work and communicate with various types of people due to my nature of rarely being emotionally-driven.
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Rumah Sakit Cipto Mangunkusumo
College branding project for a famous hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia. The concept of the hospital has also been redefined. (p. 8-11)
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Ben Yehuda Typeface
A set of lowercase letters derived from Hebraic and Arabic script characteristics to represent the Israeli identity. (p. 12-15)
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A set of 7 spreads for a fictional French magazine about cultures all over the world. The magazine was designed as a prototype for a pre=press printing project. (p. 16-19)
A unisex jewelry brand I started in 2011. Mithras’ designs are influenced by ancient cultures and spirituality. (p. 20-23)
YEUX
Mithras
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A set of postcards and a poster designed for the final project of “Typography II�. 4 illustrations were drawn as a tribute to the 4 designers who held this event. (p. 24-27)
Personal projects related to digital illustrations. Most of them were done for practice. (p. 28-31)
Design Culture Now
07 KIM
A brand I designed for a classmate. The brand is inspired by graphic elements of Japanese manga and culture. (p. 33-37)
Digital Illustrations
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Rumah Sakit Cipto Mangunkusumo A semester V college project to create a full rebranding of a nation-wide known hospital, Rumah Sakit Cipto Mangunkusumo. I was tasked to re-design the logo of the hospital as well as its 15 subsidiasiries. The concept of the hospital revolves around environmentalism, thus the logo was designed as a reflection of the establishment’s message. It is the combination of the recycling symbol and the helping hands.
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I. Establishment’s logo
II. Sub-brand logos
III. Ambulance mockup
IV. Envelope mockup
V. Graphic standard manual spreads
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Ben Yehuda typeface This was a project for Typography II and the task was to design a typeface based on any city in the world. I chose Jerusalem, Israel, a country that has two official languages, Arabic and Hebrew. The idea was to create a typeface which incorporates elements from these two beautiful scripts. I find this idea interesting because it also encourages the concept of peace in the Middle-East. The Ben Yehuda typeface has 13 Arabesque and 13 Hebraic-styled letters. It falls under the category of decorative typography and it only features lowercase letters.
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Left-right: “Explore Jerusalem� travel book, postcards, shopping bag, ceramic clock & clock packaging.
E DI TO RI A YEUX A college project in which I was tasked to design a booklet. YEUX is a French-language based magazine that consists of 7 spreads. It talks about cultures all over the world. A large number of these photographs belong to Jimmy Nelson (http://www. beforethey.com).
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Mithras This is a unisex jewelry brand I started in 2011. Mithras’ designs are heavily influenced by ancient cultures and spirituality. The logo features a bull that was designed using interconnecting lines to resemble the cosmos and the idea of “one-ness”. Graphic elements include space and psychedelic visions.
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MITHRAS
I. Mithras’ website layout.
II. Spread from Mithras’ graphic novel, “Exodus to Nirvana. Illustration done by Jessica Kurniawati Putri (http://www.behance.net/jessicawati) . Concept and storyline were done by me.
TY PO GR A Design Culture Now For the mid-term project of Typography II, I was told to create a poster and a series of postcards for an event called Design Culture Now. The event is hosted by 4 well-known designers and I did illustrations of their faces to be put on the poster.
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Cooper Hewitt, National Design Museum 2 East 91st Street New York City
ERICK Graphic Designer Erick Adigard founded McShane Adigard Design (MAD) in 1989. The firm has since designed web sites, multimedia and print publications for global clients, including Wired magazine.
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McShane Adigard Design Thursday, September 12 6.00 pm
Cooper Hewitt, National Design Museum 2 East 91st Street New York City
REBECA MENDEZ
Mendez Communications Thursday, December 4, 6.00pm
Rebeca Mendez, born and school at Mexico City. Graduated from Art Centre College of Design in Pasadena. She has designed publication for the Los Angeles Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art.
Cooper Hewitt, National Design Museum 2 East 91st Street New York City
MICHAEL GABELLINI Gabellini Associates Wednesday, November 2, 6.00pm
Michael Gabellini is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design worked for Pentagram Studio before founding his own firm in 1991. Their projects include publication for Guggenheim Museum, Mariam Goodman Gallery and the Council of Fashion Designers of America.
Cooper Hewitt, National Design Museum 2 East 91st Street New York City
JULIE Julie Bargmann founded D.I.R.T. Studio, a landscape conservatries in 1992. Projects included landscaping of the Massachusset Museum of Contemporary Art in Boston and Riverside Park and the Harbor River Park in New York City.
Bargmann D.I.R.T. Studio Thursday, October 9, 7.30 pm
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TR A Digital Illustrations Here are some personal projects that I’ve done. I am particularly very interested in doing illustration designs despite my minimal skills in manual drawing. I love how my drawings can look better after getting them colored in Photoshop/ Illustrator.
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I. Computer Graphic I mid-term project
II. Self-portrait illustration
III. Designs for my clothing brand in high school, “Don-Patchi�
IV. Issa Gold of “The Underachievers”
VI. Ad agency
V. Obama in sadhu pose.
BR A KIM
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KIM is a brand I made for a friend called Anissa, who prefers to be called Kim. She is particularly fond of Japanese manga and culture in general, so I had to explore a design style I am not so familiar with. The logo itself is inspired by anime logos such as Digimon and Dragon Ball.
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I. Souveniers
II. Branding stationery
III. Spreads for graphic standard manual
contact. I thank you sincerely for viewing my portfolio. It would be an honor for me to work for your company. At the bottom left of this page, I have provided you my contact details. You can also get to know me better by browsing through my activity on the social media. Cheers!
Jl. Nangka no. 10 B North Cipete South Jakarta 12150 (+62) 81381289355
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