Visual Design Portfolio by Navid Ghafouri

N A V I D G H A F O V I S U D E S I P O R T F O

U R I A L G N L I O

Navid Ghafouri

born 15 sep 1995 Lives in Umeå, Sweden

CV

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Media Producer|Umeå School of Architecture| 10 months| Feb 2021 - Present

- Working part-time at Communication Department of Umeå School of Architecture

- Manager and graphic content creator of UMA Social Media platforms

Visual Designer |Abar Office | 9 months| 2019 - Illustrate and visualize architectural projects and making motion graphics R&D Assistant | Next Office| 4 months| 2018 - Creating graphic contents for architectural research projects - Working on the narrative of the first Royal Academy Dorfman Awards presentation

Post-production Artist | Zarvan Company| 1 year| 2016 UI and Graphic Designer| Cycass ltd. | 1 year| 2014

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND Master of Architecture & Urban Design

Umeå School of Architecture - UMA Sep 2020 - (Expected)

Bachelor’s of Architecture

Azad University of Mashhad - IAUM Sep 2013 - Sep 2018 | GPA: 17.67/ 20

SKILLS Graphic Design 3D Modeling Animation Visualization

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Physical Modeling Additional Skills

Handcrafting of foam board, wood workshop and wire Electronic Music Production, Film making, Photography

Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Typography Rhino, SketchUp pro, Blender, Revit Architecture Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere, Stop Motion Studio Lumion, Keyshot, Adobe Dimension, V-ray

CONTENTS < interactive PDF >

Echo Chair +

2 0 2 1 | Furniture Design and Visualization

UMA Digital Exhibition I

2 0 2 1 | Social Media Content Production II

Architectural Visualizations 2016 - 2020 | Design & Rendering

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Freelance Digital Art 2016 - 2020 | Photography and Post-Production

Kack Snack Game App IV

2 0 1 9 | Game Design and Visual Identity

Mashhad Architecture V

2 0 1 8 | Motion Graphics & Web Design

Lamasoo VI

2 0 1 8 | Logo Design

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2 0 2 0 | Videography & Animation Contact info

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All the graphic contents in this portfolio is p r od uc e d b y N a v i d G h a f ou r i

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#Design #Modeling/Rendering (Rhino3D, Keyshot) #Post Production (Adobe Photoshop) 2021

ECHO CHAIR

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FURNITURE DESIGN Throughout history, chairs have symbolized the life and times of a designers and consumers. Chairs are everywhere we go, with infinite variations. At the same time, those variations and changes hold so much meaning. As a primarily western cultural symbol, a chair has social and cultural meaning. Chairs can communicate status and lifestyle, emotion and comfort.

Echo Chair challanges the iterative nature of modern furniture design to confront the unbalanced sociopolitics within the act of sitting.

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#Social media #Graphic Design #Motion Graphics #Photography 2021

UMA EXHIBITION

umeå school of architecture

The exhibition showcases a collection of fragments across all years and studios at Umeå School of Architecture. Since the exhibition was completely online, I proposed to initiate a visual dialogue between the physical environment and virtual objects. The wirefame objects including UMA letters and random shapes inside and outside of the building try to establish an eye-catching and playful relation with each other.

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UMA_ARCHITECTURE The curated materials from the exhibition and newer posts are available on the official instagram page of Umeå School of Architecture.

instagram.com/uma_architecture

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ARCHITECTURAL VISUALSATIONS DESIGN RENDERING POST-PRODUCTION

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#Modeling/Rendering (Sketchup + Lumion) #Post Production (Photoshop) 2017 The Baleal Fortress is a significant landmark located within a remarkable place; a powerful natural scenery where the remains of the Fortress rises from the landscape and together with the cliff surfaces eroded by the wind are notable features within this setting. Our intervention within such a spectacular place tried to emphase, respect and celebrate the site and existing ruins, while providing visitors with a unique experience.

ArcXsite Architectural Competition

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LIVING ROOM INTERIOR DESIGN #Photography #Post Production (Photoshop) 2020

All the objects in this room (furniture, curtains, shelf, carpet, lampshade, etc.) are added as 2D elements in photoshop except for the walls ,the floor and the ceiling.

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URBAN FURNITURE DESIGN #Modeling/Rendering (Rhino + Keyshot) #Post Production (Photoshop) 2016

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BUS STOP DESIGN #Modeling/Rendering (3ds Max + V-Ray) #Post Production (Photoshop) 2016

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FREELANCE DIGITAL ART PHOTOGRAPHY ANIMATION POSTPRODUCTION

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Title: Watching Instability | 2020

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Title: Afloat | 2020

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Title: Mirrors | 2020

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Title: Exodus | 2020

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Title: Two Sides of the Moon | 2020

IV GAME DESIGN

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#Game Design #Graphic Design #Visual Identity #Character Design #Illustration #UI Design 2019

In collaboration with Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

Team members: Navid Ghafouri, Pedram Pasdar, Shahryar Malek, Soheil Mousavi

Knack Snack is a brain training app that encourages children to keep motivated to eat healthy food on a daily basis.

Game characters behind their narratives The game aims at helping children from 6-13 to form a relatioship between healthy food diets and their achievements in the game. We came up with the idea of upgradable characters that grow and get stronger as long as the player feeds them with healthy food. Each character of the game has a role to play in order to fill the plate which is the inventory of the gamer. The challenge was to create four different worlds that connect with each other throughout the narrative of the whole story.

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At the end of each game round, the player’s score is transfered to the tray in the form of healthy food.

The designed archipelago comprises of four different islands: the mountain, the rocket launching site, the waterfall and the factory.

The colour palette associated to each island is specific to its own, creating a unique visual narrative in relation to the game character.

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Illustrations for mini games.

To explain the ideas behind the game, a booklet was developed.

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#Motion Graphics #Graphic Design #Web Design 2018

In collaboration with Mashhad Architecture

Client: Navid Nazemi

Mashhad Architecture aims to provide a plaform for communication among architectural designers, students and the industrial companies in Mashhad.

Social media motion graphics designed for Mashhad Architecture Instagram Page

The visual identity of “Mashhad Archtiecture” is designed to be clear, prestigious and responsive.

Given that the website is aimed to inform about architectural events, the timeline and the members of the community, the idea was to showcase 3 main sections in the website so that users will have instant access to the timeline of the events and the profile of MA members which facilitates the communication between the professionals and the students. mashhadarchitecture.com

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#Branding #Logo Design #Graphic Design 2018

In collaboration with Lamasoo Hotel CRS

Lamasoo Hotel CRS is specifically for residences that allows them to determine sales strategies. The name comes from an ancient persian protective goddess called “Lamassu”. The logo is designed to portray a gaurdian that opens a hub into the online world.

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Videography Everyday Life - Coldplay

Covered by Navid Ghafouri & Ali Rezaee

Edited by Navid Ghafouri (using Adobe Premiere) Directed and Filmed by Armin Moeini Music arrangement and vocals by Navid Ghafouri

Once Upon A Space

Photography using Samsung Galaxy A5 + Stop Motion Studio App Figures and FX added in After Effects

Chess Swirl

Rendered and Animated in Lumion Modeled in Rhino

CONTACT INFO  navid.ghafouri@gmail.com  linkedin.com/in/navidmaani  navidmaani 

+46 72 848 0691

“ Ev e r yt hing you c a n im a g ine is r e a l. ” ― Pablo Picasso

DEC 2021