Yara Jan PORTFOLIO
Live well. Love much. Laugh often
Hello there! My name is Yara Jan. I am the youngest in the family, yet I believe that I think like the eldest :D I am studying Graphic Design & Digital Media in Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, do not let poeple fool you, it is a very awesome place! Even though I work in a field of design, I have an interested in science. I like to experiment new ideas and experience new things in life. I'm also into so many fun things, like; Ice cream, baking, video gaming, and reading. I'm the kind of person who is known for my smile and my warm hug.
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Digital Media 42 Jorom
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44 A Minu te and A Half
Brand identities 10 Pe r sonal Id e nt i t y 12 Halaqat Wase l
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Posters
Publication Design 50 T h e Escapad e Inte ract i ve Magazin e
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Photography 54 T h e Conn e ct ing P ink Balloon
18 H e al t h Awar e n e ss Campaign Poste r s 22 Typography Font De sign 26 Pe om Poste r Composi t ional S e qu e nce 34 Ob j e ct Proce ss and Poste r De sign 39 Ge n e ral Poste r s
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Inforgraphic Design 66 N e bula e Infographic
Brand Identities
Brand Identities
Personal Identity Description: An identity reflecting the designer's per sona. Where the designer's prefrences are highlighted. I t is focusing on using bold lines yet balancing i t wi th thin sharp lines, that is showing in the usage of typefaces in the logo. Also, incorporating cur ved line as i t gives the fe eling of dymanics and movememts, presented in the pink circles. It was decided to use the surmane as a logo because the designer has a strong sense of belonging to her family, thus, she wanted to be highlighted as JAN. The previouse points were choosen to show the professional side of the designer. Moreover, The color s were choosen to br ing for ward the fun side of her, as well as using it in the logo.
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Halaqat Wasel Description: An identity designed for Halaqat Wasel, which is an anual business gather ing where all the business men and women share their exper iences. The concept is intcorporating the Arabic let ter " ‍( "Ůˆâ€Źwhich is used as a connecting let ter) in the design. As well as, giving depth by adding dar k green to the cur ved par t to represent the deep ideas which are beng discussed in the gather ing. Put ting a lineon the lef t of the logo as the arrow is crossing that line is a way of showing that, that event is a way for people to cross over walls and reach new hor izons altogether.
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Unleash Description: Unlease is an initiative founded by Dr. Nawaf Al bali. Which is a suppor t group for obese individuals to share and discuss ideas and exper iences. The concept is a flying and an unwrapped r ibbon. Also, at the same time the design is depicting the word "unleash" which is "Har ir" in Arabic. The design is deliver ing a ver y fresh and a light feeling to incorporate in it the founder's spir it.
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Posters
Posters
Health Awareness Campaign
Description: This was an awareness campaign suggested pro ject, presented to King Saud Univer sity. The designer was asked to por tray some diseases the saudi community might suffer from, in an appealing way. These poster designs focused on depicting the long-term issues based on each disease along with a slogan in Arabic saying "Protect your self," followed by a phrase that suggests a way to avoid the r isks of having any of the diseases.
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Typography Font Design
Description: In this pro ject the designer was asked to design a font based on a choosen concept in both English and Arabic. Which was musc notes. Focusing on the soothe feeling the music gives and the cur ved lines of the actual musical notes. It also focused on using whole circles of par ts of it as well as straight lines and some angular ities.
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Poem Poster Compositional Sequence
Description: The pro ject is a number of design compositional studies, in sequence. The designer was asked to choose a song and design some exper imental typography based on specific cr titer ia. The lyr ics choice was of Metallica's Unifogiven II.
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Object Process and Poster Design
Description: This pro ject was a challenge of integerating tex t and image in a great leve of visual interest and per sonal expression. The designer choose a utility, then studied and explored it in a visual way. Followed by designing 3 final poster which expresses a message the designer wanted to deliver as a final stage.
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General Poster
Description: The pro ject is a number of design compositional studies, in sequence. The designer was asked to choose a song and design some exper imental typography based on specific cr titer ia. The lyr ics choice was of Metallica's Unifogiven II.
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Digital Media
Digital Media
Jorom
Description: A shor t film representing how explosions happen when a death or a bir th of a nebula (Jorm in Arabic) occur s using simple and fun ar tistic techniques.
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Digital Media
A Minute and A Half
Description: A shor t film of a group wor k showing some of the most common problems a designer faces when he or she deals with a client. The message was delivered in a funny and a sweet way.
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Publication Design
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Publication Design
Book Cover Redesign
Description: Redesigning a novel's book cover. The designer chose a book of good memor ies to her to wor k with. The book is called "Red Thread" which is a fantasy wr it ten by Abha Obaid. A photograph taken by the designer was taken and zoomed in to be the book cover. As they say, old is gold, and the myth of red threads is an old japanese believe. Thus a ver y light gold leaves were glued on the red tread to give a vintage feeling.
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Publication Design
The Escapade Interactive Magazine
Description: Ever wondered what are some wierd fashion trends? well, this is why The Escapade magazine was designed and wr it ten to deliver. Explore some unique trends in fashion and make up which celibr ities and models tend to apply.
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Photography
Photography
The Connecting Pink Balloon
Description: Ever y one of us is different and unique in some way. But have you ever thought that maybe, and just maybe, you might be connected to someone somehow? This pro ject is deliver ing a message that no mat ter who you are, and where you are, or what you do, you will always share something with ever yone. It is what connects us and color our souls. no discr imination bet ween race, color, gender nor age. We are all the same in some way.
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Infographic Design
Infographic Design
Nebulae Infographic
Description: An introduction about Nebulae using a ver y fun theme presented in an infographic design.
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