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224.715.5514 ih0312@gmail.com
Ibrahem@moka88.com
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www.moka88.com Hello, my name is Ibrahem, Raised in Chicago, and now based
in Brooklyn, I hope you enjoy this compilation of my professional
and personal projects. Please feel free to contact me with
business inquiries and creative partnerships. Thanks for the visit.
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Softwear by Microsoft
Softwear came about when Microsoft and Common commissioned me to create a line of graphic t-shirts, accessories, posters, and other printed material. Our goal was to produce a collection that combines the influence of 80's hip hop with the nostalgia of an era when PC's began to enter, and change, our lives.
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APG
APG is an annual poster design competition in Lucerne, Switzerland, and these are some of my entries. The panel selected one of my posters for public display as part of the festivities for the New Year of 2003. It was also featured in "100 Best Posters of Europe" in 2002.
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aerie
Aerie by American Eagle Outfitters is a women's dorm/intimate apparel line. I created a lookbook for their debut collection. We wanted to create a book that effectively conveyed the spirit of whimsy and femininity embodied by the brand.
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Prelude
Prelude a hip-hop remix album recorded by two producers in Chicago. I designed the cover art and the posters.
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Crop4
Crop is a 20” x 26” stock photography catalog for Corbis. This issue featured images relating to the concept of belief, and its numerous interpretations. With each juxtaposed set, my intention was to provoke the viewers’ thought and questioning.
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Crop3
Crop is a 20” x 26” stock photography catalog for Corbis. This issue featured a variety of sports based images, meant to show the far reach and diverse interpretation of sportsmanship. To expand the viewers’ perspective, each page shows a small chart indicating the target heart rate specific to that activity.
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Crop Perpignan
Crop is a 20” x 26” stock photography catalog for Corbis. This issue featured images from the18 photojournalists, represented by Corbis, who were internationally showcased at the conference Perpignan, France. The catalog served as a comprehensive portfolio of work from the convention.
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5inch
5inch is a company that sells custom designed blank CD-R’s and cases. This design was created for the Winter holiday season.
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Mitea
Mitea is an herbal tea company. In developing their identity, the metaphoric image of a flower was carried throughout stationery, coasters, and other recycled paper items. The ability of company representatives being able to customize business stationery spoke to the fun, democratic sensibilities of the brand.
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MotoMaria
Moto Maria is an advertising campaign developed in tandem with Motorola and Maria Sharapova. Through a collection of shirts, posters, accessories, and other printed material, our aim was to create a co-branded identity that spoke to the relationship between communications technology and sport.
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Cub Signage
This marketing was developed, and shown, during the 2006 Chicago Cubs baseball season at Wrigley Field, and then went on to be used globally. Developed as a teaser campaign, the ads were shown in the field and during televised game broadcasts.
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BBF
Building Bridges and Futures is an organization developed by Motorola to educate children about technology, with the goal of encouraging them to pursue careers in tech/tech related fields. I developed an identity for this brand, including stationary, pins, and other printed material.
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MotoPosters
These are just some of the POS material that was created for Motorola to build branding and mobile exposure. They were used in the retail environment to promote customer awareness of various Motorola products.
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EarCandy
Ear Candy is a series of free CD’s from Chicago’s alternative rock radio station Q101. The compilations were intended to promote new, up-and-coming music. I created the artwork used on the disc and case.
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MTV Hijack
MTV Hijack was a limited promotion for the Motorola C398 mobile phone. The concept was that MTV “hijacked” the E398 and its mobile experience, including its screensavers, ring tones, packaging, etc. The pieces designed for the promotion included posters, postcards, banners, shopping bags, and other printed material that went into use in South America.
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Maxwell Street
Despite current gentrification, Chicago’s Maxwell Street has a long, richly diverse cultural history, which I intended to capture in my BuilDestory photo documentation. Special focus was placed on its musical heritage, namely, Chicago Electric Blues, which greatly influenced blues
