CoFounder, Partner & Chief Creative Officer at The D’Hamidi Partnership
Faraz Maqsood Hamidi is a multi-hyphenate creative tour de force. He is a professional writer and speaker, internationally published author, poet, visiting lecturer, columnist, and branding and identity specialist with over 25 years of diversified experience in the creation, development, management, and restructuring of world-class products and services into iconic brands for blue-chip clients across multiple categories.
Alongside his professional responsibilities, Mr. Hamidi is a visiting lecturer across a number of institutes and chief columnist for Aurora, the industry’s preeminent trade magazine, where he pens one of the world’s longest running columns on advertising, Above-the-Line.
After reading for his degree in Mass Communication from the College of Communication at Boston University, Mr. Hamidi trained with Saatchi & Saatchi Worldwide (London/Singapore) and joined Saatchi Pakistan as Chief Creative in 1991. Since 1994, he is CoFounder, Partner and Chief Creative Officer of The D’Hamidi Partnership — the agency that bears his name — where he continues to push the envelope for Pakistan’s creative community and the region, at large.
Hello, I am Hasan Habib, a multidisciplinary designer. I am the founder of Designist, an experience design agency. I create meaningful experiences and enable companies to transform their business through design. Working on creating positive social impact is at the core of my values. I hold two Masters Degrees in Digital Media Management and Digital Experience Design from Hyper Island. In addition, I am a speaker and trainer on the subjects of Design Thinking, User Experience Design, and Service Design. Haboodle enables me to reconnect with my artistic side by capturing my imagination and spontaneous thoughts.
Designation: Founder Organisation: Designist Portfolio: http://www.designist.io/
As a previous attendant of ND2C conferences, I’ve found the talent and dedication of Creative Fair participants to be inspiring. Taking part in it is an opportunity to share my work, foster connections and encourage aspiring creatives to believe in their work and put it out in the world.
Portfolio: https://www.behance.net/artbyhamzasalar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artbyhamzasalar/ City: Lahore
I am an architect by profession, I graduated from School of art Design and Architecture (SADA), NUST in 2018. my true passion and interests lie in multimedia arts. I love to explore different forms of media for story-telling. During architecture school, i turned to graphic design and illustration and have been drawn to it since. as of late, i have been exploring photography as well. Oh and I’m a fox fanatic. They are the main subject of my illustrations in combination with environment paintings, bold colors and mental health awareness. I look forward to meeting other artists and designers at the ND2C 2019 in hopes of further collaborations and learning opportunities to grow as an illustrator/Designer.
Portfolio: https://www.dropbox.com/s/a4ndz73pzkd6xxt/Illustration%20Portfolio_Ghuncha%20Shaheed.pdf?dl=0 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/g.shaheed/ City: Peshawar
An Illustrator By Profession, I Specialize In Character Design And Creating Original Graphics. My Style Gravitates Towards Creating Colorful Localized Illustration Which Are Relatable To The Wider Audience Of Pakistan And Promote The Local History Among The Young Audience. I Strongly Believe That The Promotion Of Our Culture Through The Modern Digital Mediums Is The Only Way For The Youth To Truly Appreciate The Artistic History Of This Region.
Portfolio: https://www.behance.net/faranshock2c22 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/faran.desino City: Lahore
One of the pioneers and an advocate of designers’ community mobilization in Pakistan.
I am a product strategy designer at Afiniti and founder of Stippple – a freelancer marketplace for designers where we manage the business and product development
Portfolio: https://www.behance.net/roshaan_sh City: Rawalpindi
Hailing from the city of islamabad, i, saad mahmood, am a creative that believes getting attention towards your product is equally important to creating it. therefore, i seek to create long lasting bonds with other creatives to help propel our goals even further than initially imagined and make a long lasting impact.
Portfolio: https://www.behance.net/saadmahmood619 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saadartbiz/ City: Islamabad
Digital artist and an illustrator based in karachi, experienced in creating environments and background. works as a freelance album artist for worldwide electronic artists & music labels such as mr suicide Sheep. A YAR. recently completed my bachelors in design and now working to kickstart my thesis project ‘ouroborous’ – a climate fiction graphic novel based in pakistan. being an introvert and facing social anxiety, i lost many chances to progress and now I feel its time to spread my art around Pakistan through events such as nD2C as before the only platform i used was digital. It would be a pleasure to work with you guys.
Portfolio: http://www.artbynafay.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/le_nafay/ City: Karachi
I am a graduate from Virginia Commonwealth University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design and a Master of Fine Arts in Design.
As a practicing, visual artist & designer, my design research involves the conceptual frameworks of speculative design, world-building, and design fiction to critically challenge and engage the audience to question the implication of today’s decisions in the future; using narrative tools such as digital Illustration, poster art, time-based & interactive media, experimental video-making and motion graphics. I enjoy telling stories, but I am even more excited about combining narratives in design with real and pertinent issues.
Displaying my work at nD2C will be an excellent opportunity to engage, network and meet with local artists, designers, and opportunities for future collaborations.
Portfolio: https://www.behance.net/asifhazem Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/worldofhazem/ City: Lahore
Sabahat Ahmed is a Graphic Designer in the Communication and Media Department at Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF). He is a Software Engineer who perused designing because of inborn aptitude towards creativity and insistent soul-driven desire to be unique in his own capacity. Unlocking the knots of traditional ideas his designing is sparked by his adventurous, exploring and curious interest in nature. Hiking to the peaks and lakes of Pakistan helps his mind captivate his creativity. Being a designer he has a grip on modern visual designs, fluid layouts for web, mobile and tablet applications, visual identity elements for a variety of web and social applications, create typography, iconography, infographic designs and, provide thought the leadership on design principles. He has worked at leading multinational companies in Pakistan. If you want to interact with him invite him to a hiking trail.
Designation: Graphic Designer Organisation: Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabahat-ahmed-7777a525/
I am Taha Hassan, highly creative, multi-talented & a professional graphic designer with extensive experience in logo designing, creative branding, digital paintings, hand lettering & print designing. I’ve successfully completed graphic design projects from concepts to creation for both local & international clients. I work closely with clients to create vision, conceive designs, & consistently meet deadlines and requirements.
Portfolio: https://www.behance.net/tahahassan224a
As, I am a prospective graduate of Design studies, Department Architecture. I recently have graduated from COMSATS, Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan. I have been award with “Designer of the Year””, ND2C National Design Conference, 2017 under the disciplines of Graphic Design, which held under Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited [PTCL] as an inter-country competition. I’m a technical optimist that has been cramming frames into 12KB GIF banners since my school days. A first-class creative designer from Pakistan. I travel the digital realm like a troubadour, telling tales through technology. I Know how to make things and people move. Subtly enhance any online experience. I bring taste to technology and intuition to interactive design. I think small when it comes to mobile.
Portfolio: https://www.behance.net/ddsyed
Usman Khan is an alumni of the National College of Arts (NCA) graduating with honours in communication design. He has been a part of major players in the advertising landscape of Pakistan: Ogilvy & Mather and with Red Communication Arts. Since 2015 he has been a part of Élan as their Art Director. His personal projects have been aligned with music and literature. He enjoys writing poetry, prose along with photography.
Designation: Art Director Organisation: ÉLAN Portfolio: https://www.instagram.com/usmansarchives
Graphic Designer, Typographer and Co-Partner at Sialkot based design firm Graficano. I always curious about design and global creative industry to take part in it and try to stay up to date with new revolution and innovations in design industry. I try to combine traditional graphic design elements with photography art and type to craft utterly inspiring visuals. I try to do work that is incredibly diverse ranging from conventional identities to brilliant bizarre components. I try to recognized for its innovative use of graphic, digital and spatial interventions that challenge conventional notions of media and cultural context. Moreover i try to solve the business problems through creativity.
Designation: Graphic Designer Organisation: Graficano Portfolio: http://www.graficano.com
Sana Saeed is an Educationalist and Youth Activist, associated with a leading development sector organization in Islamabad as a Senior Visual Communication Designer. She started her career from an advertising agency a decade ago since then she has a flair for aesthetics and design which she portrays beautifully in her work. With her International exposure of professional design experience, she has crafted various meaningful campaigns and data-driven products. Ms. Saeed believes that one should have a fair understanding of human psychology before narrating any design. She can be found doing social work, painting or taking photographs in her leisure time.
Designation: Senior Graphic Designer/Assistant Manager Organisation: Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sana-saeed-11756861
College Registrar at Government Elementary College
Faris Khalid can be best described by the words “curious” and “restless”. Having worked in the corporate worlds of Advertising and Restaurant Marketing in Karachi and Dubai for a number of years, he always maintained an interest and involvement with performing arts. From playing drums in a college band to a founding member (and later trainer) of Karachi-based improv comedy troupe, Black Fish (circa 2002-2007). Faris’s passion for acting, particularly on stage, was further fueled when he worked alongside Pakistani theatre stalwarts Ayesha Alam, Rahat Kazmi and Zia Mohiyuddin in various projects over the years. His stage experience led to a few TV projects before Faris signed on to act in Pakistani films such as ‘Chalay Thay Saath’ (2017) and ‘Cake’ (2018). Quite convinced he had a face for radio, Faris produced and hosted a radio show on FM91 called “Radio Circus” (circa 2017). The experience with improvisational theater with Black Fish defined a deep-rooted interest in personal development which led Faris to design and conduct improve workshops for soft skill development with students such as Haque Academy and Cedar College (where he worked as Head of Learning and Development) and corporate organizations such as Standard Chartered Bank, Shell, AKU and The Nest I/O. Faris has also spoken about developing Emotional Intelligence using Improv techniques at AKU, KLIC Conferences and NED University. Faris is currently involved with local education reforms and is College Registrar at Government Elementary College for Education, as a project of Durbeen (affiliated with Zindagi Trust) and a certified fitness trainer. He also looks nothing like what he does in this photograph because he became “fed up with looking the same for so long” so he’s grown out his hair and added some to his face as well.
EMCEE FOR ND2C’19
Sarah is a client-winning marketing and account management professional with over nine years of experience in advertising, campaigns and events. Wearing multiple hats on both client and agency sides, Sarah’s professional trajectory led to discovering the adaptabilty of the human mind and the impossibility of overestimating the potential of challenging it. With an extensive background in diverse consumer demographics and a passion for critical thinking and effective communication, she launched Jaguar Land Rover in Pakistan and has worked with companies across EMEA, India and Pakistan. Curious and eager to learn, Sarah enjoys applying theory to practice, helping teams empower themselves. Her forte is building sustainable win-win relationships and she takes pride in continuing to learn and master the art of managing budgets, people and expectations.
Designation: Account Director Organisation: Happa Studios
My design aesthetic is an amalgamation of the adorable and cheeky, the cute and witty, the fresh and gutsy. Women empowerment and equality is extremely important to me and this reflects in my work! At ND2C, I hope to show off my newest designs and soak in the positive design energy!
Portfolio: https://instagram.com/prismsandpaintbrushes/ City: Lahore
Hi! I’m A Fashion Designer And Self-Taught Illustrator Who Loves To Draw Badass Women, Kawaii Characters, And Everything In Between. I Love Designing Products/Stationery That People Can Relate To And Would Love To Booth At ND2C To Meet Other Creatives.
Portfolio: https://www.instagram.com/Pyroshi.art/ City: Lahore
Designation: Founder/ Creative Director Organisation: Happa Studios Portfolio: http://www.happastudios.com
Yassar Saleem is a Design Consultant at Decklaration with a profound interest in creative design. An Electrical Engineer by profession, his pursuit for happiness lead him to the uncharted territories where free-spirited creative minds dwell. With a firm grasp on digital graphics, he possesses the ability to give a complete makeover to a simple idea. He has a special knack for visual storytelling. He has worked with Design Studios of New York and France. When not working, he can be found at a coffee shop with a book.
Designation: Design Consultant Organisation: Decklaration Portfolio: https://www.decklaration.com
Founder/CEO at PixelArt Games Academy
Sadia Bashir is the founder of PixelArt Games Academy (PGA), which is Pakistan’s first games academy. She has done bachelors and MS in computer science and has done research about Game Development Practices in Industry during her Masters research. She has been working in the game industry for past 8 years and has started PixelArt Games Academy about 3 years ago. PGA is a training academy that teach game development, design and production, art and animation through collaborative learning experience. She has also established a GameLab at PGA to help developers to design & Implement creative ideas. She has been listed as Forbes 30 Under 30 in Enterprise technology 2018 and recognized as a Global Gaming Citizen at The Game Awards 2018 by Facebook Gaming.
CEO at White Rice
Raheel works at the intersection of design and change. He is the CEO and founder of White Rice, a leading behavior design agency, focused on behavior change.
Raheel brings 18 years of experience and is a certified Behavioral Designer, Design Thinker and Social Impact Strategist. He actively contributes to his field by serving as an advisor, mentor, trainer, board member and consultant for local and international institutions.
Lead Product Designer at KeepTruckin
“Awais is an entrepreneurial product designer and community manager. He is a Lead Product Designer at KeepTruckin — a Bay Area-based billion-dollar tech company that builds fleet management products for the US transportation industry; Community Manager at UXDP — the biggest, most active design community in Pakistan with 5,000+ members; and co-founder of PriceOye — Pakistan’s leading price comparison startup.
Awais enjoys sharing insights on design, personal growth and entrepreneurship. He has written for UXMatters, UX Collective, Tech in Asia, The Express Tribune, Dawn, TechJuice, ProPakistani, and MIT Technology Review PK. He has also spoken at numerous Google and TED community events across Pakistan. In 2017, he was featured in TechJuice’s 25 High Achievers Under 25.”
Head of Level 3 – Digital Design Lab at United Bank Ltd
Gulraiz is a design researcher and strategist, working at the intersection of design, urbanism and finance. He currently heads Level 3, the Digital Design Lab at UBL. Previously, he taught design at Habib University, and co-founded the playground, Habib’s Center for Transdisciplinarity, Design & Innovation. He received his MFA in Transdisciplinary Design from Parsons The New School for Design.
Graphic Designer
Saad Khurshid (b. 1986) is a graphic designer from Karachi, Pakistan. In his teenage years, he was an active member of the early 2000’s internet design scene. Later, he studied at Indus Valley School of Art. After graduating in 2015, he started his studio practice focusing on designing corporate identities, with the use of intricate grid-systems. He often collaborates with architects to create holistic design experiences. His studio output includes the branding for Pakistan Chowk Community Centre (PCCC), Kurachee, Thyme, Nomad Coffee and Red Apple.
Professor of Art and Design at Queens College, New York
Daniel Zender is an artist, living and working in Brooklyn, NY, whose work includes editorial and commercial illustration, graphic design, cartooning, printmaking, painting, and sculpture. He is the recipient of silver and gold medals from the Society of Illustrators and the Art Directors Club Young Guns award. Clients include the New York Times, New Yorker, Nike, Adidas, Facebook, and Google, as well as editorial and commercial work from a variety of clients. He is professor of art and design at Queens College, in Queens, New York City.
Principal Designer at Unity Technologies
Bushra got her start in tech nearly a decade ago working in motion graphics and visual effects. she then gradually moved into product design. Bushra led design at a fintech startup that was acquired by Goldman Sachs and then moved to Adobe. At Adobe she worked on several tools ranging from Dimension, Premiere Rush, After Effects and Project Aero. Bushra recently joined Unity Technologies working in the Labs team working on AR/VR and the future of authoring tools.
Behavioral Design Consultant at White Rice
Hasnat is a behavioral design strategist, challenging the way interventions are created to solve wicked social problems.
Having 20 years of experience across fields as diverse as Genomics, Public Relations, and Design, he applies creative freedom and analytical rigor in equal parts to systemic issues.
Method-agnostic and bent on trying “whatever works,” Hasnat is constantly evolving his tool box with cutting-edge behavioral approaches, design techniques, and predictive models.
Currently, he is interested in harnessing the power of unfettered questions for problem-framing and the magic of humor for generating truly divergent ideas.
His mantra: Make life easier for people.
Laura Berglund is a graphic designer and art director in New York, working as an Associate Partner at Pentagram.
Specializing in branding and identity design, she has worked with numerous clients such as Warner Brothers, J.K. Rowling, Snoop Dogg, Sean Parker, Niantic Games, and others, helping them to visually define new ventures, or finesse existing ones.
Previously she has worked at Paperless Post, Hyperakt, and Design Army, and graduated from the Kansas City Art Institute in 2010. She was named one of Print Magazine’s New Visual Artists of 2015 and her work has been recognized by Communication Arts, the Print Regional Design Annual, HOW International Awards, HOW In-House Design Awards, AIGA, AAF, Graphis, and The Society of Publication Designers.
I never stopped tinkering with technology since I was a kid. Maybe it was my love for the mystic world of tech, that I succeeded in bootstrapping Appsters from virtually no money to build an office, a team, and most importantly a reputation. I have a very hands-on approach towards my company. I love my work and feel incredibly lucky to have found my true calling in life.
Designation: Founder Organisation: Appsters LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/qaziomar/
I love problem-solving! And my passion lies in technology, especially in the eCommerce solutions sector. With a strong grasp on eCommerce solutions and a keen interest in user-friendly design, my team can convert any retail business with a sound product, to a money-making online machine.
Designation: Partner, Head of Development Organisation: Appsters LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alihanif/
I am a graphic designer and a passionate illustrator. I love learning new things and skills hence I never waste any opportunity that can help me grow as a designer and as a human being.
Portfolio: https://www.behance.net/maham277 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mahamnaeemkhawaja/ City: Rawalpindi
Hussain Bhatti is an International Economics and Finance professional with vast experience in industrial development, mainly in the manufacturing sector. Being a progressive thinker, Hussain has a keen eye for the opportunities unfolding from the Industry 4.0 and wants to make Xavor a pioneer company in the AI Revolution and develop exciting new Smart Products. Currently he is the Vice President of Digital Transformation and New Ventures at Xavor, a subsidiary of US based tech company in Irvine, California. He is also the Chairman on the Standing Committee of IT & Digital Transformation at the Pak China Joint Chamber of Commerce.
Designation: Vice President of Digital Transformation and New Ventures Organisation: Xavor Portfolio: https://www.dropbox.com/s/6aft2zo0idnptc4/Xavor%20DT.pdf?dl=0 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hussainbhatti1/
I am a UX.UI Designer with 6 years of industry experience. I have been working as an independent designer for 4 years now. I worked with startups, enterprise and mid-level software companies all around the world. I have been helping my clients with strategy & design. My major list of clients includes My Learning Hub UK, Amazon Singapore, Radiobae Mobile app USA, Colacoin (Crypto) USA, Damex USA(Upcoming Crypto Trading Platform) and many more. After working for international clients for 3 continuous years I grew my design business to a design agency called “Compass Design Co.” Now we’re a team of 10 and counting. We’re based in Islamabad, PK.
Designation: UX.UI Designer Organisation: Compass Design Co. Portfolio: https://behance.net/mokasim
Co-founder at UP Design
A Bachelor’s in computer sciences from National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences that offers one of the most prestigious computer sciences programs. She had an interest in design from an early age and learned design tools on the side during her college which allowed her to start a career that offered a mix of technology and Design: UX/UI design. She has worked as a freelancer from time to time for designing websites, brand identity and communication design work for local clients. Recently she quit her well paying job at Telenor Pakistan to start her own UX firm called Up Design with her business partner and friend Nudrat Anjum. UP Design offers Complete digital product design, consultancy and UX trainings.
CEO at Infinity
Danish Iftikhar, design & freelancing trainer who trained more than 500 students and helped them earn thousands of dollars. He is a design strategist at various startups. He is a top freelancer with an amazing success story. He is working with various multinational companies such as BMW, T-Series, Nestle, ARY, Walmart and many more. He runs a design studio and mentor many young designers. Immensely creative and articulate, he is a man well aware of the current trends, a rare breed of intellectual designers who has roots deep down to the depths of understanding and conceptual thinking, combined with the richness of his visual expression, to his highly ingenious and breathtaking work. Experience: – CEO at Infinity – Freelancing (6 years) – Creative Design Trainer at Punjab IT Board – MSP at Microsoft (2 years)
Freelance Graphic Designer
Halima Sadia is a graphic designer with an independent freelance practice since 2014. Her prominent solo projects include the branding & campaign design of the IAMKARACHI launch, the IAK Music Festival 2015, the IAK Youth Champions Expo 2015, Art Direction & Graphic Design of the Karachi Biennale 2017 (KB17) and Design & Execution of the Young Historian’s Section in the National History Museum, Lahore by The Citizens Archive of Pakistan. Other notable clients include the Teachers Resource Center (TRC), Mano Animation Studies and P&G Pakistan.
Simultaneously, Halima works as the Creative Manager at Vasl Artists’ Association since 2016, where she designs and manages the creative output of Vasl residencies, events, educational outreach programs and public art projects, with a specific focus on publications.
Halima has also been part time faculty in the Department of Visual Studies at University of Karachi in 2018 and often serves as a guest juror at her alma mater, Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture. Most recently, Halima co-curated and designed for ‘The Long and Short of it’, the IVS Alumni Show 2019.
Associate Professor of Communication & Design at Habib University
In 1996, Muqeem Khan became the first Pakistani to start working in the Hollywood visual effects (VFX) industry. His motion picture credits with Walt Disney and Square USA include Deep Rising, George of the Jungle, Flubber, Armageddon, and Final Fantasy. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in industrial design from the Ohio State University and is currently a Ph.D. candidate at Charles Sturt University in Australia. His research interests are in the areas of multidisciplinary design, emerging interactive technologies, and Digital Intangible Cultural Heritage. Through empathic design framework and augmented reality, he is currently investigating, documenting, and transmitting the ancient pulse-reading practices/Unani pulse diagnosis in South Asia. He has taught Virginia Commonwealth and Northwestern Universities in Qatar and is currently an associate professor of communication and design program at Habib University in Pakistan. His interactive experimentations can be seen here at his TED talk: https://vimeo.com/88441859
Chief Digital Officer at United Bank Limited
Muhammad recognised as Asia’s top 100 Fintech leaders, a seasoned executive and entrepreneur that holds various positions as board member and director. He is passionate about delivering culture change in large, complex organisations using Design Thinking methodologies and his work focuses on innovation, digitalisation, and how technology is redefining people’s expectations. At UBL he is leading bank’s digital transformation also crafting new digital banking business opportunities through Focus on Design lead innovation.
My passion for digital art and printmaking led to a degree in Textile Design that has now enabled me to turn my prints into tangible products. My artwork (collection) being presented at the ND2C is based on the colorful representation of Empress Market, Karachi. Displaying at ND2C is a designers’ dream, an ideal forum for introducing work that enables visibility to a greater audience. This collection would be my contribution towards achieving the scope of ND2C in furthering the design movement in Pakistan.
Portfolio: https://www.behance.net/nidashahid Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nida.shahidd/ City: Islamabad
Raised with Disney Princesses films at one side and the tales of Seven Heroines of Sindh on the other, since infancy, I couldn’t help but wonder how the world would respond if they were somehow amalgamated. I am Hammad from Karachi a wannabe aspiring animator and I just wanted to intrigue and inspire the audiences at ND2C about the untold stories of the Princesses of the Land of Sindh. The ND2C platform is crucial to me since I’ll be sharing my artwork with a global audience and also gimme a chance to educate my viewers in person about the empowering struggles and tales of my childhood feminist heroines.
Portfolio: https://www.behance.net/hamination/info Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/haminati0n/ City: Karachi
I Am An Experienced Professional With A Demonstrated History Of Working In The Information Technology And Services Industry. Skilled In Creative Design, Web Design, Photography, Brand Identity Design, Advertising, Sales/Marketing, And Video Production.
Portfolio: https://www.behance.net/techreshape Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/revolaiba/ City: Abbottabad
I’m a Computer Systems Engineer and I started my career from web development in a small start-up at Islamabad. Along with a full-time job, I also started freelancing on Upwork in my part-time. Currently, I’m working as a Data Team Lead at Senho IT where I design and develop complex data pipelines for multiple data flows. I also design interactive BI dashboards to help my clients understand their business and their performance and to help make them better decisions for the future. I’m passionate about Data and amazed how it’s affecting our day to day life.
Designation: Data Team Lead Organisation: Senho IT LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hasanmehmood/
I am a calligrafitti artist from Peshawar. also an odd biologist with deep feelings for all the species of this world. My expression is through ink, hence I named my art Gallery, blaecink. I have worked on lettering projects for years now, for my clients in Pakistan and Abroad. I am cofounder of Octopus too, an educational startup For Schoolers Of Pashto-Speaking Community, in which I work as an illustrator (and an edutaniner?) [Relax, we have subtitles too and everyone can learn science from there ;)]
Portfolio: www.instagram.com/blaecink/ City: Peshawar
Cake flyer is work of a girl who paints, illustrates and designs her journey across the universe and within, which she embarks upon everyday. The artworks are excerpts from past, fragments from present and spoilers from future. Mahnoor Akhtar is manager to the Cake Flyer. A psychology student who enjoys all sorts of creative environments and love to bake. Ameena Sajjal is the creative behind Cake Flyer, a communication designer by profession and an astronaut at heart.
Portfolio: https://www.behance.net/ameenasajj3e5c Instagram: https://instagram.com/cake.flyer?igshid=1go0kqlmg4jcehttps://instagram.com/cake.flyer?igshid=1go0kqlmg4jce City: Lahore
I am a biotech graduate interested in working at the interface of biology and art. I work as a bioartist at Peshawar 2.0 to bridge the gap between artists, designers and scientists. As a biologist, I am Absolutely inspired by nature, and its strategy of setting no boundaries between any Fields. So, I founded Undivided, the first bioArt community in Pakistan to gather all the creatives of KP, and work for the future, while having the power & technology of biology. Displaying my work will allow me to introduce the contemporary field; bioArt to the designers and get them excited. ( I mean, come on! We gotta get this in our heads, the Future engineers are the biologists and artists of today. and We gotta work together!)
Portfolio: https://iamcarah.wixsite.com/carahkhan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carah.khan/ City: Peshawar
Digital Strategy & iX Lead at IBM South Africa
Anél is an Industrial Psychologist, leading a team of creative strategists, designers and developers set on changing the world, one business at a time. We believe humanity, creativity and humour unlocks the true value technology presents to break down barriers and sustainably solve human problems.
Anél has had the privilege to work in Pakistan guiding design adoption locally. Focusing on working at the convergence of strategy, creativity and technology, using design as a business tool to help clients transform, grow and evolve. And in return being shaped by each of these experiences.
She considers herself a nomad that enjoys nothing more than connecting and creating shared meaning across geographical and cultural borders.
Senior Managing Consultant at IBM Pakistan
Hassan is a digital & design thinking professional with over 18 years of experience in the Australian Financial Services market. Currently with IBM Pakistan, he is working with the local clients co-creating their customer journeys.
I Am Young Graphic Designer, Illustrator, and dreamer, looking to experiment and rethink design standards, which I’d Like To Think reflects in My Work as well. To Me, Displaying At ND2C Means An exhilarating, one-of-a-kind Opportunity to learn from, interact and connect with new people in the creative industry!
Portfolio: https://www.behance.net/minaniazi96f21 Instagram: https://instagram.com/minamalism_/ City: Karachi
as a bachelors student working part time as a freelance Illustrator, displaying at nD2C holds great importance to me in terms of exposure and experience. it also means I get to interact with fellow designers and illustrators and gain insight from them which will, in the long run, help me achieve my goals, not just academically but also career-wise. for me, ND2C is not just a conference where designers come together Annually but rather a creative space that allows creatives to engage with, and Influence each other.
Portfolio: https://www.behance.net/hafsaashfaq Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hafsaashfaqq/ City: Karachi
Assistant Art Editor at O Globo
Carol Cavaleiro is a visual journalist. She is responsible for the infographics department at O Globo, newspaper from the largest media conglomerate in Brazil. Carolina leads a multidisciplinary team and edits the daily visual content. She is current focus on UX/UI and cross-platform data visualizations.
Lettering Artist
Gemma O’Brien is an Australian artist best known for her expressive, highly-detailed typography and illustration work. Although unrestricted to a single style or application, Gemma’s work is recognized for its energetic, youthful quality, and handcrafted lettering. Many of her murals are created in front of live audiences, championing an authenticity often eluded by the digital landscape.
Design Lead & Data Scientist at IDEO
Jess is a Data Scientist and Design Lead with global design company IDEO where she leads multidisciplinary teams in the pursuit of the human-centered design of intelligent products, systems, & services. She has a Psychology background and is passionate about unlocking the potential latent in data and making it more accessible to empower users and to activate underrepresented communities as designers of AI. Jess co-organizes the Chicago Data Science and Women in Machine Learning & Data Science (WiMLDS) Meetups and has played an integral role in shaping IDEO’s core data principles and AI & Ethics activities for designers.
Optera Digital
Creative Director at Happa Studios
“Storyteller, brand seller, thought leader and entrepreneur, Omer Jilani, CEO Happa studios, remains a graphic designer at heart.
When he founded Happa studios ten years ago, his home was his first workspace. From then to now, he has grown his business with the studio employing more than 50 people offering 360 solutions to cater to a brand’s communication needs.
“ Taking the first step is always the most daunting task and when good design works, you can see the results.” Much of his philosophy towards design and keeping it at par with International practices and aesthetic has made him a force to be reckoned with in the field of graphic design.”
Executive Creative Director at JWT – Grey
A storyteller by nature with a career expanding 17+ years, Yawar had the privilege to be associated with the leading agencies in the country, reshaping and reimagining some great global and local brands. He has won several local and international awards and had the pleasure to judge the Lisbon Ad Fest.
With a degree in communication design and an illustrious portfolio that comprises of brands like Mobilink, Ufone, Coke, Engro Foods, Lux, Sunsilk, LU biscuits, shell, Khaadi and many more, Yawar had the opportunity to give these brands a unique visual point of view that not only resulted in business growth but also in the emotional growth of the brands. This transformation of brands let him experience amazing human narratives that played a key role in his work.
Currently, Yawar is working at JWT-Grey as an Executive Creative Director.