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Portfolio of Art and Design

• Resume
• Illustration
  • Digital
  • Vector
  • Traditional media
    • The Graces
  • Comics and Cartoons
  • Pixel work
  • Storyboards
  • Sketches
  • Kids' corner (to print out for coloring)
• Illustration tutorials
• Design
  • Logos and visual identity
  • Layout
  • Arabic calligraphy
  • Character design
  • Animation
  • Tattoo design
• Photography
• Crafts
  • Jewelry
  • Bookmaking
  • Other
• Icons and Wallpapers (to download)

Glimpses of Lebanon

• Photos
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Articles and Anecdotes
  • The matrix of names in Lebanon
  • Driving in Lebanon
  • Beirut buses or how to commute with style
  • Old Mercedes retire in Beirut
    
    
  • "Don't present in 3 languages!" or the question of language in Lebanon
  • Talking with the hand (and head, and face...)
  • To touch or not to touch
  • Flying elephants and other ways of speaking funny
  • Your guide to cursing and abuse
    
    
  • The Phoenicians: An introduction
  • The birth of the Alphabet
  • The Sarcophagus of Ahiram
  • Child sacrifice: an unfounded lie
    
    
  • The National Anthem
  • Souk, soap and scents
  • Strange things we eat
• Lebanese proverbs and sayings
• Recipes
• Humor
• The Lebanese Language
  • 1. Pronunciation guide
  • 2. Word order
  • 3. The Noun
  • 4. The Article
  • 5. Demonstratives
  • 6. Pronouns
  • 7. Possessives
  • 8. Relatives
  • 9. Adjectives (in progress)
  • 10. Comparative and Superlative
  • 11. Interrogation
  • 12. Exclamation and Interjection
  • 13. Numbers
  • 14. Indefinition and Negation (in progress)
  • 15. Adverbs (in progress)
  • 16. Prepositions
  • 17. Conjunctions (in progress)
  • 18. The Verb
  • 19. A few locutions
  • 20. Solutions to the exercises
  • Frequently used words
  • "Libanismes" in French
  • Lebanized Western words
  • Lexical differences with Arabic
  • Lexicon: Basic lists
  • Lexicon: Nouns
  • Lexicon: Adjectives
  • Lexicon: Verbs

Air: Realm of the Mind

• Articles
  • Art in your Pocket: ATC
    
    
  • Jana Eid: Finding oneself through Colour
  • Tilemaking: An unusually successful retirement occupation
  • Nizar Sabour: A personal reflexion on religious imagery
  • Lara Baladi, Joumana Jamhouri: Two photographers
  • Fulvio Codsi: Histoires à dormir debout
  • Joseph El Khoury: Conceptual industrial design for Lebanon
  • George Merheb: A constantly reinvented iconic language
  • L'Artisan du Liban: Design in the service of a social and cultural mission
  • Janine Rubeiz and Dar el Fan: Reminiscence of a golden era
  • Joanna Seikaly: Soft cubism
  • Nabil Ghandour: Turning pigments into light
  • Jean-Luc Fournier: "Il n'y a pas que des cèdres au Liban"
  • Flavia Codsi: The intensity of studied hyper-realism
  • Chawki Daou: Archaeology and jewelry design brought together
  • Seta Manoukian: Art from deep within
    
    
  • The monotheism of Ancient Egypt
  • Egyptian Amulets
  • Gemstones in folklore
  • Jade and the Chinese
  • A (sharp) look at Reiki symbols
  • Setting facts straight about Egypt
  • Ethiopian mass brings together expatriate community
  • Dr Antoine Harb: Lebanon, A Name Through 4000 Years
  • For God and King: Vendée 1793
  • Today's calendars tell Ancient history
  • The archaeological site of Yanouh
    
    
  • The Arabic verb and Barbapapa
  • The Korat island's hybrid writing system
  • Sign, symbol, semiotics... what the??
  • Do you speak Convention?
  • The notion of meaning
  • Thinking in tongues
  • Talin Der Grigorian: a postmodern approach to the use of symbolism in Armenia.
    
    
  • The Tao in Taiji Quan
  • Avedis Seropian: Raising Lebanon's profile the World Wu Shu Championship
    
    
  • Oumnia: Caring for children in hospitals
  • Antonia Kanaan: A "super tour guide" for Lebanon
  • Classes Oranges: Customized teaching for "in-between" kids
  • Hamid Ben Mahi: French hip-hop at its most innovative
    
    
  • Prof. Georges Tohme: The current state of the flora in Lebanon
  • The extraordinary intelligence of elephants
    
    
• Names
  • Name articles: Issues of names and naming
    • Movements of names
    • To give a name
    • Name avoidance
    • Temporary names
    • Change of name
    • Names and gender
    • Family names
      
      
• World Cultures
  • Zulu

• The Author
• Publications:
  • Lebanese Heritage children's books
  • Malaak: Angel of Peace (comic book)
  • Driving in Lebanon (cartoon strips)
• Stories of my Life (as comics)
• Travel diaries
  • Egypt, February 1998
    • 2. Deir-el-Bahri, Karnak and Luxor.
    • 3. Esna and Edfu.
    • 4. The Nile, Kom Ombo and Aswan.
    • 5. Abu Simbel and Philae.
    • 6. The Cairo Museum and Giza.
    • The world shaping Egyptian beliefs.
      
      
  • Italy, September 1998 & April 2003
    • 2. Venice specialties: Masks and architecture.
    • 3. Sienna the lovely.
    • 4. Florence and its Duomo.
    • 5. Intermezzo: pigeons of Italy.
    • 6. Discovering Rome.
    • 7. Back to ancient roots.
    • 8. From the Vatican to the country.
    • The Contrade and Palio of Siena.
    • Brunelleschi and Santa Maria del Fiore.
    • Alberti's Conformità.
      
      
  • Australia, September 1999
    • 2. Walhalla excitement.
    • 3. Road to Adelaide.
    • 4. Gorge Zoo koalas.
    • 5. Adelaide and Monarto.
    • 6. Getting bogged in Maize.
    • 7. Ballarat and Sovereign Hill.
    • 8. More Sovereign Hill.
    • 9. Fairy Penguins of Phillip Island.
      
      
  • Japan, Summer 2000
    • 2. Futuristic Shibuya and Shinjuku.
    • 3. Museums and the subway.
    • 4. The Temples of Asakusa.
    • 5. Ueno.
    • 6. Zazen retreat in Shizuoka.
    • 7. More temples in Kamakura.
    • 8. The splendor of Nikko.
    • 9. Ninjas in Edo Mura.
    • 10. Climbing Takao-san and my last days.
    • Japanese lifestyle.
    • Japanese paper and its uses.
    • Similarities in language between Lebanon and Japan.
      
      
  • Barbados, May 2003
    • 2. Diving the Caribbean.
    • 3. Bridgetown and Folkstone.
    • 4. The Island Center.
    • 5. Last adventures.
    • Bajan Observations.
      
      
  • Moscow, September 2004
    • 2. The Red Square and Kitai Gorod.
    • 3. Around Christ the Saviour.
    • 4. Decorative Arts all round.
    • 5. The Kremlin.
    • 6. Wushu adventures and the Tretiakov Gallery.
      
      
  • Việt Nam, November-December 2005
    • 2. Cát Bà in the Ha Long Bay.
    • 3. Perfume Pagoda and Wushu Championship.
    • 4. People of Sa Pa.
    • 5. Flowery Bac Ha.
      
      
  • Laos, November-December 2005
    • 2. Luang Prabang, the jewel city.
    • 3. Hilltribes, monks and aspiring artists.
    • 4. New Year with the Hmong.
      
      
  • Seychelles 2009 (sketchbook)
  • Ethiopia 2009 (sketchbook)
  • Armenia and Karabagh 2008 (sketchbook)
  • Iceland 2005 (sketchbook)