In my last trip to Turkey, my family and I visited the Mesopotamian area starting from Mardin, Deyrul-Zafran, Nuseybin, Hasankeyf, and Dara. It was one of the best journeys we did in a long time. Every city had its own culture, touch, and environment. We stayed at Mardin for 3 nights but went out for…
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When I was a senior at the American University of Kuwait, I was determined to establish my own business. Although I majored in Finance but I was fascinated with the business world. So, I spent some time thinking about what kind of business should I establish. The most suitable field I could think of at…
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A Journey in the Mesopotamian Region
Traveling Within Japan
It’s not the first time that my family and I travel locally within Japan. However, every time we explore new cities and places. This is real adventure. Especially when you visit places that aren’t too familiar or you only know about when searching and asking. In this trip, we visited Kyoto (for the third time),…
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The Right Tools The Right Way
What happens when you use just the right tools? A miracle happens. You won’t know how skillful you are unless you use the right tools the correct way. I know, this may not be new information but we tend to overlook such details. Personally, I love discovering and experiencing new experiences. So I always look…
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Colors in Different Languages
As part of my specialization/job, I decided to learn the name of colors in different languages. It’s not as hard as I imagined but it takes practice. Since I constantly use them, I try to name them in the languages that I learned. That’s how I practiced. I made a table to compare and make…
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The Art of Calligraphy
As a beginner at calligraphy, I’ve always found calligraphy to be beautiful art. Lucky, my handwriting is good to begin with but I never attempted at calligraphy professionals until this moment. As a creative designer, I practiced typography, handwriting, and lettering especially the freestyle. It truly helped my creative mind work faster and better. And…
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Back to the Basics
Right! Back after a long time with new post, and a new topic. This time it’s a little bit different, though. A lot goes every now and then and you find yourself stuck in situations that don’t seem to be solved! It’s funny, I guess but it’s true. For the longest time, I’ve been caught…
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Back to Fashion Illustrating and Recording!
You may have noticed how I’ve been recording less the past few months as well as sketch fashion illustrations. But I’m finally back to my work! I truly miss recording my painting process so I recorded a new video for you guys! If you’re wondering why I record them, it’s to show you the way…
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In Turkey … Again
It’s been a week since I arrived in Turkey. Remember the collaboration I mentioned in my last blog post? This is one of the reasons why I’m visiting Turkey at such a time. Also, it doesn’t hurt to tour around and visit my favorites spots too, hehe. An entrepreneur constantly searches for new opportunities…
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المصممة الرحالة – A Traveling Designer
لسنوات عديدة إعتدت على الإنشغال بالتصاميم وغيرها عند سفري للعديد من الدول. نادرا ما أسافر بدون دفتر للكتابة، اللابتوب، أو كتاب للقراءة. كان صعبا في بداية الأمر أن أحمل معي العديد من المواد ولكنني إعتدت على هذا الوضع وبدأت أحب أن أكون مشغولة لهذه الدرجة وأنجز ماستطعت إنجازه. لاأحب أن أترك العمل بدون إنجازه. في…
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Inconsistency
I know I’m posting less and less these months but I cannot help it. I really miss writing my weekly blog posts, I miss my daily sketching and drawing, and I certainly miss recording my drawing and painting processes. It takes a lot of energy to perform all of this and suddenly I find myself…
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