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SARA
AL-AFIFI


MFA THESIS —

The Incoherence of Orientalists


BFA THESIS —
I have things to say but I am afraid of the consequences

TEACHING —
Surface Studio 

PROJECTS —
Why I never Went
Oblivious World
1001 Fantasy Pop Nights
time/(in our time) 54
Polite Conversation 
Resistance 
Instinct Of Altruism
Mashrabiya
Paprika 
Lost Heritage 
Objects in the mirror
All seeing Eye 
The Banging Flipflop Book
Azurean Chronicles 
Asmahan Bread

PHOTOGRAPHY —
Refractions  
Voyage 
Outdoor

Info —

Sara Al-Afifi is a Graphic Designer, researcher and illustrator based in Doha Qatar. She has been researching Arab societies’ collective psychology and their perception of oppression, as well as, examining graphic design through the lens of philosophy, orientalism and revisionist history.  

Her thesis project “I have things to say, but I’m afraid of the consequences” samples and remixes text and imagery from historical and contemporary media to produce a range of graphic formats.

She is currently the Arabic Typography teaching and research assistant in the Graphic Design Department at VCUarts Qatar.

If you are interested in collaborating with me, send me an email :p!! Looking
forward to hearing from you. My email: sz.alafifi@gmail.com

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Mark

Asmahan Bread


2017
Specially Packed For Gulf Countries 
In a time were people strive for sustainability Asmahan bread package was designed from recyclable materials. The package have a sustainable authentic look to remind people of the nostalgic past. The colors in the package matches the style of packages you see in the Souq, but wisely designed and more sophisticated. Inside the package, Our story. It’s designed to introduce to people the background story of the bread. also,a gift awaits for you! Individual Images you find in each package that shows different parts of Yemen.




 
Mark