Bio - Mohamed Taaeb

Mohamed Taa’eb // محمد تاعب

I’m a multi-disciplines artist, specialized in Drawing & Design using digital and traditional techniques, my expertise has evolved depending on academic study, research, self education and practical field, In addition an extensive history in computer graphics & digital arts since 1994 which invested in practical field and teaching experience.

ART SKILLS

Identity Design & Advertisements

(Logos & Branding), Print Publications (Magazines, Newspapers & Books)

UI/UX Design

Interactive Design, Website Design, Multimedia, Coding & Mobile App GUI Design.

Drawing

Character Design, Portrait, Still life Illustration, Concept Art, Science Fiction, Fantasy Art, Comic & Cartoon Strips.

Printmaking

Woodcut, Lino-cut, Engraving, Etching & Silk Screen.

EDUCATION

Ph.D 2007
Graphic Department at Faculty of fine arts, Helwan University in Cairo.
Dissertation: “A new vision of science fiction inspired from Islamic art”.

M.A. 2000
Graphic Department at Faculty of fine arts, Helwan University in Cairo.
Thesis: “Science fiction arts and its relation to evolution of fabled creatures”.

BA 1993
Graphic Department at Faculty of fine arts, Helwan University in Cairo.
Graduation Project: “Shreds, the future vision of science fiction”.

EMPLOYMENT

Assistant Professor 2016 ~ Present
Graphic Department at Faculty of Fine Arts, Helwan University in Cairo.

Lecturer 2007
Graphic Department at Faculty of Fine Arts, Helwan University in Cairo.

Assistant Lecturer 2000
Graphic Department at Faculty of Fine Arts, Helwan University in Cairo.

Teaching Assistant 1993
Graphic Department at Faculty of Fine Arts, Helwan University in Cairo.

SOFTWARE SKILLS

Operating System
MacOS, Windows, Linux.

Raster Software
Adobe Photoshop, Corel Painter, Corel Photo Paint, Art Rage, Sketchbook Pro.

Vector Software.
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Corel Draw.

Web Software
Adobe Dreamweaver, Visual Studio Code, Coda, Espresso, Adobe Animate.

Code & Markup language
HTML5, CSS3, Java Script, php, MySQL.

TRADITIONAL SKILLS

Pencil – Colored Pencils – Charcoal – Ink Pens – Soft Pastel – Oil Pastel – Watercolor – Ecoline Colors – Gouache – Acrylic.

RESEARCH

January 2015
Aesthetic impact of the composition rules in Gustave Doré’s engraved illustrations.

November 2014
Aesthetic Values & Creativeness of Utopian Environmental Designs in Science Fiction.

October 2014
Science Fiction as an inspiration resource in the contemporary arts.

June 2013
Illustrations between the interact by literary text and the artistic creativity.

January 2013
Study of “User Experience” and its Importance in Interactive Web Designs.

March 2011
Simulate the Visual Characteristics of Traditional Techniques in Digital Drawing.