Last week I visited Egypt Waste & Recycling Expo, it was organised by the Egyptian ministry of environment and other public entities, and it was held for three consecutive days. It was interesting to see how the government presented the whole recycling scene, especially that people here roll their eyes whenever the word recycling and Egypt are said in the same sentence. Of course, it is not a common practice here, but we do have a lot of recycling industries. I was told over and over whenever the conversation arises that we don’t recycle in Egypt, but always argued, simply because there is a lot of cash in trash, and trash is something we have in abundance! A treasure, really.
Read MoreAt a point in time, I was a freelance writer at G Mag
I am starting this series of posts sharing what I’ve been doing in the last few years; what I've learned and how I screwed up. Hopefully, it will all add up in the end and show me a direction.
Why should you read this? A. See if you can relate to it B. Learn something new C. Maybe it’ll encourage you to dive into an unusual opportunity and D. Learn from my F*cking mistakes bec. am not gonna publicly embarrass myself for nothing!
At a point in time, I was a freelance writer at G Mag.
Read MoreAt A Point In Time: I Wanted To Document Made In Egypt Products
I am starting this series of posts sharing what I’ve been doing in the last few years; what I've learned and how I screwed up. Hopefully, it will all add up in the end and show me a direction.
Why should you read this? A. See if you can relate to it B. Learn something new C. Maybe it’ll encourage you to dive into an unusual opportunity and D. Learn from my F*cking mistakes bec. am not gonna publicly embarrass myself for nothing!
At a point in time, I wanted to document Made In Egypt products
Read MoreHow To Find Great Craftsmen In Egypt And Get The Job Done! - Part Two
In part one of how to find great craftsmen in Egypt and Get the job done, we’ve gone over the basis of your design quest and that was the time-consuming part. Once you set your priorities and get to know the nits and grits of the process you’re after, it will all fall into place. The next two –or maybe three- steps are for designers who are trying to implement new designs or have a bit more complicated designs.
Read MoreHow To Find Great Craftsmen In Egypt And Get The Job Done! - Part One
New year, new beginnings! Early January marked the end of my experience at Reform Studio where I worked as a product designer for the last year. Reform is a design studio in Cairo that designs furniture products from an interwoven plastic textile-like material made out of plastic bags.
In this post I’ll share one of the major takeaways from my experience in Reform Studio. Using my experience as a case study, I came up with a set of steps on how to find great craftsmen in Egypt and get the job done!
Read MoreIncomplete Thoughts: On Giving And Taking
Incomplete thoughts are thoughts that are seriously lacking necessary segments, and would have otherwise turned into complete polished theories. I invite you all to think about them, swirl them in your mind, mix it up and make your own incomplete thoughts ooor shake your heads and tell me 'dina. You've got it all wrong'
I am currently reading Amanda Palmer's book "The Art Of Asking". In this book she shares her insights on asking for help after launching a kickstarter campaign that was so successful that she became the first indie singer to pass the million dollar mark. She shares really interesting points about asking for and accepting help. I'll do a whole review on the book in another post.
Read MoreProduct Design In Egypt
Being a product designer is really awesome, being a product designer in Egypt is even better! Let me tell you why.
But first a quick disclaimer: this is not advice by any means, if you want to start your design career somewhere else it would be an incredible opportunity, this is my thoughts for designers who want to start in Egypt, but staying here just makes them want to blow their brains out.
Now that this is out of the way, why is being a product designer in Egypt a blessing in disguise?
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