Habib Khoury
HABIB KHOURY is a Creative Director, Communication Designer, Branding & Typographic Virtuoso, with over thirty years of divergent experiences.
In early age, Habib Khoury started a self taught Arabic calligraphy; Then he enrolled into academic design studies for over seven years; ended in 1995 where he graduated and received a master’s degree with distinction from Central Saint Martins College in London (later The University of Arts).
Habib’s passion for continuous art-direction and design qualifications has drove him to relocate in different cities and countries; hence his design work expresses a fusion of styles that reflects a rich multicultural influence and diverse skills.
Habib was the only Arab board of directors member of The Israel Community of Designers; and the only designer to furnish the Israeli Philatelic Authority with over twenty postal stamps.
Amongst institutes; advertising and branding agencies that have outsourced Habib’s design services:
* Saudi Research & Marketing (Asharq-Alawsat) London
* YAR Communications (Leap) NYC
* Grey-Adler Chomsky- Tel-Aviv
* Safroun – Madrid
* V&V _ Rammalah
* BrandInstinct -UK
* McCann – Tel-Aviv
* The Educational TV Channel
* The Philatelic Authority of Israel Post.
Being among the pioneers Middle Eastern fonts designers; Habib established in 1998 his multilingual typeface firm Avantype Foundry; Later he garnered three international awards from the Type Directors Club NYC; with certificates of excellence in type design.
EDUCATION
MA- Communication
1993-1995
Central Saint Martins College – London
Graduation with Distinction.
(Later, The University of Art)
UG- Graphic Design
1988-1992
Wizo College of Design – Haifa
Computer Graphics
1987
The Film Arts School – Tel Aviv.
Applied Graphics
1986
The Tel-Aviv Polytechnic.
WORK EXPERIENCE
2005-Now
Owner at AvanTeam Creative Promotions
2001-2004
Creative Executive & Co-Founder of Arabic Division @ McCann Cultures.
McCann – Tel Aviv.
1999-2001
Freelance Art-Director at various Advertising Agencies.
1996-1998
Caféarabica – Digital Society,
New York, USA.
1996
Y.A.R Communications, (Planet Leap)
New York, USA.
1994-1995
Saudi Research & Marketing Group
Asharq Al-Awsat Newspaper – London.
1992-1993
The Educational Television
Tel-Aviv, ISRAEL
1992
Avant Design – Haifa, Israel.
Milestones
Glyphs Workshop
Glyphs Workshop2015
Type-Design Workshop for the Elite of Israeli Font Designers at Shenkar College of Art & Design
BP- Greenpeace
BP- Greenpeace2011
6th Place at the GreenPeace Int. Contest “BP Behind The Logo” (Maggie Maknab -design by Nature)
“Arabic Font Specimen Book”
2014
Edo. Smitshuijzen Amsterdam.
Adobe Winsoft Contest
Adobe Winsoft Contest2010
1st Place Award- The international Arabic Typography Contest by Adobe-Winsoft Intl.
IBS Stamp.
2008
“The Israeli Bureaux of Statistics” Stamp.
TDC – Certificate of Excellence in Type Design
2008
“Juries Choice” Award and “Certificate of Excellence in Type Design” by: Type Directors Club-NYC for the Arabic font: Alrajhi.
{Designed in Israel} exhibition.
2007
The Israeli Community of Designers; Graphic & Industrial Exhibition – Tel-Aviv
Designers Community of Israel.
2005-2007
The only Arab member at Board of Directors of The Israeli Designers Community (Assoc.)
TDC – 27th Type Design Contest
2006
Certificate of Excellence in Type Design for the font: Hogariet; Type Directors Club-NYC.
TDC – Certificate of Excellence in Type Design
2003
“Certificate of Excellence in Type Design” for the font: Falafel; Type Directors Club-New York.
“Red Sea Fish” stamps of the Year
2005
“Stamp of the Year” annual survey of the Collectors Union and The Philatelic Authority of Israel for “Red Sea Fish Stamps Series”.
“Stamps Series “Armenian Ceramics in Jerusalem”
“Stamps Series “2004
“Stamp of the Year” annual survey of the Collectors Union and the Philatelic Authority of Israel for the circular stamps: “Armenian Ceramics in Jerusalem”.
“SPINOZA “stamp
2002
Design of “Spinoza” stamp for The Philatelic Authority of Israel.
“Heinrich Heine” stamp
2001
“Heinrich Heine” stamp design for The Philatelic Authority of Israel.
“Maqsaf” Awarded Arabic typeface
2001
“Maqsaf” (Arabic font) amongst 100 selected WorldWide Typefaces By the Book: Language Culture Type – Atypi & Unisco
“Bukva-Raz” Award
2001
ATYPI The Association Typographic International. Later the UNISCO touring exhibition.
“Arabic Typography”
2001
Dedicated chapter in the book “Arabic Typography” H. Smitshuijzen-Saqi Books-London.
“Slovakia Stamps”
2001
Design of Slovakia Jewish Heritage – reciprocal two stamps issued stamps.
“Adorey”
2001
2nd Place Macromedia People’s Choice – “Adorey” Latin font.
“The Holy Land Stamps Series”
1999
Mellinium Pilgrimage Stamps of the Holy Land.
“America’s Print Magazine”
1998
Four pages article and Interview by “America’s PRINT Magazine”.
“Calligraphy Exhibition”
1986
University of Bethlehem