LoulwaBohsali CV (PDF)

RESUMÉ

Loulwa Bohsali
9 W 31st Street, New York, NY 10001
832 528 3999
loulwabohsali@gmail.com
Nationality: Canadian and Lebanese

Abou t
Strategic and Graphic Designer with a passion for visual communication, business strategy, and
innovation management.

E ducation
Date of graduation: May 2016
MS [Masters of Science] in Strategic Design and Management, Parsons The New School for
Design, New York, United States of America. A two year program that prepares students to
confidently create, manage, and lead design process–driven organizations.
Date of graduation: June 2012
BFA [Bachelor of Fine Arts] in Graphic Design, American University of Beirut, Beirut,
Lebanon. Department of Architecture and Design. A four year design program with areas of
emphasis in graphic & communication design, publications, typography, interactive and web
design.
Date of graduation: June 2008
French Baccalaureate in Economics and Sociology, earned with high distinction, Collège
Protestant Français, Beirut, Lebanon.
Lebanese Baccalaureate in Economics and Sociology, earned with high distinction, Collège
Protestant Français, Beirut, Lebanon.

Profess ional
ex per ience
June 2015 - Present, ABC Design Lab, New York, USA.
Account Strategist
Full-time employee, managing the strategy and creative teams at ABC and facilitating
all communications between both parties. Also handling all client communications and
production needs.
February 2013 - July 2014, Zaha Hadid Design, London, United Kingdom.
Visual Designer
Lead the many graphical products generated by Zaha Hadid Design. Responsibilties
include developing a brand identity for Zaha Hadid Design and applying it across both print
and web, designing the full set of packaging for products, maintaining the Gallery space
where products are displayed, and carrying out other in-house graphic design tasks.
Responsibilities also include designing the full set of menus for the Magazine restaurant at
the Serpentine Sackler Gallery.
November 2012 - January 2013, Rana Salam Design, Beirut, Lebanon.
Graphic Designer
Responsibilities included building the brands of diverse clients, designing their full visual
identities (logo, stationary, window display, website, promotional items and end of year
gifts), overseeing the printing processes at the printing press and developing ideas for www.
mishmaoul.com.
September 2012, H&C Leo Burnett, Beirut, Lebanon.
Internship in the creative department. Responsibilities included working on artwork for
local and international accounts including Patchi, Exotica and Procter & Gamble, and
participating in brainstorm sessions for upcoming advertising campaigns.
August 2011, Wolff Olins, London, United Kingdom.

Internship in the creative department. Supporting the team with minor design tasks.

Compu ter
ski l ls

Mac literate, PC literate.
Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign, After Effects, Keynote.

Publi shed
work

Illustration work published in “Beirut | Reyak: Illustrating stations in time”, a comic book
edited and published by Lina Ghaibeh, Spring 2013.
Performance art work published in “Mute Movements: A Collective Performance Art Journey
Through Beirut 2009-2014”, a book edited by Cornelia Krafft, Spring 2012.

Languages

Fluent in English, French, and Arabic.

Awards

Dean’s Honor List Fall 2012, Dean’s Honor List Spring 2011, Dean’s Honor List Fall 2011
Dean’s Honor List Spring 2010, Dean’s Honor List Fall 2010, Dean’s Honor List Fall 2009

Ski l ls

Photography, silkscreen, illustration techniques: scratchboard, collage and linoleum.