What do I bring on the table?
graphic design - print, web & signage
web and email hosting
ready-made web & flash templates
search engine marketing
Qamaal Mustafa Sikander alias graphikamaal offers a wide range of creative services to aid your marketing team with powerful business development tools like ...
Graphic Design for Print & Signage
A few of my services are logo creation, corporate branding & identity, brochure, print ad, magazine, signboard, banner etc.
Web Solutions
I offer comprehensive web solutions to enable you create your presence on the internet like domain registration, web & flash templates, hosting, search engine optimisation & submission.
Progress of Dubai & SEO
The remarkable progress of UAE in general and Dubai in particular is not new to anybody. As per rough estimates, there are approx. 1500 new companies being formed every month in Dubai alone and most of them come from abroad. Obviously before setting up a company in a new region, they search on the internet for products and service providers in that particular region. SEO and business promotion on the internet will be of immense help in your existing or future advertising & marketing campaign/strategy and help you reach out to the world through your own website.
Roller-coaster
... i.e. a few ups and lots of downs in my career
Sept. 2006 till date : Dubai
I returned to Dubai, UAE in search of greener pastures and did a few assignments on freelance and/or full time basis for a few companies.
Graphic Designer - Freelance/Fulltime
Loud Magazine, Dubai Media City
Brandcom ME, Dubai Media City
2nd World CEO Forum, Dubai & Abu Dhabi
Creative Head
Dubai Business Help & Alpha Dubai, Dubai
I was involved with the rebranding of Paralegal International as Dubai Business Help and for branding of the new Alpha Dubai Group formed by prominent high networth individuals in the region. I also handled the print and web for all other Manarat Asia Group companies.
Templates & Webhost
graphikamaal.com & designageworks.com
I have been reselling web and flash templates at my above websites. The entire collection is of over 5,000 ready-made templates for a large number of categories/businesses.
Mythology
... just in case you are into anthropology
1989-92 : Typist & Office Asst.
Mukul Pictures & Mushir Riyaz Films Bombay
I worked with the above companies during the making of Hindi films "Numbri Aadmi" & "Akayla" respectively.
1993-98 : Graphic Designer/Partner
Arihant Plus Service Bureau, Bombay
I am the pioneer in introducing DTP in Andheri suburb of Bombay. We provided a range of services like duplicating, binding, presentations, thesis, dissertations etc.
1998-1999 : Project Supervisor
IDC ADNOC EDMS/BFC Project, Abu Dhabi
We coverted over a million docs & 25K large format drawings. I was also involved with the corporate rebranding of IDC.
1999-2001 : Graphic/Packaging Designer
Abu Dhabi Vegetable Oil Company, Abu Dhabi.
I handled the packaging design apart from coordinating with print and packaging suppliers like cartons, labels, tins, cans etc. for all edible oil brands, Sara, Amir, Litelife and few others, mainly catering to the Oil-for-Food Programme of UNO in Iraq, apart from local markets in the UAE.
2001-2006 : Graphic Designer & Partner
Design Spot, Bombay
I started the design and printing setup in Andheri, Bombay in association with two other print media professionals. It is now one of the most prominent setup in that area.
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