We had the distinct pleasure to interview award winning designer Najeeb Omar about their original and creative Expressive Illustration design work. Najeeb Omar is an award-winning communication designer, that makes our world a better place with their original expressive illustration works.
Najeeb Omar ("NO") answered Design Interview ("DI") questions about their award-winning work Symphony Of Janan Expressive Illustration. Interview questions prepared by Frank Scott.
NO : Each heart has its own key, only those who truly love can find it. It is a relationship based on honesty and sacrifice. Based on this fact, i created this character that represents a woman’s tenderness, femininity and strong personality, who does not accept to open her heart except to the one who deserve it. Thats why she made a special key and hid it in the deepest point of the sea, then surrounded it with difficult tests that only an honest person could pass.
NO : My main focus was to highlight the pure love relationship between two, and how simple it seems to others, yet it contains a huge amount of details in its essence that defined all its paths and results.
NO : I have two ideas, one is to engrave it on an ornate wooden and metal box, Its elements are interspersed with glass pieces in special colors that reflect its fine details, and containing a real lock and key, to put the most valuable possessions in it. and the second is to have it on the metal gate of a house with its lock and key, and to include the same design elements in every window and wall.
NO : Almost 4 months, from sketching to research to illustration to the final look.
NO : No it wasn't commissioned, This is one of my own pieces of arts, one of many designs i did, that add more mastery to me day after day, and a design that proves my abilities.
NO : It is not produced for any company yet, but i started my research to produce it as a personal effort. And i am willing to sell it if i get an interested buyer.
NO : Self challenge, And i always wanted to discover my abilities , and to sail in the ocean of art in all its directions. Art is without limits, and there are always new methods & styles worth exploring.
NO : I resorted to many designs, drawings and pictures during the search process, and many designs of mysterious characters done by several artists, in order to help myself in forming the idea and make it appear more beautiful and distinctive in its final appearance.
NO : Everyone who cares about details and prestige illustrations, and mysterious geometric art.
NO : Its unique shape and style, and the diverse combinations of symbols and techniques used to distinguish it. I've often avoided the use of symmetrical geometry in this character, in order to give each shape its own personality, not to mention the emphasis on how they relate to each other in meaning. And as always, I couldn't leave it without designing a unique calligraphic logo, to give the design its own identity.
NO : The name is taken from the word Janan in the Arabic language, and it indicates the deepest point in the heart, where the secrets and sincere feelings that reflect the personality. And when that heart opens to those who deserve it, everything in it comes out like a symphony that plays all the melodies of love.
NO : The usual tools i use all the time, The Pen & Paper, was and still my main material to start a design, write my thoughts or even sketch an idea. Then for sure the execution part using Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop & Wacom Tablet.
NO : It is the heart, and how it is based as a balance axis for the personality and its elements around it, and its clear connection to the key. Two different characters separated by shape, connected by meaning.
NO : No I did not collaborate with anyone to design this piece, it was a personal challenge. But i got lots of valuable advises from my friends.
NO : Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop & Wacom Tablet, played a significant part of giving this piece its final look.
NO : I received an email from the A’Design Award that they would like me to submit for the second time. It was a wonderful moment indeed, and here I am filled with joy again and proud as a winner.
NO : This work improve my ability to work with the consistency and detail of elements, even amongst different objects and shapes, and I was able to discover a lot about how to express it in an effective way.
