Bio / the longer versionArt direction / Cairo

still not an autobiography.

The person
behind the work.

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Ahmed Sallam, Art Director
yes, this is the serious photo.
the plot took a few turns.

Systems, scenes & very small details.

I didn't take the straight route into art direction. I studied software engineering, trained in film direction, and learned graphic design by doing it—an odd mix that taught me to think in systems, scenes and very small details.

Design taught me craft. Cinema taught me rhythm, tension and point of view. Art direction became the place where both meet: giving an idea a world, then making sure every frame belongs to it.

I'm suspicious of work that looks beautiful but says nothing. I like ideas with a clear thought, a human edge and enough detail to reward a second look. I also tend to give them a third, fourth and unnecessarily fifth look.

The timeline. Short enough to scroll.

Jan 2026 — Present

Creative Art Director

9Yards Communications

Cairo, Egypt

Jan 2025 — Dec 2025

Creative Art Director

Hype Marketing

Cairo, Egypt

Jan 2024 — Jan 2025

Junior Art Director

Tafasil

Riyadh & Cairo

Jan 2023 — Jan 2024

Senior Graphic Designer

Lux Afrique

London / Remote

Feb 2020 — Jan 2023

Graphic Designer

Digital Veins

Egypt

Jul 2017 — Jan 2020

Junior Graphic Designer

Guerrilla Marketing School

Egypt

three different classrooms.

The route was never one straight line.

Software Engineering

Ahram Canadian University

Bachelor's degree · 2018 — 2022

The technical route taught me to think in systems. The creative route taught me what to do with them.

Ali Badrakhan Academy

Ongoing studies

Visual narrative · Composition · Rhythm

Training in how images carry emotion, how scenes hold tension and why timing changes everything.

Sync School

Intensive workshops

Branding · Advertising · Agency craft

Focused workshops on visual thinking, advertising art direction and the Art Director's role inside an agency.

One verified line beats five vague ones.

2025

DesignRush Design Awards

ENZO Branding & Packaging

Packaging Design Nominee
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Enough about me.What are you making?

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