Belal Farouk

Graphic Designer and Art Director with over 25 years of experience in graphic design, educational publishing, and visual communication. After 18 years as a founder and partner in a specialized children's book publishing house, I am currently transitioning my expertise in artistic and creative direction, team management (designers and writers), and printing experience to the field of marketing design and advertising campaigns as a freelancer since early 2026. I leverage AI tools as an assistant in generating creative ideas from brainstorming to execution.

Freelance Graphic Designer & Art Director at Freelance (2026-01 – Present)

• Applying acquired experience from publishing to marketing design and advertising campaigns.
• Utilizing AI tools in creative design and idea generation.
• Providing graphic design and art direction services to clients.

Co-founder | Creative Director & Graphic Artist at Smart Book Center (2008-01 – 2025-12)

• Led the artistic direction for a specialized publishing house for over 85 educational children's books.
• Managed and guided teams of illustrators and writers to ensure integrated visual content.
• Developed design plans and visual elements for books.
• Managed the preparation of print-ready files and supervised final output quality.
• Contributed to the development of digital content, including creating YouTube educational videos.

Graphic Designer & Art Director at Charitable Book Center (2006-01 – 2008-12)

• Designed visual content and educational publications.
• Gained extensive experience in the Gulf market.

Graphic Designer at Maktab Binayan (2003-01 – 2006-12)

• Developed creative designs for various projects.

Junior Graphic Designer at Hany Saad Printing & Publishing Office (1998-01 – 2003-12)

• Gained fundamental experience in design and printing.

Bachelor in Business and Finance – Alexandria University, Faculty of Commerce