Hussain Almossawi
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Education | University of Alberta, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Known for | Design, CGI, founding nCycle |
Website | mossawistudios |
Hussain Almossawi (born 1988) is a Product Designer, CGI Artist, and bestselling author of The Innovator's Handbook: A Short Guide to Unleashing Your Creative Mindset,[1] based in New York City.[2]
Almossawi is known for his futuristic designs including his work on automotives, footwear and CGI.[3] He has designed products and concepts for companies like Nike, Adidas, EA Sports, and Ford.
Early life and education
Hussain Almossawi is a Brooklyn-based designer from Bahrain. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, and subsequently received his Master of Design at University of Alberta.[4]
Career
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Hussain Almossawi began his career designing official websites and logos for NBA players such as Derrick Rose, Allen Iverson and Tracy McGrady. He also designed official websites for Adidas Basketball.[4] Almossawi created Type Fluid, a 3-D typography experiment.[5][6] He was named one of Fast Company's "10 Inspiring Type Designers From A New Generation".[7] In 2016 he designed a pair of sneakers based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with footwear designer Quintin Williams.[8][9] That same year, Almossawi designed Enfuse, a custom tea maker.[10]
Almossawi was a graphic designer at Ogilvy & Mather before working on the user interface design for the Electronic Arts game FIFA 15.[11] Afterwards, Almossawi was a design consultant at Nike, Inc. on multiple projects, which included working on Nike Basketball's signature shoe lines for athletes such as Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving.[12][13] Almossawi was a senior designer at Adidas from 2016 until 2019, and worked on projects for athletes such as James Harden and Damian Lillard.[4]
Almossawi and Marin Myftiu designed the Jaguar XKX concept car in 2012,[14] which was featured on the cover of Jaguar Magazine.[15] He collaborated with Myftiu again to create the nCycle, an award-winning folding e-bike.[16] The nCycle was runner-up at the 2013 Core77 Design Awards[17] and was one of Yanko Design's "Best Transportation Designs of 2013".[18] It was exhibited at Eurobike 2014, and the nCycle Special Edition was released in 2015.[19][20] Based on the success of the nCycle, Almossawi and Myftiu designed the nThree, an electric three-wheeled vehicle, based on a hybrid of an electric car and an electric bike.[21] He also designed the Huracan City Rover, an environmentally friendly microcar designed for urban transport.[22] The rover won the 2016 Michelin "Mobility for All" Challenge Design.[23]
In 2019, Almossawi founded his own design studio Mossawi Studios in Brooklyn, which focuses on VFX and product design, and serves as the studio's Chief Designer.[24] He has worked with brands such as Apple, Nike, Versace, Ford Motor Company, LG, Pepsi, and Samsung.[25] Mossawi Studios works on designs for products in the footwear, automotive and medical industries.[26][27] The studio's designs include Oxygem, a pulse oximetry smart ring designed for individuals living with Sickle cell disease,[28] and the 411 Porsche concept car.[29]
Books
- The Innovator's Handbook: A Short Guide to Unleashing Your Creative Mindset (2022)
Reception
His designs have been featured in publications such as Fast Company,[30] Wired UK,[31] Hypebeast,[20][32] Motor1.com,[33] Mashable, Auto Motor und Sport,[34] Highsnobiety,[35] Yanko Design,[36][37] SoccerBible,[38] Gizmodo,[39] and Adobe's Substance 3D Magazine.[40]
Teaching and speaking engagements
From 2018 to 2019, Hussain Almossawi was an adjunct professor at The New School, where he taught Human factors and ergonomics,[41] and now serves as a member on the advisory panel for Pace University’s Lubin School of Business in New York, Design Thinking Program.[42] He is a frequent public speaker, and has presented workshops and designs at events such as, Bike to the Future,[43] Solidworks Conference in Bologna, Saudi Design Week, and -ING Creative Festival in Dubai.[44] He frequently publishes design tutorials and articles in magazines and trade publications.[45][46][47]
References
- ^ "The Innovator's Handbook - Unleash Your Creative Mindset". theinnovatorshandbook.com. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
- ^ "Hussain Almossawi". The 3D Art & Design Book. Vol. 1. Future Publishing. 2014. pp. 17, 174–177.
- ^ Park, Barry (2010-12-24). "Distance no barrier for ideas". Daily Mercury. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
- ^ a b c Murray, Alice (2018-07-20). "How I Got My Job as a Senior Designer at Adidas". Jobbio Journal. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
- ^ Viction:workshop. (2012). Typoholic. Viction:ary. ISBN 978-988-19439-9-6. OCLC 1077916061.
- ^ Gregory, Emily (2012-11-21). Little Book of Lettering. Chronicle Books. ISBN 978-1-4521-1202-2.
- ^ Lanks, Belinda (2013-04-15). "10 Inspiring Type Designers From A New Generation". Fast Company. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
- ^ Lanquist, Lindsey (8 February 2016). "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle footwear reimagined". Mashable. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
- ^ Myers, Maddy (February 2, 2016). "If the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Wore Sneakers, They'd Look Like This". The Mary Sue. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
- ^ Barbosa, Daniela (2016-03-12). "Esta chaleira dispensa o saquinho na hora de fazer chá". Exame (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-10-05.
- ^ "FIFA 15 (2014) Windows credits". MobyGames. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
- ^ "Hussain Almsosawi's prolific and pleasing motion practice". www.itsnicethat.com. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
- ^ Aoiro Studio (May 10, 2016). "Nike: Shoes of Paradise". Abduzeedo. Retrieved 2020-10-05.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Jaguar XKX Concept". Design Magazine. May 17, 2012. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
- ^ "Cover Feature, XKX Concept". Jaguar Magazine (157 ed.). 2011.
- ^ "The nCycle is Here". Yanko Design. 2014-08-29. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
- ^ "Core77 Design Awards 2013 Honorees: Transportation, Part Two". Core77. 2013-08-20. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
- ^ "Best of Transportation Design in 2013". Yanko Design. 2013-12-26. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
- ^ "nCycle, la bici "digital oriented" è pronta per le strade italiane". Wired (in Italian). 2015-10-15. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
- ^ a b Yeung, Gavin (November 16, 2014). "nCycle 100 Special Edition". HYPEBEAST. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
- ^ "nThree Electric Vehicle Offers The Comfort of A Car with The Cost of An E-Bike - Tuvie". Tuvie. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
- ^ "Huracan City Rover by Marin Myftiu and Team, Albania | Michelin Challenge Design". Retrieved 2020-10-05.
- ^ "Michelin Announces 2016 Winners of 'Mobility For All' International Design Competition | Michelin Challenge Design". Retrieved 2020-10-05.
- ^ "Interior Design - Lighting And Materials With Hussain Almossawi". Substance 3D - Magazine. 2019-10-12. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
- ^ "CASPER MAGAZINE - Constantly Creating: An Interview with Digital Artist Hussain Almossawi". www.caspermagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
- ^ "Mossawi Studios Creates Nike Future Fast 2022 Concept Boots". SoccerBible. 2020-07-20. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
- ^ "This Smart Ring Aims to Provide Better Lives for People with Sickle Cell Disease". Core77. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
- ^ Yalcinkaya, Gunseli (2019-01-07). "Smart ring helps people with sickle cell disease monitor blood oxygen levels". Dezeen. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
- ^ Friedmann, Christopher (2020-05-03). "Porsche 411 Design Study Evokes 911's Electric Future". HotCars. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
- ^ Lanks, Belinda (2011-07-22). "A Typeface Made Of Exploding (Virtual) Paint". Fast Company. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
- ^ "Featured Typographic Artwork". Wired UK. Condé Nast Publications. June 2012. p. 101.
- ^ "CGI Artist Imagines What a Tesla Football Boot Could Look Like". HYPEBEAST. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
- ^ Alaniz, Anthony (2020-09-17). "Porsche Project 411 Concept Is A Futuristic Tribute To The 911". Motor1.com. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
- ^ "Project 411". Auto Motor und Sport. Motor Presse Stuttgart. July 2020.
- ^ "nCycle Aims to Revolutionize the Future of E-Bikes". Highsnobiety. 2014-08-28. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ^ Sheth, Sarang (17 January 2021). "Ex-Nike and Adidas Footwear designer made conceptual 'electrified' Tesla Football Shoes! | Yanko Design". Retrieved 2021-01-20.
- ^ Turner, Troy (2020-01-02). "Combat Sickle-Cell Disease in Style". Yanko Design. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
- ^ "Product Designer Mossawi Creates 2 Nike Concept Boots". SoccerBible. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
- ^ "Hussain Almossawi". Retrieved 2020-09-29.
- ^ "Footwear Design using Substance Painter By Hussain Almossawi". Substance 3D - Magazine. 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
- ^ "University Directory | The New School". www.newschool.edu. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
- ^ "Hussain Almossawi". Pace Design Thinking. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
- ^ Butler, Darrell (2016-06-14). "Bike To The Future". Hiplok Bike Locks. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
- ^ Staff Writer (2019-04-08). "Over a Thousand Creatives Are Expected at -ing Creative Festival This". ArtKentro. Archived from the original on 2021-03-05. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
- ^ "Interview with Hussain Almossawi about the Design Process". 3D Artist Magazine. No. 157. July 2020. pp. 17, 174–177.
- ^ "The Art of Type". Advanced Photoshop Magazine. No. 87. p. 35.
- ^ "Master Advanced V-Ray Materials". 3D Artist Magazine. No. 113. pp. 74–77.