THE ARCHITECT

Seven years turning identity into infrastructure.

Mustafa Aboalazm started designing professionally in 2018 — and never stopped. Senior Brand Identity Designer, Co-founder of Code & Canvas, based in Al Obour, Egypt, working worldwide: brand strategy, design systems, and the web they ship to, in two languages, under one doctrine.

BASED
Al Obour, Egypt — open to remote
LANGUAGES
Arabic (Native) · English (Professional)
EDUCATION
B.Sc. — Al-Azhar University · 2017–2024
TRAINING
MSP · Youth Scope · AYB · Bedaya · Resalah

DOCTRINE

01Strategy before design

No logo until positioning, audience, and personality are agreed in writing — without strategy there's no way to judge.

02Systems, not artifacts

A logo is the entry. The real work is the system that follows, so the brand stays itself across every touchpoint.

03Show the work

A logo on a white page is theory; on a business card, a package, a screen — that's the test.

04Deliver, don't dump

Final files come with guidelines, a handover call, and 30 days of support. Done means the team can run with it.

CAREER LEDGER

2024 →Co-Founder & Creative LeadCode & Canvas — branding & web for SMEs across Egypt and the region
2020–25Media Director & Account ManagerNile Pharma Food — identity from zero: +40% visibility, +25% engagement
2020–21Studio Lead & Visual DirectorLearn in Arabic (MSP) — identity + DIY studio built from scratch
2019–21Head of Media ×2 SeasonsYouth Scope — full identity twice; Best Head, both seasons
2018 →Brand Consultant (Freelance)20+ systems across pharma, food, education, NGOs, government

Every engagement runs the same chain: brand compiles into tokens, tokens into components, components into pages, pages into experience.

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