"It is said that more patience achieves a dream".
Yasmine Nasser Omar Graphic Designer, and her journey from difficulty to opportunity.
Yasmine started the journey of graphic design about 5 years ago, and because of her love for design, she aspired to enter the College of Fine Arts in order to specialize more in the field, but Yasmine's illness was an obstacle, so she was not successful in her entry.
However, Yasmine did not end at the point of her illness, but rather turned her presence at home into learning the field of design through online courses offered on educational sites such as udemy and skillshare, and educational YouTube channels that serve as the best tools in learning the basics of design.
Yasmine learned design step by step and applied it, and she was able to master many types of design from branding, social media, and manipulation.
Among the most important achievements of Yasmine during the years of work in the field of design, especially the last two years, is the design of different types of designs, such as collage art posters and covers of books and novels, and the latter is the thing that Yasmine loved most in the field of design, and therefore she developed herself in that aspect, and participated in more than Training in addition to self-learning, Yasmin said, "I loved this aspect a lot and developed more in it with self-training, and I designed fake covers in order to develop, study, and integrate more, and I used to see external cover designs so that I could form ideas, collect visual feedback, and ask my colleagues in the field if I encountered them." problem and how to solve it.
Over time, Yasmine developed in the field of designing covers for books, and worked in publishing houses as a cover designer.
Among the most prominent great writers whose books Yasmine designed the covers of are "Dr. Hussein Abd al-Basir" and "Dina Abu al-Khair" and the media "Marwa Azzam" and other authors and important heritage and historical books.
The work was not limited to publishing houses only, but also designed covers for companies to manufacture book covers.
Yasmine learned a lot from that field, such as patience and perseverance, because graphic design is broad and comprehensive and requires effort and patience, whether in learning design or dealing with strange clients.
As Yasmine believes, she should focus on her capabilities and what she can offer, and not compare herself to others, and because each person has his own circumstances and capabilities, and it is necessary to constantly continue to learn the best, as there is no limit to learning.
And because the idea of permanent trying shows that you exist, Yasmin telling us about the difficulties that she faced, and she says, “The difficulties that I faced are the conditions of my illness and that I am not able to work in a full-time company because it requires conditions different from mine in terms of movement, permanent presence and speed in performance And so on.
But the obstacles not stopped me from my dream and what I wished for, and I decided to work as a freelancer and work from home and see my thoughts and my work in the way I want it, even if the financial return is small, but God willing, it will be greater with more work.
Yasmeen thinks we have to be convinced of an idea that we all have very difficult circumstances in our lives, but in different forms, but the important thing is that we pivot our lives according to the difficulties we encounter, and we understand the idea that learning anything is not easy and on the contrary it is tiring and boring, but what makes us succeed is that we continue despite fatigue and boredom.
We are proud of ourselves After we complete, and we do not compare ourselves to anyone, we do not compare ourselves to ourselves every once in a while, so that we know where we have reached and what we have advanced, and as long as we live we keep learning, no matter how much time and age, as long as we can try.
Yasmine believes that one of the characteristics of a successful designer, from her point of view, is always looking for development and education in everything new that exists in the labor market.
He can deal with the client with intelligence and understanding, and he can bring points of view closer, and his mentality is open to all opinions and advice.
He must also specialize in any direction he wants, present his best and excel in it, and have a mark through it, and always have a passion for learning and benefiting others.
Among the people who always support Yasmine in her career are her family in the first place, so her father gave her a full course to teach Photoshop so that she could learn it, and also the support of her mother and sister wasn't a little.
In addition to her friends, from whom she received advice, constant support, and encouragement to always be better, and about that, Yasmine said, "I am really grateful to have them by my side."
Recently, she received an honorary shield from the publishing house "Umm Al-Dunya for Publishing and Distribution" as a cover designer.
One of the goals that Yasmine aspires to is, “My goal, and what I wish to achieve, is to do many useful works that have an important impact, and my works are always mentioned and have a mark, and I have international works that reach the largest category in the world, not only in the Middle East,” she said.
She is also studying merging the field of photography with design, because I love photography very much, and I would like to have a studio," she said.
In the end, Yasmine is convinced of the idea of making an impact and leaving an impact, even if it is simple, but it is important for people.
One of her favorite sayings is “Every new day is an opportunity to change your life.”
Nedal Ahmed