Assistant Professor

BFA    Graphic Design (with Distinction), Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Art,
            University of Balamand, 2003.
MS.     Design – Visual Communication Design, Arizona State University, 2007.

Bio

Prior to joining Zayed University as an Assistant Professor in Art & Design, Tina Sleiman taught graduate and undergraduate courses at Arizona State University while working at a creative consultancy.

Her students often work with the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority on applications of the “Kharareef” folktales. Her students’ work has been exhibited in Dubai and Pittsburgh, and published in Germany, through her partnership with the Hot Spots team in spring 2009.

Tina’s scholarly and creative interests focus on visual culture in the Middle East and North Africa. Currently, she is co-authoring a graphic design textbook for Arab students.

Office: Dubai Academic City, (Wing C-L1-001)
Phone: +9714 402 1280
Email: Tina.Sleiman@zu.ac.ae

Teaching Areas

Graphic Design, Typography, Packaging Design, Information Design.

Research and Professional Activities

Currently working on a graphic design textbook customized to Arab students (with the Zayed University Research Institutional Fund) along with principal investigator Yunsun Chung-Shin.

Developed the logo, type arrangements and color scheme, as well as the cover and inside layout for the Encounters^Ó academic journal.