qader ghafory

Fähigkeiten und Kenntnisse

Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
Brand Designer
Brand Identity
Branding & Identity
Creative Direction
Freelancing
Graphic Arts
Graphic Design
Layout Design
Logo Design
Packaging Design
Packaging Designer
Print Design
Print Designer
Print Management
production/prepress mindset
Senior Graphic Designer
Typography
Visual Communication
Visual Designer
Visual Identity
Visual Identity Systems

Werdegang

Berufserfahrung von qader ghafory

  • Bis heute 2 Jahre und 1 Monat, seit Juli 2024

    Freelance Senior Brand Identity & Packaging Designer

    Self-employed

    Working with clients in the German and Europ market on brand identity, packaging, and print projects, mainly in the consumer goods sector. Handling projects from concept development to final print-ready files, including logo design, packaging systems, and multilingual layouts. Most projects involve CMYK workflows, typography systems, packaging adaptation, and prepress setup for physical production.

  • 2 Jahre und 7 Monate, Feb. 2019 - Aug. 2021

    FOUNDER AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR

    Behrang Graphic Studio

    Founded and led Behrang Graphic Studio for three years with a small team of five, focusing on brand identity, packaging, and visual identity work for local businesses. Responsible for creative direction and client communication, while also building internal workflows for briefs, revisions, and final delivery. Running a small studio makes it clear very quickly where time and attention actually matter; especially when balancing creative direction with production realities at the same time.

  • 1 Jahr und 1 Monat, Juni 2017 - Juni 2018

    Senior Brand & Graphic Designer

    Nanonet Institute

    Worked on brand identity and print communication for an educational institute, producing materials across multiple formats where consistency across outputs was essential. A significant part of the work involved reviewing files at production stage and catching issues that weren’t visible in initial mockups; this was often where the real problem-solving happened.

  • 3 Jahre und 5 Monate, März 2014 - Juli 2017

    Brand Designer

    ESO

    Worked on print and visual communication for education programmes funded by the US Embassy, developing campaign materials under structured project requirements. Handled the full design process from brief to final production across multiple formats. In addition to design work, taught graphic design to groups of students, focusing on branding, visual identity, and production workflows through hands-on practice. This role required working within structured communication systems, where design needed to remain c

  • 3 Jahre, Mai 2012 - Apr. 2015

    Remote Graphic Design Specialist

    World Vision

    Produced print and communication materials for international humanitarian campaigns run in Afghanistan by World Vision, covering the full scope of campaign output from awareness to reporting. Working remotely with teams involved in these programmes meant there wasn't much room for back-and-forth. I learned to read briefs carefully and ask the right questions before starting any work.

Ausbildung von qader ghafory

  • 1 Jahr und 9 Monate, März 2017 - Nov. 2018

    Diploma in leadership

    Institute for Leadership Development (ILD)

  • 3 Jahre und 8 Monate, Apr. 2010 - Nov. 2013

    Bachelor's Degree

    Ghalib University

  • 2010 - 2013

    Bachelor's degree

    Herat University

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