#69 | Hussain Almossawi | How CGI is changing design.
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The Guest
Hussain Almossawi is an international designer based in New York City who has worked on various products across different industries worldwide.
Hussain 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.
Almossawi created Type Fluid, a 3-D typography experiment. He was named one of Fast Company'sCompany's ""10 Inspiring Type Designers From A New Generation"".
In 2016 he designed a pair of sneakers based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with footwear designer Quintin Williams. That same year, Almossawi created Enfuse, a custom tea maker.
A significant part of his work has been working with world-famous companies such as Nike, Adidas, EA Sports, Ogilvy & Mather, and other world-known brands.
He currently works out of his Mossawi Studios in New York.
Mossawi Studios is a multi-disciplinary studio specialized in creating memorable, iconic, and bold experiences, blurring the lines between CGI, VFX, and Product Design.
From 2018 to 2019, Hussain Almossawi was an adjunct professor at The New School.
He taught Human factors and ergonomics and now serves as a member of the advisory panel for Pace University'sUniversity's Lubin School of Business in New York, Design Thinking Program.
He is a frequent public speaker and has presented workshops and designs at Bike to the Future, Solidworks Conference in Bologna, Saudi Design Week, and -ING Creative Festival in Dubai.
He frequently publishes design tutorials and articles in magazines and trade publications.
His designs have been featured in publications such as Wired UK, Motor1.com, Mashable, Auto Motor und Sport, Highsnobiety, Fast Company, Yanko Design, SoccerBible, Hypebeast, Gizmodo, and Adobe'sAdobe's Substance 3D Magazine.
“Every project needs to start with inspiration”
In this episode, we learn from Hussain Almossawi on how advanced CGI is changing design forever, and blurs the digital and physical world.
Hailing from Bahrain, 3D motion designer Hussain Almsosawi has since moved to Brooklyn, New York, and started his own studio – Mossawi Studios.
Across his exciting career, which is equally striking as it is satisfying, Hussain has worked for huge brands, including Adidas Football, Adidas Basketball and EA.
The strength of Hussain’s work lies in its confident simplicity, flourishing in intelligently reserved aesthetics and concept.
Aside from some of these projects with the big brands in the industry, a massive part of his self-initiated projects has led him to gain a large following on social media, with followers captivated by his gratifying and eye-catching outcomes.
In the episode, we jump into:
What are common challenges in CGI projects?
At what part of the process to bring in advanced visualization? (Early-phase vs final renderings)
How will “designing in real-time rendering” change the design process?
How will digital and physical be coming together in the world of design?
What will the metaverse and "instant real-time visualization" mean for the future of design?
and many more!
Thanks a lot for your time and for your learning Hussain!