Jimmy Elias obtained a bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design from Notre Dame University (NDU) in Lebanon. He subsequently started working as a visual communication freelancer with local and international clients. In 2005, he co-founded ‘nimslabs’, a visual communication freelance studio. Alongside freelancing, he worked as an art director with SNP, an advertising company in Dubai.

He was an instructor and juror at the Lebanese International University (LIU) in Beirut from 2007 until 2010. Moreover, and in parallel to teaching, he worked with the global advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi in its digital department from 2009 until 2010.

Jimmy Elias completed his self-initiated research project: ‘Mapping City Perceptions’ (2010-2012) and obtained his Master’s degree in Integrated Design at the Köln International School of Design (KISD) in the Cologne University of Applied Sciences (CUAS) in Germany.

From 2013 to 2016, he worked as a Senior UX Designer at ‘Demodern’ Digital Agency, working with clients such as Nike, Sparkasse Bank and Mazda Motor Europe. In 2017 Jimmy switched to “SapientRazorfish”, a digital consultancy agency, as a Senior Experience Designer producing digital solutions for clients such as EnBW, DHL and McDonald’s.

Born in Beirut, Jozé Kabalan has worked and studied in Lebanon and London. She holds a BA in Graphic Design with honours from the Lebanese American University (2003); and a Masters of Arts in Design for Interactive Media from Middlesex University in London (2007).

Fluent in the English, French and Arabic languages, Jozé’s scope of work covers all kinds of visual communication: Web design, UX, UI, branding and print literature. Her journey started at LOWE Pimo advertising agency (part of LOWE worldwide) in Lebanon from 2003 till 2006 where she worked on many multinational budgets and international brands such as Johnson and Johnson, Samsung, Fair & lovely, Nautica, First National Bank and Crown Plaza Hotel.

She then moved to London to pursue a Masters degree in Interactive Design and then started work at Box New Media, a web design agency in London in 2007, then at GyroHSR in 2008, with clients like Virgin Atlantic, T-Mobile, HP, and London Business School under her belt. Later she started freelancing as a senior digital designer and have worked with some of the most reputable agencies in the UK such as Chemistry Group, How Splendid, Poke, Candi and Proximity.

She then moved back to Beirut (since 2010) and currently hold the position of head of digital design at Born Interactive, one of the top 5 digital agencies in Lebanon. She deals with clients such as Bank Audi, SITA (Transport Communications And Information Technology), Middle East Airlines, Blom Bank, Bupa insurance, Virgin Megastore (KSA and Beirut), Rudaw (online newspaper in Irak), Al Jadeed TV, Sohati (arabic web portal for health and medical care), Kidzmondo (theme park), Stars of Science (TV show), ESA university, United Nations (Lebanon), and many more.