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AHMED SALEMIdentity Designer - Strategist - Governance Expert
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IDENTITY / STRATEGY / SYSTEMS / GOVERNANCE

I BUILD
IDENTITIES
DESIGNED
TO LAST.

I help organizations and individuals build meaningful identities, turn them into scalable systems, and govern them for long-term consistency and value.

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BRANDS
PEOPLE
EXPERIENCES
GOVERNANCE

01 / 12

FROM
MEANING
TO A SYSTEM
THAT LASTS.

23+

YEARS

OF EXPERIENCE

Building brands across multiple sectors.

3000+

Projects

PROJECTS & CREATIVE WORKS

Identities, digital experiences and communication.

MULTIPLE SECTORS

GOVERNMENT · CORPORATE
ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Diverse experience. Real impact.

02 / 12PHILOSOPHY

A LOGO CAN
BE DESIGNED.
AN IDENTITY
MUST BE BUILT.

An identity is more than a logo or a visual style. It lives across people, products, environments, digital platforms, communications and every point of interaction. I help organizations transform their identity from a visual outcome into a strategic system that creates clarity, consistency and long-term value.

MY APPROACH
Sketchbook with geometric logo construction drawings
03 / 12MY PRACTICE

FROM
MEANING
TO
MANAGEMENT.

  1. 01

    STRATEGY

    Define

    Clarify the meaning, position, personality and strategic logic of the identity.

  2. 02

    IDENTITY

    Create

    Translate strategy into a distinctive and memorable visual language.

  3. 03

    SYSTEM

    Scale

    Turn the identity into a scalable system across teams, channels and touchpoints.

  4. 04

    GOVERNANCE

    Protect

    Build the standards, tools and processes that keep the identity consistent as you grow.

04 / 12 SELECTED WORK

Selected
identities
& systems.

A selection of recent work across government, corporate and entrepreneurial projects.

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01

AL OTHAIM INVESTMENT GROUP

  • IDENTITY STRATEGY
  • VISUAL IDENTITY
  • ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS
  • GUIDELINES & GOVERNANCE
REAL ESTATE / 2023
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02

MINISTRY OF TOURISM

Brand Identity System

Government / 2022

Curved white building facade
03

SABIC

Visual Identity & Applications

Corporate / 2021

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04

DIRIYAH COMPANY

Identity System

Government / 2022

Embossed boutique packaging
05

BOUTIQUE BRAND

Brand Identity & Digital

Entrepreneurship / 2023

05 / 12FEATURED CASE STUDY

A FEATURED
IDENTITY SYSTEM.
A NATION-SHAPING
IDENTITY.

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  1. 01Challenge
  2. 02Strategic Response
  3. 03Identity System
  4. 04Applications
  5. 05Governance
  6. 06Impact
06 / 12IDENTITY GOVERNANCE

Great identities
don’t fail because
of design.
They fail through
inconsistency.

As organizations grow, more teams, agencies, platforms and markets get involved. Identity governance creates the framework that keeps the brand coherent across every touchpoint.

EXPLORE GOVERNANCE
  • Standards
  • Ownership
  • Processes
  • Tools
  • Review
  • Evolution
  • PEOPLE
  • GUIDELINES
  • ASSETS
  • APPLICATIONS
  • GOVERNANCE
07 / 12ABOUT AHMED
Portrait of Ahmed Salem

Designer by craft.
Strategist by practice.
Governance-minded
by experience.

With over 20 years of experience and more than 3,000 projects, I’ve worked with government entities, corporate organizations and entrepreneurs to build identities that make a difference.

MY JOURNEY
2003
Art & Calligraphy
2004
Graphic Design
2006
Digital
2010
Branding
2015
Strategy
2020
Identity Systems
2026
Governance
08 / 12INSIGHTS

Ideas on identity,
strategy and governance.

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new test

1 min read

From logo to system: when does an identity become scalable?

1 min read

Who owns the identity inside an organization?

1 min read

09 / 12LET’S TALK

Have an identity
worth building?

Whether you’re building from scratch or transforming an existing identity, let’s explore how we can create something meaningful and lasting.

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