MOHAMED HELMY / CREATIVE & ART DIRECTOR

Creative &Art Director

Illustration · Graphic Design

SELECTED WORK / 2026A world of ideas.
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IDEAS WITH CHARACTER. WORLDS WITH PURPOSE.EXPLORE THE WORK ↓
BRANDS & COLLABORATIONS IN THE PORTFOLIO

Client work · Agency collaborations · Campaign concepts. Logos from the supplied portfolio, shown for project identification.

Selected work

30 PROJECTS
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Ideas deserve more than attention. They deserve a world of their own.

STRATEGY. IMAGINATION. CRAFT.

I’m Mohamed Helmy, a creative and art director connecting campaign thinking, expressive illustration and visual storytelling. Based in Cairo. Creating across MENA.

02 / STORIES IN MOTION

Beyond a still frame.

Illustrated worlds, brought to life
with collaborative animation teams.

Motion excerpts from published collaborative projects. Full contributor credits are available in each project.

ORIGINAL FILMS / SELECTED COLLABORATIONS

From artwork to animation.

Watch the published films and explore the illustration behind each story.

03 / CAPABILITIES

One creative vision.
Every expression.

From the thought that starts it all to the detail that makes it work.

Selected illustration from the portfolio
01Creative & art direction

Concept development, campaign thinking and visual direction. A clear idea carried through every touchpoint.

CONCEPTSCAMPAIGNSART DIRECTION
02Campaigns & design systems

Key visuals, graphic design and digital content shaped into a consistent visual language.

KEY VISUALSSOCIALGRAPHIC DESIGN
03Illustration & characters

Expressive characters, atmospheric environments and visual narratives with a personality of their own.

CHARACTERSENVIRONMENTSVISUAL STORIES
04Storyboards & motion visuals

Storyboards, style frames and illustration for motion. From narrative sequence to production-ready visual direction.

STORYBOARDSSTYLE FRAMESMOTION VISUALS
THE INDEPENDENT PRACTICE OF

Mohamed
Helmy.

محمد حلمي

CREATIVE & ART DIRECTOR
CAIRO / MENA
04 / THE STUDIO IS A POINT OF VIEW

Independent mind.
Collective ambition.

I’m Mohamed Helmy — Creative & Art Director, working across illustration and graphic design.

I work at the intersection of creative direction, design and illustration. Connecting strategic thinking with visual storytelling, from the first idea to the final frame.

An independent perspective, with the flexibility to collaborate with agencies, brands and animation teams across Egypt and the wider region.

CAIRO, EGYPTAVAILABLE ACROSS MENA
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05 / NEW PROJECTS & COLLABORATIONSCAIRO /

Something in mind?Let’s make it happen.

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