Actually I don't remember being born, it must have
happened during one of my black outs.
- Jim Morisson -
But i definitely can say that i am a Lebanese born
in Muskat, Oman on May 28, 1976.
Moved to Lebanon soon after and in 1995 graduated
with a Bacc2 Philosophy degree from the School of
Jesus & Mary, Rabieh.
I then continued my higher education at Notre Dame
University in Louaizeh, Lebanon, where i twisted my
brains into braids from the year 1995 to graduate in
1999 with a B.A in Graphic Design.
I worked my way through college designing websites
at a small Web Design company named NETGATE,
which i unfortunately heard that it closed in 2004.
One of my first clients were MENASSEH, and
BOU KHALIL SUPERMARKETS.
Fast forwarding through my graduation and a few
weeks of well deserved 1999 summer holidays,
i started work still in Lebanon at an advertising agency
called ECHOMEDIA. Being a virgin on advertising
grounds, i tried to soak in all the experience and
learn the trade from the professionals. It was my first
hands on hands introduction to Adobe Illustrator and
Photoshop. I loved it!
My clients were FAP, & MIKATI TELECOMM.
By the year 2001 I was ready to leave the nest of
ECHOMEDIA and search for another adventure.
This time it was the interactive realm that needed
exploration, so in 2001 I hopped on board a very
enthusiastic team at STARGATE CYBERACTIVE
SGCA as a Designer and Visual communicator.
I was so intrigued with all the lingo of the cyber world
and taught myself a few tricks in flash and HTML.
Being an in-house designer for the company made
me challenge myself to be more proactive.
The ultimate pit stop in my journey was in the year
2003, where I left SGCA to get married to my other
half GHASSAN ZOGHBI. It was also a change of
scenery! I left Lebanon and landed in Dubai.
Same year 2003 in Dubai I started work at G2 and
GREYWORLDWIDE DUBAI as an interactive designer,
where I spent my days and nights designing for NOKIA,
WAFI, THE ONE, VISA & BAT (BRITISH AMERICAN
TOBACCO) and many more. From 2003 till 2005 I
was obsessed with interactivity and the net, but soon
enough wanted a different challenge. ADVERTISING.
2005 a promotion landed me to Senior Art Director
at G2 and the journey continued to include the same
clients as before but a totally different medium!
2007 brought an end to my contractual life as a
DESIGNER, but opened up a new way of designing.
FREELANCING.
Always faithful to my former employers till this day
still i am the Freelancer for companies such as G2
and MnM BRANDSTREET, working on the corporate
identity of many clients like TAMEER from designing
their logos to their guidelines, interactively designing
for VIRGIN MEGASTORE. Contributing in pitches,
molding their clients to be the next best thing.
This journey started from the desert,
to the green forests,
to the desert again.
my life and steered me away for a while from
the advertising world and inspired me to paint.
I immersed in painting for almost three years.
Exhibiting twice in New York at
is considered the highlight of my year, as well as moving
back to the green pastures of Lebanon.
Anticipating the next stop, eager to know what the
future holds for me.
I go by many alias names but would stick to my
formal name in this situation!
Marianna Barsoum Zoghbi.
Feel free to get in touch with me at +961 70 448 694
or by mariannabarsoumzoghbi@hotmail.com.
Don’t you just love technology!
Keep safe, drive carefully and smile!
Peace.
Peace.
