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Beautiful Absolute Ad | Start Blank

I love this ad for a couple of reasons. For one it's beautiful and features many talented artists doing what they love. But the second reason that I truly appreciate this ad is that it promotes letting go of 1 major fear. The fear of the blank canvas. This is pure inspiration to take some ink to the blank piece of paper! Enjoy

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Sara Blake (SZO) Freakin' amazing

I'm so inspired by Sara's artwork. The line quality and the emotion in the work shakes me up. It makes me want to be a better illustrator. Sigh..enjoy. I found this on Stated, so please visit their site to see the rest of the insightful article on Sara!

Rebranding History | Verbum Dei High School Identity

verbum dei high identity by sabet brands | ali sabetWhen I got the gig, I was absolutely delighted. It wasn't like my other work. I mean, It wasn't for commerce. I was getting paid, but I wasn't creating to sell anything. I was asked to re-create the heritage and face of a school. A gem in the Los Angeles. Verbum Dei is not your average high school. With a 50 Year history and it's catholic roots - this school preps teens for college and a better life.

Sitting down at the table with the school's leadership was a wonderful experience for me. In these times of confusion and religious confusion, a catholic school had asked a muslim iranian-american to design their new identity. Actually The Verb as it's referred to, has always been open to all people from any back ground. I loved their open hearts and their approach to leadership and education. 

Some of the notable things that I understood about the school was their Cristo Rey Work Program, where kids go to work for big corporations. The kids get amazing experience, and the corporations sponsor part of their education. The internal operations and logistics of the program were amazing.

Verbum Dei Eagles Emblem by Sabet Brands | Ali SabetI was asked to design their identity, logo, sports identities and a 50th Anniversary logo. I also created some new symbols for the school that were based on the heritage and symbology of what I took away from my visit to the Verb.  I loved this project and I can't wait to work with the folks at Verbum Dei again. What an honor to have my work become part of this wonderful schools future. I can just imagine the thousands of kids that will wear these identities proudly on their school uniforms, on their football helmets and more..It's incredible. 

verbum dei V | by Sabet Brands | Ali Sabet