El Dana, Leila. ‘I Hate Self Portraits.’ Looped Video Installation. 30 seconds. 2018.

about

 

Leila is a Lebanese American Graphic Designer and Multidisciplinary Artist currently based out of Houston, TX. She holds a BFA in Graphic Design from the American University of Beirut [Beirut, Lebanon] and an MFA in Visualization from Texas A&M University [College Station, TX].

Her MFA work marries typography and emerging technologies such as machine learning, speech recognition, and emotion detection. She explores the relationship between language, the conscious and unconscious human mind, as well as artificial intelligence through interactive and generative installations.

Leila works in branding, packaging, publication design, signage & wayfinding, web design, and social media campaign design. She handles projects from several sectors such as retail, e-commerce, non-profits, architecture, food & beverage, education, entertainment, and art. 

  • Branding
    Packaging
    Publication
    Typography
    Exhibition Design
    Social Media Campaigns
    Web Design
    Interaction Design
    Installation Design

  • Creative Coding
    Generative Art
    Machine Learning
    Speech Recognition
    Natural Language Processing
    Emotion Detection

  • 2021
    Opening the Black Box, Stark Gallery, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

  • 2020
    Vizion, Web-Based
    The Next Big Thing 2020, Studio Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA

    2019
    Self Portrait 2019, Specto Art Space, Harrisonburg, VA
    ArtFest, Reynolds Gallery, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
    Glimpse, Wright Gallery, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

  • 2020
    Vizion, Best in Graphic Design, Web-Based
    The Next Big Thing 2020, Third Place, Studio Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA