The full
range.

Brand strategy, creative direction, and communications across government, institutional, and private sector clients in the UAE and MENA. Every service listed here has been delivered at institutional scale — for ministries, authorities, and organisations that cannot afford to get communication wrong.

"Strategy starts by defining what this organisation needs people to believe. Everything else follows from that."
01

Brand Strategy
& Identity

End-to-end brand creation — from naming and positioning through to the full visual identity system and brand guidelines. For organisations that need a brand built to last, not just to launch.

Includes
Visioning Lab facilitation
Brand naming & rationale
Logo & full visual identity system
Typography & colour system
Brand voice framework
Brand guidelines document

Most brand problems are not design problems. They are clarity problems — the organisation doesn't know what it is trying to make people believe. Identity design without strategy is decoration.

02

Creative Direction
& Campaign

Full creative direction for campaigns, internal communications, institutional events, and government initiatives — from concept through to execution and vendor management. Bilingual by default.

Includes
Campaign concept & creative strategy
Arabic & English campaign identity
Art direction & visual language
Vendor briefing & production management
Environmental & event design
On-site creative direction

Government campaigns in Arabic are not just translated English campaigns. The logic, the tone, and the register are different — and getting that wrong is visible to every Arabic speaker in the room.

03

Publications &
Annual Reports

Design and art direction for institutional publications — annual reports, strategy documents, protocol guides, commemorative publications, and educational materials. Delivered to print and digital standards.

Includes
Publication concept & design direction
Bilingual layout system
Data visualisation & infographics
Cover design
Print-ready & digital editions
Production management

An annual report is often the most widely distributed document an institution produces. It is both a record and a statement — and it is read by the people whose trust matters most.

04

Social Media &
Content Systems

Strategy, design systems, template libraries, content direction, and creative supervision for institutional and brand social media channels. Built for consistency — and for in-house teams to own and maintain.

Includes
Social media strategy
Platform-specific design templates
Content calendar framework
Bilingual content direction
Mini brand guidelines for social
In-house team training

Inconsistency on social media is always a strategy problem underneath. A template system without a strategy is just decoration — and a strategy without a system falls apart the moment someone is sick on a Monday.

05

Experience Design
& Events

The moments where an institution meets its audience in person. Exhibition design, event brand identity, interactive activations, environmental graphics, and the full spatial experience of a major institutional event.

Includes
Event concept & experience strategy
Spatial & environmental design
Interactive activation design
Wayfinding & signage
Bilingual copy across all touchpoints
Vendor briefing & on-site direction

An exhibition is often the most direct a brand gets with its audience. The space has to tell the same story as every other touchpoint — only now, people are standing inside it and forming impressions in real time.

06

Arabic–English
Brand Voice

Building a consistent brand voice that works authentically in both Arabic and English — not a translation, but a genuine second voice. For brands whose Arabic communications need to earn trust, not just be understood.

Includes
Arabic voice & tone guide
English voice & tone guide
Cultural adaptation framework
Messaging architecture — both languages
Internal usage guidelines
Sample copy across key touchpoints

A brand that speaks authentically in Arabic doesn't translate its English copy. It understands what its audience values, how they process trust, and what language structures feel credible in their context — and builds from there.

Every project starts with the same question.

What does this organisation need people to believe about it? Everything else follows from there.

01
Define the Character

Voice, values, personality, positioning. Before anything is produced.

02
Build the System

Identity, language, guidelines. A framework everyone can use.

03
Execute with Consistency

Every touchpoint from the same foundation. No exceptions.

04
Shape Perception

Sustained consistency builds the belief that communication is strategy.

Who I work with.

🏢
UAE Private Sector

UAE-based private sector organisations that need to communicate clearly and consistently in both Arabic and English across their markets.

🌍
International Organisations

European and global companies entering UAE and MENA that need a brand voice and positioning that actually works in this market.

📖
Multilingual Brands

Brands operating across Arabic and English-speaking markets that need their communications to feel culturally native — not translated — in both languages.

Let's Work Together

A project in mind?
Let's talk.

Get in Touch hello@sarahradwan.me