Safwa Gamal Salem — Giza, Egypt

What is the attraction of collages and montages? “It is the integration between the emotional side, which comes from using suitable colours, well-chosen words that touch hearts with the desired meanings and, in the case of montages, effective voice-over or music; and the physical side, which comes from using clear and simple design elements.”

Safwa Gamal is a young Egyptian student in her last year in the advertising department of the faculty of Applied Arts, Helwan University. She specialises in graphic design, particularly collage, and likes reading, music and the arts in general.