Brand identity designer · Qatar
Brand identity designer for Qatar brands with global ambition.
I am Jakaria Mahmud, a brand identity designer working with founders and teams in Doha and across Qatar. I build brands with a business mindset: positioning first, then premium bilingual identities in Arabic and English, made for a country that now competes for global attention.
- 80+ clients
- 5.0 on Google
- 3 hours apart, full overlap
The Qatar market
What Qatari buyers expect.
Qatar is building toward its National Vision 2030 and hosted the world in 2022. Customers expect premium quality, local respect and brands that read beautifully in Arabic and English.
- 01
Premium quality
Materials, typography and detail that match the standard of Doha’s best addresses.
- 02
Arabic and English as one
Bilingual lockups and layouts designed together, never translated at the end.
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Global and local
A brand that welcomes international visitors while respecting local culture.
What you get
A brand system for Qatar, not just a logo.
Every project starts with positioning and ends with a system your team can use for years without guessing.
- 01
Positioning and messaging
Your promise and message for Arabic and English audiences.
- 02
Bilingual logo
Arabic and Latin versions designed together with matched weight and rhythm.
- 03
Identity system
Paired type, colour and imagery rules, including right to left layouts.
- 04
Company profiles and decks
Profiles, decks and proposals for partners and investors.
- 05
Social media kit
Templates for Instagram, X and LinkedIn in both languages.
- 06
Brand guidelines
A bilingual guide for your team, agencies and printers.
Industries in Qatar
Who I brand in Qatar, with a guide for each.
The sectors where a stronger brand changes who says yes. Each links to a full guide on the journal.
- Hospitality
Hospitality and tourism
Premium brands for hotels, restaurants and experiences that welcome the world.
What a brand package includes - Construction
Construction and real estate
Developer and contractor brands for sites, towers and tenders.
Construction branding guide - Energy
Energy and industry
Energy and industrial brands with honest claims and clear data.
Clean energy branding guide - Startups
Startups and SMEs
Launch brands, decks and landing pages for founders in Doha.
Positioning for founders
How we work together
Four steps, one person accountable.
STEP 01
Audit call
A call during your working day and a teardown of your brand in both languages.
STEP 02
Positioning brief
Messaging agreed in writing, with Arabic reviewed by a native speaker on your team.
STEP 03
Bilingual identity
Arabic and Latin lockups, type pairing and layouts designed as one system.
STEP 04
Rollout
Bilingual guidelines, templates and files handed over with a walkthrough.
Pricing
Fixed scope, fixed price.
- $799Launch · one time
Logo and brand starter kit, plus one landing page designed and built.
- $1,999Partner · per month
Full brand identity and guidelines, website UX and UI, product design and development.
- $3,999Growth · per month
Everything in Partner plus sales systems, lead generation and paid growth.
See the full plans · Priced in US dollars, with a written brief before anything starts.
What clients say
Google review
Really impressed with Jakaria’s work. He has a great eye for design, communicates well, and pays close attention to detail. The final result was clean, professional, and exactly what I was looking for.
From the journal
Branding notes, written down.
The best brand identity for construction companies: how to win trust, bids and talent
In construction, your brand is judged at bid time, on the road and on the job site. Here is what the best construction brand identities include, how to build one and how to roll it out without waste.
Read the article
Logistics company branding: how freight, 3PL and delivery brands win shippers, drivers and trust
In logistics, your brand is judged on reliability: on the road, in the tracking portal and in every RFP. Here is how freight, 3PL and delivery companies build a brand that wins shippers and drivers.
Read the article
Sustainable energy branding: how solar, battery and clean energy companies build trust and win customers
Clean energy buyers are sceptical, and every brand in the category looks the same. Here is how solar, storage and energy tech companies build a brand people trust, without greenwashing.
Read the article
Other markets
Brand identity design around the world.
Yes. The Arabic and Latin versions of the logo, type and layouts are designed together as one system. Arabic wording is reviewed by a native speaker on your team before it is final.
Doha is three hours behind Dhaka, so our working days overlap fully. Calls happen when it suits you, with written weekly updates.
Pricing is fixed in US dollars. The Launch plan is $799 one time for a logo, brand starter kit and one landing page. A full bilingual identity with guidelines and website is part of the Partner plan at $1,999 per month.
Yes. Hotels, restaurants and experience brands need a premium identity that works on signage, menus, uniforms and social, and that is exactly how the system is designed.
Yes. Profiles, social templates and web layouts mirror correctly for Arabic, with type tuned for the script.
You do. All files and rights transfer to you, including both language versions and guidelines.
Next step
Start with a free brand audit.
Thirty minutes at a time that suits Qatar, on what your brand says today, what it should say, and the order I would fix it in. You keep the plan whether you hire me or not.