ayubowan!

"may you live long" / sri lankan blessing

I’m an award-winning creative specializing in Multimedia driven Brand Experiences, Shopper Marketing and Creative Commerce.

With over a decade of experience in the region, I thrive at the intersection of design and storytelling, where visuals and narratives work together to create immersive brand moments that leave powerful, lasting impressions.

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awards

Best Stand Design – Under 100 SQM (2026)
Middle East Event Awards

Best Experiential Launch Nominee (2025)
The Drum Awards

Denny O’Neil Graphic Novel List (2024)
Missouri Association of School Librarians (MASL)

South Asia Book Award (2024)
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Young Lynx Winner (2022)
Dubai Lynx Festival of Creativity

Creative to Watch (2021)
Campaign Middle East

Commerce Category Winner (2020)
WPP Extraordinary Awards 

Jury Prize Nominee (2015)
Molins Film Festival

Visual Arabia Yearbook (2013)
Visual Arabia

Digital Art Award (2013)
United Nations Sri Lanka

Social Media Contribution Award (2013)
Mashable / Etisalat

Character Design Winner (2012, 2014)
Middle East Film & Comic Con

appearances

New York Comic Con
Galle Literary Festival
Sharjah International Book Fair
FNDM Dubai
Supanova Melbourne
MegaCon Orlando
Comic Con India Mumbai
Lanka Comic Con
Middle East Film & Comic Con

skills

Creative Direction + Spatial Design
Shopper Marketing + Creative Commerce
Storytelling + Digital Illustration

magic is in teamwork.
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