A lil' history:
This was a collaboration with the CARE team that organizes the exclusive Cast Members heritage events for the Walt Disney World. Further, every year, some of the Cast Members participate and compete in the Canoe Races of the World, also known as C.R.O.W. This annual race originally started in 1963 at the Disneyland Park as a part of the Recreation club, later became Cast Activities. Later on, the race has been introduced to the Walt Disney World in 1973 and has been the cast favorite ever since. This specific event became so popular that it has been passed to all Disney parks around the globe with each park having it's own unique version to call their own.
For this year of 2020, Princess Tiana became the mascot and the branding persona for the event. Therefore, I designed a logo, which got reflected over various mediums, including a collectable enamel pin, TV/Web Slides, and bunch of signages for the actual event. Further, Due to an intense copy write restrictions, I decided to hand-letter the title around an approved illustration of the Princess Tiana.
In the process of creating the artwork, I became familiar with the pin printing process, restrictions, and timelines. This specific project, like the rest of the Disney related works that I was part of, became delayed due to the COVID-19 and hopefully will be put into production right after the quarantine.
Spring 2020
A lil' history:
This was a collaboration with the CARE team that organizes the exclusive Cast Members heritage events for the Walt Disney World. Further, every year, some of the Cast Members participate and compete in the Canoe Races of the World, also known as C.R.O.W. This annual race originally started in 1963 at the Disneyland Park as a part of the Recreation club, later became Cast Activities. Later on, the race has been introduced to the Walt Disney World in 1973 and has been the cast favorite ever since. This specific event became so popular that it has been passed to all Disney parks around the globe with each park having it's own unique version to call their own.
For this year of 2020, Princess Tiana became the mascot and the branding persona for the event. Therefore, I designed a logo, which got reflected over various mediums, including a collectable enamel pin, TV/Web Slides, and bunch of signages for the actual event. Further, Due to an intense copy write restrictions, I decided to hand-letter the title around an approved illustration of the Princess Tiana.
In the process of creating the artwork, I became familiar with the pin printing process, restrictions, and timelines. This specific project, like the rest of the Disney related works that I was part of, became delayed due to the COVID-19 and hopefully will be put into production right after the quarantine.
Spring 2020
A lil' history:
This was a collaboration with the CARE team that organizes the exclusive Cast Members heritage events for the Walt Disney World. Further, every year, some of the Cast Members participate and compete in the Canoe Races of the World, also known as C.R.O.W. This annual race originally started in 1963 at the Disneyland Park as a part of the Recreation club, later became Cast Activities. Later on, the race has been introduced to the Walt Disney World in 1973 and has been the cast favorite ever since. This specific event became so popular that it has been passed to all Disney parks around the globe with each park having it's own unique version to call their own.
For this year of 2020, Princess Tiana became the mascot and the branding persona for the event. Therefore, I designed a logo, which got reflected over various mediums, including a collectable enamel pin, TV/Web Slides, and bunch of signages for the actual event. Further, Due to an intense copy write restrictions, I decided to hand-letter the title around an approved illustration of the Princess Tiana.
In the process of creating the artwork, I became familiar with the pin printing process, restrictions, and timelines. This specific project, like the rest of the Disney related works that I was part of, became delayed due to the COVID-19 and hopefully will be put into production right after the quarantine.
Spring 2020
ALSO SOME FUN FACTs :P
I was born in the capital of the Land of Fire 🔥 Azerbaijan 🔥
and still don’t know to this day if it is Europe or Asia.
I played as a daughter of a King 🤴🏻 in a historical movie when I was 6.
~ Spoiler alert ~ I got murdered by a Russian soldier. 🗡
I have a lot of friends that have never seen snow, 🤠 wild, right?
For 20 years I thought 🦀 Cancer was an animal.
My brother didn't have a name till 2nd grade. 🤪
I was serenaded by the original voice of Ariel,
A LIL' ABOUT ME :)
My name is Fidan Zeynalova and I am a UX/UI designer based in the United States. I was born and raised in the capital of Azerbaijan, Baku. After finishing high school, I started my bachelor's degree at the American University of Sharjah, one of the most competitive universities in the UAE. While there, I was pursuing a BS in Multimedia Design. However, later on I decided to push myself even further. I applied and got accepted into the University of Florida, where I was presented the opportunity to move across the world in order to expose myself to diversity, cultures, and experiences.
In 2019, I graduated from UF with a BFA in Graphic Design. During my studies, I got the chance to participate in one of the longest student run design organizations, Vox Graphis. This participation helped me be a part of the Ligature symposiums for 2 consecutive years. In my second year, I was granted with the Best Senior Design award by Eddie Opara (award-winning designer, teacher and partner at Pentagram New York) and Alexandra Zsigmond (Deputy Art Director of the New York Times) for my poster design from a class project in Spring 2019.
After few professional experiences throughout my undergraduate years, I was selected to be a Cast Member of The Walt Disney World company. During my time with Walt Disney, I created a lot of creative projects as well as made priceless memories.
Currently, I am pursuing a MS in Creative Technology & Design at the University of Colorado Boulder. I have always been fascinated by human psychology and technology. As a result, I want to combine my fascination with my creative background in order to design useful/beneficial products that would reach people worldwide. :)
As I believe that people expand their knowledge and talent through encountering diversity, it is important for me as designer to be able to view design through multicultural lens that helps me become a better and open minded person. Overall, I am fortunate that I was able to travel and learn about Middle Eastern, European, Asian and American design culture, while I pursued my studies. These experiences influenced me in my personal work and expanded my knowledge in visual communications.