Shabnam Shiwan is a designer from Fiji, based in New Zealand.[1]

Shabnam Shiwan
Born
Fiji
Alma materAuckland University of Technology
Employers

Early life

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Shiwan was born and raised in Fiji, and moved to Auckland, New Zealand, for higher education. She studied at Auckland University of Technology, graduating with a Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design in 1995.[2]

Career

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Shiwan has worked for Saatchi & Saatchi advertising agency and Alt Group. Shiwan is currently creative director at Osborne Shiwan, in partnership with Lloyd Osborne.[1]

Recognition

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In 2010, Shiwan's agency won Australasian Design Agency of the Year.[2] Shiwan's work has also won awards at the Red Dot Awards (Germany), ADC (USA), TDC (USA), AIGA (USA), AGDA (Australia) and One Show (USA).[3] Her agency has won 19 awards at the Designers Institute Best Design Awards between 2011 and 2017.[4] She has also won 33 Best Design Awards while working at other agencies.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "5 mins with... Shabnam Shiwan". The Big Idea. 4 August 2016. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b Walker, Zoe (20 June 2010). "Shabnam Shiwan: The strong and silent type". NZ Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  3. ^ AGDA. "AGDA – AGDA Design Awards Jury / Shabnam Shiwan". www.agda.com.au. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Osborne Shiwan Best Awards". bestawards.co.nz. Archived from the original on 4 February 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Best Awards". Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.