a designer and principal at SCTY. His works of surprise and delight have been commissioned by and he has collaborated with: AT&T; If I Can Dream; 19 Entertainment; brgr; Victoria Beckham; Interbrand; Claudia Schiffer; Dove; Rockwell Group; The Coca-Cola Company; Seventh Generation; Ogilvy & Mather; Nobu.
a writer of sorts. Peruse a few of his errant texts: Slouching Towards Detroit; Cranbrook; Trickle Up Effect; 17 Questions with Elliott Earls.
an educator, or as he prefers, miseducator. He was a Visiting Artist at Cooper Union, Adjunct Professor at Queens College and is a Visiting Associate Professor at Pratt Institute. Ali has lectured, critiqued and held workshops at University of Seoul, Yale University, Parsons, Art Institute of Houston and Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He was the first graduate in New Media Design & Imaging at RIT and subsequently pursued his graduate studies at Cranbrook Academy of Art.
a hierophant in pursuit of mysteries and truths. Gander at his colloquium with his colleagues at SCTY. His art work has been published and shown at DesigNet, étapes, Sugo, Cranbrook Art Museum, Hallspace Gallery, Ball State University and most recently 7444 Gallery.
