Nour Chamoun
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Nour Chamoun
Designer, Educator, and Entrepreneur
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Community/Lebanon Impact
Nour is a designer, educator, and entrepreneur who's passionate about design and technology solutions to climate and social justice issues. She co-founded Scopio, a visual media platform with the goal of centering images and stories told from underrepresented communities and regions. She has led the design and content teams, and worked with the engineering team to build products based on ethical AI and machine learning practices to solve racial biases in the image industry. She was a professor at the Parsons School of Design, teaching Responsible Innovation and how to design solutions for environmental and social issues. She co-authored and curated “The Year Time Stopped: The Global Pandemic in Photos”, a photobook about the year 2020 narrated in photos and stories from around the world. She has been featured in Forbes 30 Under 30 in recognition for her work. She sits on the board and advises nonprofits that advocate for social justice through digital campaigning, data, and design.
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Education
Education:
- 2013 - 2014: Parsons School of Design, The New School, Master of Fine Arts in Design and Technology, USA.
- 2009 - 2013: Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design, Lebanese American University, Lebanon.
- 2011: Summer Courses in Art History and Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, USA.
Work history
Previous Professions:
- 2024 - Present: Senior Designer and Project Manager, Earth Hero.
- 2024 - 2025: Design Consultant, Committe to Protect Journalists, New York, USA.
- 2023: Fellowship, Climatebase.
- 2023: Adjunct Professor, Pasons School of Design, New York, USA.
- 2014 - 2023: Co-Founder and Head of Design, Scopio, New York, USA.
- 2020 - 2022: Co-Author and Curator, "The Year Time Stoppe: The Global Pandemic in Photos", New York, USA.
- 2016 - 2017: Founder in Residence, 500 Startups, San Francisco Bay Area.
- 2015 - 2016: Product Designer, SensorKit, New York, USA.
- 2014 - 2015: Founder, Tarkeeb, New York, USA.
- 2012: Web Design Intern, The Mechanism, New York, USA.
- 2011: Graphic Design Intern, Polypod, Beirut, Lebanon.
Major Achievements
Publications (Books, Articles, Reports, etc.):
- 2022: The Year Time Stopped: The Global Pandemic in Photos, HarperCollins, HarperOne.
Accomplishments
Awards:
- 2019: Forbes 30 Under 30, Associated with Scopio.
- 2014: Google Crisis Mappers, Associated with Parsons School of Design.