Osama Dawod received his MFA in photography from the San Francisco Art Institute, recipient of the Photography Department Merit Fellowship; BFA in Design from Faculty of Fine Arts in Cairo. Participated in exhibitions, projects and residencies in Egypt, Spain, Nepal, Ethiopia, Denmark, Greece, Bahrain, Germany and US. Showed at the Townhouse Gallery, CIC, AUC Falaki Gallery, Palace of Arts, Cairo; Hellenic Center for Photography, Athens; Museum fur Photographie, Braunschweig; Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg; Al Riwaq Gallery, Manama; Meinblau, Berlin; World Press Photo, Amsterdam. Professor of Photography at the American University in Cairo, Department of the Arts 2011-2013
The Rock Critic
Adam Parker Block, a resident of San Francisco, a writer and a music critic. As eccentric as once introduced to me by Photographer Linda Connor. Adam lived a life of a star during his active years when he interviewed rock stars and musicians. In the last few months of his life, he spent most of the time home, receiving a few visits from his close friends and family, getting into deep discussions and arguments. We often had different views on how we see the world. Died in January 2008.
Site Wide Options
Site Background - choose the color used in the site background.
Outer Padding - sets the amount of space along the outside edge of the whole site.
Headings - controls the font typeface, style, line height, transform and letter spacing of headings.
Headings Size - sets the size of the font for headings.
Headings Color - choose the color used on all headings.
Text - controls the font typeface, style, line height, transform and letter spacing of body text.
Site Title / Logo Options
Site Title - control the font typeface, style, line height, transform and letter spacing of the site title.
Site Title Size - set the size of the font for the site title.
Site Title Color - choose the color used on site title.
Mobile Site Title - control the font typeface, style, line height, transform and letter spacing for the site title on mobile devices.
Mobile Site Title Size - set the size of the font for the site title on mobile devices.
Blog Options
Blog Sidebar - determines the position / display of the sidebar within the blog.
Blog Sidebar Width - controls the width of the sidebar on the blog list and item view.
Blog Sidebar Padding - select the amount of space between the sidebar and the main content areas.
Blog Post Spacing - sets the amount of spacing between each blog post on the list view.
Blog Meta Data Color - sets the color used on article meta data (date, comment, like & share).
Gallery Options
Gallery Style - determines whether slideshow images fill all available space or fit to the window with no cropping.
Gallery Padding - set the amount of space along the top right and bottom side of the slideshow display.
Enable Gallery Thumbnails - displays a 'Show Thumbnails' option in gallery navigation.
Initial Gallery View - sets the initial view of the gallery to slideshow or thumbnails.
Gallery Controls - choose from three styles of slideshow controls or hide them completely.
Gallery Control Text - control the font typeface, style, line-height, transform and letter spacing properties of the gallery controls font.
Gallery Controls Size - set the size of the font used for gallery controls.
Gallery Controls Color - choose the color used for gallery control links.
Gallery Controls (Active) - choose the color used for the active slide control.
Product Styles
Product Background Color - sets the color behind the product image.
Product Overlay Color - sets the color of the overlay when product list titles are set to 'overlay.'
Products Per Row - determines the number of products shown per line on the product list.
Product List Titles - controls the position of the product title on the product list.
Product List Alignment - sets the text alignment of the product title on the product list.
Product Item Size - select an image ratio for the product photo on the product list.
Product Image Auto Crop - determines whether product images fill the image area or fit within.
Product Gallery Size - select an image ratio for the product gallery on the product item page.
Product Gallery Auto Crop - determines whether product images fill the gallery area or fit within.
Show Product Price - shows the price on the product list page when enabled.
Show Product Item Nav - shows the 'back to shop' link on the product item page.
Event Styles
Event Time Format - toggle between 24 hour or AM/PM for event times.
Event Icons - enable icons on the address and event time display.
Event Thumbnails - show an image thumbnail in list view.
Event Thumbnail Size - controls the size (ratio width:height) of the event thumbnail image.
Event Date Label - enable date overlay on top of event thumbnail.
Event Date Label Time - include the time of the event with the date overlay.
Event Excerpts - show optional excerpt text of events on the list view when present.
Event List Date - show the full event date (day, month, year) of the event on the list view.
Event List Time - show the time range (start time-end time) of the event on the list view.
Event List Address - show the event location address when present.
Event iCal/gCal Links - show links to add events to Apple or Google calendars.
Event Like and Share Buttons - show Squarespace simple like and share buttons on events.
Event List Compact View - enable a simple stacked view of events in the list view.
Event Calendar Compact View - enable a simpler calendar view optimized for smaller areas.
Social Link Options
Hide Social Links - turn off template specific (non-social link block) social icon links.