refu+school Chapter 2: Jakarta
Sep 2024 – Apr 2025 Digital Storytelling (Graphic Design, Illustration, and Videography), refu+school: Storytelling Course
Jun – Aug 2024 Digital Skills Course (Microsoft Office & Digital Marketing), Bridges for Hope Indonesia
Video Editing Canva
Office Software Microsoft Word – Microsoft PowerPoint
Google Software Drive – Docs – Slides
Jan 2020 – Mar 2023 Freelance Chef (Specialty in Afghan cuisines)
Poster Design, 2024
Digital artwork created by Irfan using Canva, featuring a fireworks photo as the backdrop with layered text overlays and festive star icons. It uses bold typography and a clear visual hierarchy to convey the theme “Navigating Change, Embracing Hope,” ideal for New Year’s campaigns celebrating positivity and possibilities.
Story Writing, 2024
This piece, written by Irfan as part of a storytelling assignment, adopts the perspective of a dog observing its humans through a cracked door. The assignment specifically required a first-person narrative, encouraging the writer to immerse themselves in the dog’s viewpoint. Irfan uses sensory details and emotional language to craft a heartfelt connection between the dog and its human companions. The story explores themes of love, protection, and belonging, while the unique perspective evokes empathy in the reader.
Illustration credited to an Illustrator at Pinterest & midaeipsi.com
Story Writing, 2024
The second piece, “The Eye of the Storm,” adopts a second-person perspective, placing the reader directly in the shoes of a solitary figure amidst the chaos of a bustling train station. This narrative written by Irfan for the storytelling class amplifies feelings of solitude and observation, using vivid imagery and emotional undertones to complement the photograph’s dynamic energy. The contrast between stillness and motion engages the reader’s imagination, effectively fulfilling the assignment’s goal of exploring storytelling from unique narrative perspectives.
Image source: “Underground Life” credited to Anton Avanzato on Behance (https://www.behance.net/gallery/154470575/Underground-Life)
Video, 2025
Cooking is both a hobby and a skill that Irfan genuinely enjoys. In this creatively conceptualized video, the first full video Irfan has ever made, he uses a playful wheel name generator to decide his menu, showcasing the process from buying ingredients to cooking mixed vegetables. Edited with Canva Video Editor, the video blends smooth transitions, fun graphics, and vibrant clips, capturing the joyful atmosphere as Irfan cooks and shares a meal with his friends.
refu+ure Indonesia is dedicated to fostering authentic connections, sharing knowledge, nurturing creativity, and empowering both Indonesians and refugees/asylum seekers through innovative educational and creative initiatives.
We are registered as a Non-Profit Organization (Yayasan) under the name of “Yayasan Refuture Lingkar Global” to the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, Republic of Indonesia. Non-Profit Organization Number: AHU-0001297.AH.01.12 Year 2024.
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