Early Life
Alam was born in London, England, and was brought up in Wapping, East London. He is of Bangladeshi descent, He started to be interested in Art since his childhood, when he was fascinated with inventing and drawing.
Alam attended the Harry Gosling Primary School and Stepney Green School for Boys, during his years in education including college and university, he took every opportunity of learning art, he had a passion for graphic design which led to the interest of calligraphy, through the appreciation of Typography and Islamic Art.
His languages include, English, Bengali, and Arabic (including Egyptian Arabic). On 2000, Alam studied A-levels at Leyton Sixth Form College in Fine Art, Graphic Design and Media. From 2000 to 2003, he studied at the Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design and he graduated in Illustration and Graphic Design. He then studied at the Arabic Calligraphy (Thuluth, Kufic and Diwani) in Egypt from 2004 to 2006, but remains a student of calligraphy.
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