Head of Creative
Graphic Designer
UI/UX Designer
Brand Identity Designer
Product Designer
AI Visualizer
Head of Creative
Graphic Designer
UI/UX Designer
Brand Identity Designer
Product Designer
AI Visualizer
Media Features & Featured Articles
Cilmar Bolilawa Bacus is a Filipino graphic designer and Head of Creative based in Dubai, UAE. His career journey has been featured by publications and media platforms covering his self-taught path, professional growth, and creative work in the UAE.
This page brings the coverage together in one place and links directly to each original publisher article.
Featured Publications
National Finance Magazine
Published by National Finance Magazine on November 6, 2026, “Learning beyond the brief: Cilmar Bacus on building a creative career in Dubai” explores the experiences that shaped Filipino graphic designer and Head of Creative Cilmar Bolilawa Bacus. Based on his submitted account, the feature covers his arrival in Dubai in 2017, hands-on printing and production experience, self-directed learning, and growing responsibility in branding, design and creative leadership.
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Qojo Media
Published by Qojo Media on October 29, 2026, this career profile, written by Himanshu Sharma, shares the journey of Filipino graphic designer Cilmar Bolilawa Bacus: from arriving in Dubai without a strong portfolio in 2017 to becoming Head of Creative at a marketing, branding and creative consultancy in Business Bay. The feature highlights self-learning, print production experience, adaptability and perseverance.
RAW Arabia
Published in RAW Arabia’s Public Column on October 27, 2026, this article by Cilmar Bolilawa Bacus reflects on how graphic design, print production, branding, digital experiences and creative direction shape the work of a modern creative professional.
Health Magazine UAE
A Health Magazine feature sharing Cilmar Bacus’s path from self-taught creative to Head of Creative in Dubai, including design, production, agency work, and creative leadership.
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Featured Across
A career profile covering Cilmar Bolilawa Bacus’s path from self-taught designer to Head of Creative in Dubai.
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The Global Filipino Magazine
A Filipino-focused feature about arriving in Dubai without a professional portfolio and developing a career in creative leadership.
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UAE Startup Story
A feature on the transition from studying Computer Programming in the Philippines to building a graphic design career in Dubai and the UAE.
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The Next Dubai
A profile of Cilmar Bacus’s Dubai career journey, creative work, and progression to Head of Creative.
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Dubai OFW
An interview about Cilmar Bacus’s experience as a Filipino graphic designer and Head of Creative working in Dubai.
UAE Writers Hub
A story about self-learning, hands-on practice, and building a creative career in Dubai.
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Gulf Magazine
A feature covering Cilmar Bolilawa Bacus’s creative journey and multidisciplinary work across branding, design, packaging, digital experiences, and creative direction.
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UAE Stories
A profile focused on Cilmar Bacus’s creative design journey and professional development in the UAE.
About Cilmar Bacus
Cilmar Bolilawa Bacus is a Dubai-based Filipino graphic designer and Head of Creative whose work spans branding, visual identity, packaging, digital design, web and UI/UX design, campaigns, and creative direction.
