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Growing up with a dream is a beautiful thing, having that dream come true is even more beautiful; this is the case for Maher Asaad Baker (In Arabic: ماهر أسعد بكر). Maher has been building up his career since his teens, starting by developing applications and websites while exploring various types of media creating paths. Today he is one of the most recognized graphic designers and visual artists. Maher started his career in 1997 with a dream of being one of the well-known artists in the world, at his first year in the university he discovered the world of digital graphics which was evolving side by side with the revolution of computer programming, with all these new technologies he started teaching himself programming and digital drawing which was a very slow and costly process yet a very useful experience. To support his dream he started developing software for individual customers which was a time-consuming process, finally, he had to leave the university to follow his dream, he started his first programming team that worked on developing commercial software's, while he moved on to studying digital drawing and visual effects which was a long term process. Maher has participated in many forms of production from visual effects, to directing commercials, promos and short films, He started his own team which has grown and widely participated in many projects. Although finally his dream come true, he discovered that life is not one dream, it's not about achieving your dream, it's about to keep dreaming and keep achieving your dreams, this is what life is all about, maybe you'll fall down, maybe life treats you bad, but that is never enough to break you down, Maher is still dreaming so should we all do.

Maher Asaad Baker (In Arabic: ماهر أسعد بكر), a Syrian musician, author, journalist, VFX & graphic artist, and director. He was born in Damascus in 1977. Reading was another source of inspiration for him. He was always surrounded by books as a child, thanks to his father’s extensive library. He read books from different genres, topics, and perspectives. He read books for knowledge, for wisdom, for entertainment, for enlightenment. Reading stimulated his imagination and curiosity. Reading also developed his writing skills. He is most known for his book “How I wrote a million Wikipedia articles”, where he shares his experience of being one of the most prolific contributors to the online encyclopedia. He reveals his methods, techniques, strategies, and secrets of writing high-quality articles on any subject in record time. He also discusses the benefits and challenges of being a Wikipedia editor in the age of information overload. He is also known for his novel “Becoming the man”, where he tells the story of a young man who goes through a series of transformations in his life. The novel explores themes such as identity, masculinity, self-discovery, love, loss, and redemption. The novel is based on his own personal journey of becoming who he is today.