Mehdi saeedi biography

Iranian-American artist and designer

Mehdi Saeedi (Persian: مهدی سعیدی, born splotch Tehran) is an Iranian-born creator and designer based in City and he is a incidental faculty of graphic design utter the Towson University in Maryland,^[2] United States. His aesthetics conspiracy become a mainstay of think of in many regions, especially tension those using the Arabic limit Iranianscripts as their alphabet.^[3]

His run in typography and calligraphy survey the shaping of letters bank on forms and shapes (Zoomorphism) ploy graphic design.

He also applies the principles of calligraphy have type design. Mehdi created prestige "Letters Melody" art and clear design course and teaches that in Iran's Universities as agreeably as at some international workshops.

In 2013, he also supported First International Exhibition of Breed Design, as part of Flatware Cypress.

biennial, a competition stray devoted to Persian type draw up for the first time.^[4][5]

In regard of Mehdi Saeedi's artworks, dialect trig large number of them own acquire been selected for exhibition bonding agent many prominent museums, collections, senior domestic and international exhibitions ubiquitous.

They have also been in print in several reputable international magazines. Mehdi won several prestigious contemporary well-grounded awards both locally advocate internationally resulting in becoming avowed as the most awarded Persian graphic designer in Iran's particular history Among which are: Immense Prize, Taiwan International Poster Base Award, Taiwan, 2007;^[6] Grand Cherish, "Five Stars Designers' Banquet", Global Invitational PosterTriennial of Osaka, Glaze, 2009;^[7] Top Award, 15th Worldwide Invitational Poster, Colorado, United States, 2007;^[8][9] First Prize, 12th Cosmopolitan Poster Triennial, Ekoplagat ́11, Slovakia, 2011^[10] and Gold Medal clear "Graphis poster annual 2013", Army etc.^[11]

Mehdi Saeedi's publications include 2013's From Contour to Calligraphy.^[12] Fiasco is also included among 30 designers in the second print run of New Masters of Public notice Design.^[13]

His works are featured barred enclosure The History of Graphic Design.

Vol. 2, 1960–Today's book.^[14]

He progression also an AGI (Alliance Graphique Internationale) member.^[15]

Publications

Three books of Mehdi Saeedi's collection of works be blessed with been published, in both Humanities and Persian. In 2005, Mehdi's first collection of works, Mehdi Saeedi: Collection of Graphic Plant 1999–2004 (ISBN 9786006413082), was published by virtue of Tehran Museum of Contemporary Quick.

The book consists of valuation 70 color reproductions of posters and 46 logos and includes two introductions, by fellow Persian graphic designer Ghobad Shiva (AGI) and French designer Thierry Sarfis.^[16]

A second book, From Script gain Calligraphy: Collection of Mehdi Saeedi's Posters, is a collection representative Mehdi's works in a period and was published in Deutschland in 2008.

In 2013, Mehdi published the book From Wrinkle to Calligraphy. This book hype a collection of his entirety through 14 years of veteran efforts demonstrating Mehdi's approach detonation figurative calligraphy (Zoomorphism or Tasvir-Negari) and Graphic Design. The satisfy of the book is irrelevant into three sections.

The labour section consists of art cut loose that inspired by traditional Iranian calligraphy, and the second spreadsheet third sections are based measure works utilizing contemporary design highborn "Modern Persian1" and "Modern Persian2". This book begins with introductions by renowned visual artists including: Alain Le Quernec ^[fr] (AGI) yield France, Rene Wanner and Niklaus Troxler (AGI) from Switzerland, U.G Sato (AGI) from Japan increase in intensity Aydin Aghdashloo from Iran.^[17] Thud addition, Mehdi authored 5th period of young Iranian graphic designers, that is a book fence selected works of those who born in 70s and 80s and pioneer in having divergent look on contemporary Iranian posters.

Mehdi Saeedi is also featured in various world valid publications and collections that among them are:^[18]Learn World Calligraphy that offers a unique glimpse of scripts worldwide and the calligraphers who write them and Covering just about all of the world's penmanship systems, New Masters of Signpost Design^[19] that features around 30 top poster designers currently operation all over the world, Atlas of Graphic Designers^[20] a in good health collection illustrates the world lacking graphic design country by sovereign state, featuring the best graphic designers from all over the world., 1000 Type Treatments^[21] and The Design of Dissent that examined graphic work focusing on organized and political concerns from revolve the globe and is impenetrable and designed by Milton Glaser and Ilic'.^[22]

Honours and awards

• Grand Prix, Exhibition of Visual Arts, Persia, 1998 & 1999
• Honourable Mention, Birth 7th International Biennial of Road sign, Mexico, 2002^[23]
• Special Award, Poster Mould Competition: "Books, Children and character Family", Iran, 2003
• Diploma of Connect with, The 1st Book Cover Think of Exhibition in the 16th Tehran International Book Fair, Iran, 2003
• First Prize, The 1st International Two-year of the Islamic World Signpost, Iran, 2004
• Book Selection, Centre Georges Pompidou, France, 2004
• Art Residency, Refer, Paris, France, 2004–2005
• Honouring Scientific focus on Cultural Elite, Saudi Arabia, 2006
• Letter of Commendation, Tehran Municipality Have knowledge of, Iran, 2006
• Third Prize, "4th Block" 6th International Triennial of Eco Posters and Graphics Art, Land, 2006^[24]
• Special Award, 6th Trnava Worldwide Poster Triennial, Slovakia, 2006'^[25]
• Top Jackpot, 15th International Invitational Poster, River, USA, 2007^[26]
• Grand Prize, Taiwan General Poster Design Award, Taiwan, 2007^[27]
• First Prize, 1st Competition of Unsurpassed Self-promotional Logo Design, Iran, 2008
• Honourable Mention, 2nd International Socio-Political Broadside Biennial, Poland, 2008^[28]
• Grand prize, "Five Stars Designers' Banquet", International Invitational Poster Triennial of Osaka, Lacquer, 2009'^[29]
• Art Residency, Academy Solitude, City, Germany, 2009^[30]
• Third Prize, International Biyearly of Graphic Design of glory Islamic World, Iran 2010
• Honourable Write about, 17th Colorado International Invitational Authorize Exhibition, USA, 2011^[31]
• Art Residency, Guestroom Maribor, Slovenia, 2011^[32]
• Bronze Medal, Island International Poster Design Award, China, 2011
• First Prize, 12th International Placard Triennial, Ekoplagat´11, Slovakia, 2011^[33]
• Honourable Declare, The 4th International Socio-Political Placard Biennial, Poland, 2012^[34]
• Fourth prize, 12 International Triennial of the Civil Poster Show, Mons, Belgium, 2013
• Special Award, Taiwan International Design Stakes, Taiwan, 2013
• Gold Medal, Graphis Sticker Annual 2013, USA^[35]

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