Morteza Momayez (President)
Born in Tehran, 1936 - died in Tehran, 2005
Education: 1964, graduated from Faculty of Fine Art, University of Tehran; 1968, Ecole Nationale Superieur des Art Deco.
Practice: 1969, teaching at Visual Communication department of Faculty of Fine Art, University of Tehran; 1974-1978, Art director of Tehran International Film Festival; 1952-1958, Art director of Pars Studio, Ketab Hafteh weekly, Roudaki magazine, Farhang-o Zendeghi magazine, Kelk & Goft-o Gou quarterly and Payam-e Emrouz & Zaman magazines; 1997-2003, President of Iranian Graphic Designers Society (IGDS); 2003, Vice-president of Iranian Artists Forum; 2004, President of Tehran International Poster Biennial.
Selected bibliography: 1974, Graphic Art in Iran; 1983, Morteza Momayez Posters; 1989, Morteza Momayez Illustrations; 2002, Morteza Momayez Covers; 2004, Articles; 2005, Morteza Momayez Logo & Logotypes.
Selected exhibition: 1964, Gallery of Faculty of Fine Art, Tehran; 1969, Iran Gallery, Tehran; 1973, Persepolis Gallery, Tehran; 1988, Bergisch Gladbach Cultural Center; 1988, Art Poster Gallery, Durkheim Bad; 1996, Laleh Gallery, Tehran; 2001, Sayhoun Gallery, Tehran; 2002, Un cri persan, Echirolles; 2003, Un cri persan II, Les Silos, Chaumont; 2004, Un cri persan III, Centre de la gravure et de l’image imprimée, La Louviere; 2004, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art; 2005, Momayez Gsallery, Tehran.
Awards: 2001, Award for Toady Design Exhibition; 2004, Icograda Lifetime Achievement Award; 2004, Academy of Art Award.
Membership: 1975, Alliance Graphique Internationale (AGI); 1997, Iranian Graphic Designers Society (IGDS); 2000, Iranian Academy of Art.
www.momayez.ir
e-mail: momayez@graphiciran.com
Gobad Shiva (Vice-president)
Born: 1940 Iran, Member of (AGI)
M.S in communication design, Pratt institute. N.Y. 1980
B.A in painting, faculty of fin arts Tehran University 1966
Over several decades, he achieved to modern graphic with a
Persian flavour.
His art works are in museums and collectors, collection
across the world.
He established graphic department for NITV in 1968 and
Soroush publication in 1971.
He is one of the confounder of (IGDS) and its various
activities.
There are four books published nationally & internationally
on his graphic designs.
He has held exhibitions and won prizes in graphic
competitions.
www.shivadesign.com
shiva@shivadesign.com
Ebrahim Haghighi (Treasurer)
Born:1949, Tehran, Iran.
Education: M.A. in Architecture, Faculty of Arts, Tehran
University
Member of the "Alliance Graphique Internationale" (AGI)
Member of the "Iranian Graphic Designers Society" (IGDS)
Member of the "Iranian Documentary Film Makers Society"
Member of the "Iranian Association for Illustrators of
Children's Book"
Publications:
1995 "The Signs "(Cultural Symbols & Trademarks )
1999 " Photopaints" (AAKKASHI) Paints on Maryam Zandi's
Photos of Iranian Artists.
2004 "Calligraphic Paintings" & The Second Edition of "The
Signs"
2006 "Theater Posters "
Professional Experience:
1970 Beginning of professional activities in graphic arts.
1979 Present Professor of Graphic Arts
2003 General Secretary of "The 8th Tehran International
Poster Biennial"
e-mail: e@haghighi.ws
Masood Sepehr
Born at September 1956 Tehran.
Bachelor Degree in Typographic Design, Print Planning &
Production - London College of Printing, London England 1979
/ Certificate of short term professional training, New
Digital Type Design, Apple training centre, Paris France
1993 / Spoken Languages: Persian, English, German.
Graphic Designer, Peter Hatch Partnership (Design firm)
London England 1979-1980 / Founder and Design Director,
Sepehr Design Partnership, Tehran Iran 1982-present / Art
director and design consultant to various publication
companies 1982- present / Designer of about 100 logotypes,
monograms, symbols and various corporate identity programs
1982-present / Designer of the Farsi font Yekan. Apple
Macintosh, Tehran Iran 1993 / Designer of the Farsi font
Amoozeh. for school books, Tehran Iran 1994-1995 / Designer
of 4 national Orders of; Art & Culture, Bravery, Mehr
(Women), and Service, and 2 military Orders, Tehran 1992-
1994.
Lecturing at universities BA and MA courses on graphic
design, Tehran Iran 1989-2001 / Member of consulting board
and executive committee for the 1st and 2nd Iranian Garphic
Design Biennial 1988-1990 / Member of the jury for the 3nd
Iranian Garphic Design Biennial 1992 / Member of the
founding committee, and the head of board of directors of
Iranian Graphic Design Cooperative (IGDC) 1995-1999 / Member
of the founding committee of Iranian Graphic Design Society
(IGDS) 1998 / Respectively : Official Inspector, Member of
the Board, Consultant, and again Official Inspector of IGDS
1997-present / Researcher and author of several published
articles on graphic design 1986-present / Editor and
translator of the book, A Primer of Visual Literacy, 11th
edition Soroush Publishing Co 2005.
e-mail:
sepehr-design@morva.net
Ali Rashidi
After graduating from California College of Arts and Crafts
in San Francisco, Ali Rashidi started his early career working
as a designer and art director at University of California
Publications. He established his own design office DesignZone in
1986 in Oakland, California.
He moved to Iran in 1990 and co-founded Daarvag International, a
distinguished communication company handling various design and
advertising projects for prestigious local and international
clients.
As an educator, Rashidi has lectured and taught at numerous
universities and colleges. His teaching career includes over a
decade at graduate school of Tehran Art University.
He is the international editor of Neshan, the first Iranian
graphic design magazine, and an advisory member of Iranian
Graphic Designers Society.
He has received many prestigious awards in different categories
such as packaging design, brochure design, stationary design and
poster design. He has served as a member of selecting committee
for the Sixth Iranian Graphic Design Biennial and the Eighth
Tehran International Poster Biennial.
e-mail: rashidi@daarvag.com
IGDS Board 1997-2000
IGDS Board 2003-2006
IGDS Board 2006-2009
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