Masoud Sepehr (Vice-president)
Born at September 1956 Tehran Iran.
Bachelor Degree in Typographic Design, Print Planning & Production - London College of Printing, London England 1978 / Certificate of training course in: New Digital Type Design at 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 many logotypes, monogrames, symbols and various corporate identity program including Tehran Metro and Iran's Space Agency 1982-present / Designer of the Farsi font Yekan. For MacOs Farsi Script, Tehran Iran 1993 / Designer of the Farsi font Amoozeh. for primary and secondary school books, Ministry of Education, Tehran Iran 1994-1995 / Designer of 4 out of ten National Orders for ; Art & Culture, Bravery, Service, and Order of Mehr (awarded for outstanding achievements by Iranian women), Tehran 1991- 1996.
2006,2008 - Vice president of IGDS – Iranian Graphic Designers Society / Retrospectively 2006-1997: Consultant, Member of the Board and Official Inspector of IGDS / 1996 -Member of the founding committee of Iranian Graphic Design Society / 1999,1995 - Member of the founding committee, and the head of board of directors of Iranian Graphic Design Cooperative - IGDC / 1992 - Member of the jury for the 3rd Iranian Graphic Design Biennial / 1990,1988 - Member of consulting board and executive committee for the 1st and 2nd Iranian Graphic Design Biennial / 2001,1989 Lecturing at universities BA and MA courses on graphic design, Tehran Iran.
Persian translation of the book, A Primer of Visual Literacy, (by: Donis A. Dondis the MIT Press1974) 16th –Persian- edition Soroush Publishing Co - 2008 Tehran Iran. / Author of several published articles on graphic design from 1986 to present.

Sepehr Partnership - Design Director: Tehran 1978643557 Iran.
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Masood Sepehr , IGDS vice president
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Saed Meshki (Treasurer)
was born in 1964 in Iran. He started his artistic activities at the age of twenty four. During the sixteen years of his professional career, he has worked as a free-lance in his personal studio on cultural projects. Saed studied graphic design in the Faculty of Fine Arts at Tehran University. He is now teaching at the same University. Saed is a member of the Alliance Graphic International (AGI), an active member of the Iranian Graphic Design Society (IGDS) and a cofounder of Neshan (Graphic Design magazine of Iran). In 2001, he and three artists of his generation founded the 5th Color Group with an objective to create a link between graphic design in Iran and the rest of the world. The group has organized several exhibitions both in Iran and abroad.
Saed has been a member of the Selection committee of 7th Iranian graphic design Biennial , jury member of the first Iranian self-protection Posters Biennial and the 5th Exhibition of Children's books illustrators. In the past few years, Saed has focused his efforts on book design. Saed founded "Meshki" publication house. Numerous books of illustration, literature and illustration + literature are to appear soon. Moreover, Saed has been Art Director and Graphic Designer of several festivals including International Educational Film Festival of Roshd, International Theatre Festival of Persian Land, International Festival of Comical theatres, Abadan Film Festival, etc. Saed's artworks have been published in many books namely in "Area" (selected by Anthon Beeke), World Graphic Design and several other magazines.
Saed Meshki has won numerous awards and prizes both at home and abroad. He has been the winner of the Second Prize for cover design and the Special Prize of Creativity of the 6th Biennial of Iranian Graphic Design (1999), First Prize for Cover Design of the 7th Biennial of Iranian Graphic Design (2001), Pearl of Czech Republic Design(2002), First Prize of the First Biennial of Cover Design of Tehran (2003), Icograda Excellence Award in the 19th international poster Biennial Warsaw (2004)
saed@saedmeshki.com
www.saedmeshki.com 
 

Amrollah Farhadi Ardkapan (Secretary)
Born in Fars province/Iran - 1957.
Educated in graphic design in Tehran
- Co-founder & manager of; Agrandisman Graphic Group, Vije Graphics Ad. Agency, Vije Pardazan Artistic & Cultural Organization, Vije Negar Publications.
-Founding member of , IGDS and Iranian Advertising Agencies Association
-Member of IAA ( International Advertising Association).
-University lecturer in graphic design, marketing, advertising strategy & management.
Amrollah Farhadi is well-known as: Art director, marketing & advertising strategic planner, because of his many years of work and experience in fields of management – advertising agencies both on local and international scale – since 1976.
His works has been present in many graphic and advertising exhibitions & biennials.
Establishing "Vije Communicative Art School" as a professional private institute by collaboration & participation of many famous Iranian graphic designers is his recent effort.
e-mail: vije_farhadi@yahoo.com
 

Taraneh Saheb
Born in Tehran on October 20, 1954 and currently resides in Tehran. She was graduated from Faculty of visual Arts, University of Tehran in Graphic Design. Her professional occupation started in 1974 by "Journal de Tehran" Ettelat's French Daily news. In 1985 she established Graphic workshop Inc. and in 1989 Mandala Graphic Inc., in 1993 Vedad Graphic Inc., in 1994 Gil Graphic Inc. and from 1998 to present time Designer’s House of Saba Inc., which is one of the most prestigious graphic design studios in Tehran. She has been a member of the board of the Iranian Graphic Designers Society (IGDS) since 2006.
With her experienced and knowledgable team Taraneh has completed numerous design projects including corporate identities, packaging designs, advertising design, posters, cover books and web designs. Awards such as best catalog in Print and Packaging Expo.1989 and third Appreciation Reward for the best educational books hosted by Ministry of Training and Education in 2001 are associated with her fabulous work which has advanced over years.
Taraneh has participated in many national and international exhibitions and her works are presented in well-known museums, collections and galleries around the world such as Iranian Spring Poster exhibition in Paris and the first International Poster Biennial of the Islamic World.
e-mail: taraneh_saheb@yahoo.com




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