
Alireza Mostafazadeh
Tehran Iran
http://www.alirezamostafazadeh.com
About me
1962, Born in Esfahan, Iran
Education:
1998 | MA in Illustration, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran
1993 | BA in Graphic Design, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran
Professional Experience:
Since 1997 | Tehran, Iran | Eshareh Advertising Agency, Creative Director
1992-1997 | Tehran, Iran | Freelance Graphic Designer and Art Director
1990-1992 | Tehran, Iran | Neshan Advertising Agency, Art Director
1987-1990 | Tehran, Iran | Freelance Graphic Designer
Academic Experiences:
Since 2004 | University of Tehran, Faculty of Fine Arts, lecturer in Visual Communications
1997-2004 | Tehran Azad University, Faculty of Art and Architecture, lecturer in Visual Communications
Published Articles and Interviews:
2011 | Iran | Design, Photography and Converse, Garte Website
2010 | Iran | Creative Advertising and New Media, Website of Hamshahri Organization
2008 | China | Executor of Conveying Information Simply, New Graphic Magazine, No. 18
2008 | Iran | Area 2, Neshan Magazine, No. 17
2006 | Iran | Graphic Design: Cultural versus Commercial, Neshan Magazine, No. 12
2005 | Iran | Start Point, Neshan Magazine, No. 5
2004 | Iran | Area, Neshan Magazine, No. 4
2004 | Iran | Interview with Mohammad Ehsaei, Neshan Magazine, No. 2
2001 | Iran | Looking for a Title in Opposite Direction, Jahat-e Ettela (the Newsletter of IGDS), No. 16
Printed Works in Books and Publications:
Summer 2010 | Italy | Dialogue International, Network Magazine
Autumn 2009 | Germany | Dialogue International, Network Magazine
2009 | Iran | Neshan Magazine, No. 19
2008 | USA | Urban Iran, Mark Batty Publication
2008 | Iran | The annual Book of Graphic design
2006 | Hong Kong | Almanac of Asia-Pacific Design
2006 | Iran | Signs (Iranian Graphic Designers Society)
Jan-Feb 2006 | USA | Print Magazine
2006 | China | Art & Design, No. 76
2005 | The Netherlands | New Visual Culture of Modern Iran
2005 | USA | Worldwide Identity, Rockport Publications
Autumn 2005 | Italy | Arto Magazine
Jul 2005 | Russia | Kak Magazine
Mar-Apr 2005 | USA | Tokion Magazine
2005 | USA | Design of Dissent, Rockport Publications
2005 | Iran | Iranian Contemporary Graphic Designers /3
Jan 2005 | Germany | Novume Magazine
2004 | Iran | Neshan Magazine, No. 2
2004 | Iran | Neshan Magazine, No. 1
2004 | Iran | Tasvir Magazine, No. 40 to 44
2004 | USA | Graphis Poster Annual
2003 | Iran | Tasvir Magazine, No. 37
Nov 2002 | France | Courrier Magazine, No. 629
2001 | Iran | Iran Graphic -1, IGDS
1998 | Iran | Neshaneh, Irans today graphic collection
Selected Exhibitions:
2008 | Warsaw, Poland | 21st International Poster Biennial
2008 | Seattle, USA | The SeattleTehran Poster show
2007 | Basel, Switzerland | Iranian Typography Exhibition
2006 | Trnava, Slovakia | Trnava Poster Triennial
2005 | NY, USA | The Design of Dissent, Poster and Graphic Art Exhibition, School of Visual Arts
2005 | The Netherlands | Iranian Graphic designers, Poster Exhibition, Poster Museum
2005 | Lahti, Finland | Lahti Poster Biennial
2004 | Moscow, Russia | Golden Bee 6, International Biennial of Graphic Design
2004 | Warsaw, Poland | 19th International Poster Biennial Warsaw
2003 | Toyama, Japan | The 7th International Posters Triennial in Toyama
2002 | Echirolles, France | A Persian Cry, Poster Exhibition
Awards:
2006 | Tehran, Iran | Appreciation Plaque, World Award of Monotheistic Religions, First International Poster Competition
2004 | Tehran, Iran | 1st Prize, Bank and Environment, Poster Competition
2004 | Tehran, Iran | The Special Prize of Iranian Graphic Designers Society (IGDS), the 8th Tehran International Poster Biennial
2003 | Ukraine | 2nd Prize, Fourth Block, the 5th International Triennial of Eco Posters and Graphics
1994 | Tehran, Iran | Golden Plaque and Honorary Diploma, the 4th Iran Graphic Design Biennial
1992 | Tehran, Iran | FirstGrade Graduate Award, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran
Other Activities:
2011 | Lecture at Jahad-e Daneshgahi Art and Architecture Institute
2010 | Member of the Jury in Shahr-e Farang Motion Graphic Competition
2010 | Member of the Jury in Rouzi Rouzegari Book Cover Design Competition
2010 | Member of the Jury in Silver Spruce Graphic Design Competition
2010 | Lecture and Educational Workshop at Maziyar University
2010 | Lecture and Educational Workshop at Iran Cultural Heritage Organization
2010 | Lecture at Art University
2007 | Lecture at Rezvan Gallery
2007 | Lecture and Educational Workshop at Shafagh Cultural Center
2007 | Member of the Jury in the 9th Contemporary Iranian Graphic Design Biennial
2006 | Lecture and Educational Workshop at VCU (Virginia Commonwealth University) School of the Arts in Qatar
2006 | Lecture and Educational Workshop at Ghodsiyeh University
2005 | Lecture and Educational Workshop at Design Department, Faculty of Architecture, Palermo University
2004 | Lecture at Esfahan Contemporary Arts Museum
2004 | Member of the Jury in the 1st Creative Thinking Competition, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran
2003 | Member of the Jury in the First Annual Book-Cover Design Competition
2002 | Member of the Jury in the poster competition of the 16th International Book Fair of Tehran
2002 | Member of the Jury of the Graphic Design Division in the 9th Iranian Press Festival
2001 | Member of the Selection Committee in the 7th Iran Graphic Design Biennial
2001 | Founding Member of the Fifth Color, graphic designers working within the field of Graphic Design and promoting cultural activities
2000 | Member of the Editorial Board of Jahat-e Ettela, a newsletter by the Iranian Graphic Designers Society (IGDS)
1997 | Membership of Iranian Graphic Designers Society
Education:
1998 | MA in Illustration, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran
1993 | BA in Graphic Design, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran
Professional Experience:
Since 1997 | Tehran, Iran | Eshareh Advertising Agency, Creative Director
1992-1997 | Tehran, Iran | Freelance Graphic Designer and Art Director
1990-1992 | Tehran, Iran | Neshan Advertising Agency, Art Director
1987-1990 | Tehran, Iran | Freelance Graphic Designer
Academic Experiences:
Since 2004 | University of Tehran, Faculty of Fine Arts, lecturer in Visual Communications
1997-2004 | Tehran Azad University, Faculty of Art and Architecture, lecturer in Visual Communications
Published Articles and Interviews:
2011 | Iran | Design, Photography and Converse, Garte Website
2010 | Iran | Creative Advertising and New Media, Website of Hamshahri Organization
2008 | China | Executor of Conveying Information Simply, New Graphic Magazine, No. 18
2008 | Iran | Area 2, Neshan Magazine, No. 17
2006 | Iran | Graphic Design: Cultural versus Commercial, Neshan Magazine, No. 12
2005 | Iran | Start Point, Neshan Magazine, No. 5
2004 | Iran | Area, Neshan Magazine, No. 4
2004 | Iran | Interview with Mohammad Ehsaei, Neshan Magazine, No. 2
2001 | Iran | Looking for a Title in Opposite Direction, Jahat-e Ettela (the Newsletter of IGDS), No. 16
Printed Works in Books and Publications:
Summer 2010 | Italy | Dialogue International, Network Magazine
Autumn 2009 | Germany | Dialogue International, Network Magazine
2009 | Iran | Neshan Magazine, No. 19
2008 | USA | Urban Iran, Mark Batty Publication
2008 | Iran | The annual Book of Graphic design
2006 | Hong Kong | Almanac of Asia-Pacific Design
2006 | Iran | Signs (Iranian Graphic Designers Society)
Jan-Feb 2006 | USA | Print Magazine
2006 | China | Art & Design, No. 76
2005 | The Netherlands | New Visual Culture of Modern Iran
2005 | USA | Worldwide Identity, Rockport Publications
Autumn 2005 | Italy | Arto Magazine
Jul 2005 | Russia | Kak Magazine
Mar-Apr 2005 | USA | Tokion Magazine
2005 | USA | Design of Dissent, Rockport Publications
2005 | Iran | Iranian Contemporary Graphic Designers /3
Jan 2005 | Germany | Novume Magazine
2004 | Iran | Neshan Magazine, No. 2
2004 | Iran | Neshan Magazine, No. 1
2004 | Iran | Tasvir Magazine, No. 40 to 44
2004 | USA | Graphis Poster Annual
2003 | Iran | Tasvir Magazine, No. 37
Nov 2002 | France | Courrier Magazine, No. 629
2001 | Iran | Iran Graphic -1, IGDS
1998 | Iran | Neshaneh, Irans today graphic collection
Selected Exhibitions:
2008 | Warsaw, Poland | 21st International Poster Biennial
2008 | Seattle, USA | The SeattleTehran Poster show
2007 | Basel, Switzerland | Iranian Typography Exhibition
2006 | Trnava, Slovakia | Trnava Poster Triennial
2005 | NY, USA | The Design of Dissent, Poster and Graphic Art Exhibition, School of Visual Arts
2005 | The Netherlands | Iranian Graphic designers, Poster Exhibition, Poster Museum
2005 | Lahti, Finland | Lahti Poster Biennial
2004 | Moscow, Russia | Golden Bee 6, International Biennial of Graphic Design
2004 | Warsaw, Poland | 19th International Poster Biennial Warsaw
2003 | Toyama, Japan | The 7th International Posters Triennial in Toyama
2002 | Echirolles, France | A Persian Cry, Poster Exhibition
Awards:
2006 | Tehran, Iran | Appreciation Plaque, World Award of Monotheistic Religions, First International Poster Competition
2004 | Tehran, Iran | 1st Prize, Bank and Environment, Poster Competition
2004 | Tehran, Iran | The Special Prize of Iranian Graphic Designers Society (IGDS), the 8th Tehran International Poster Biennial
2003 | Ukraine | 2nd Prize, Fourth Block, the 5th International Triennial of Eco Posters and Graphics
1994 | Tehran, Iran | Golden Plaque and Honorary Diploma, the 4th Iran Graphic Design Biennial
1992 | Tehran, Iran | FirstGrade Graduate Award, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran
Other Activities:
2011 | Lecture at Jahad-e Daneshgahi Art and Architecture Institute
2010 | Member of the Jury in Shahr-e Farang Motion Graphic Competition
2010 | Member of the Jury in Rouzi Rouzegari Book Cover Design Competition
2010 | Member of the Jury in Silver Spruce Graphic Design Competition
2010 | Lecture and Educational Workshop at Maziyar University
2010 | Lecture and Educational Workshop at Iran Cultural Heritage Organization
2010 | Lecture at Art University
2007 | Lecture at Rezvan Gallery
2007 | Lecture and Educational Workshop at Shafagh Cultural Center
2007 | Member of the Jury in the 9th Contemporary Iranian Graphic Design Biennial
2006 | Lecture and Educational Workshop at VCU (Virginia Commonwealth University) School of the Arts in Qatar
2006 | Lecture and Educational Workshop at Ghodsiyeh University
2005 | Lecture and Educational Workshop at Design Department, Faculty of Architecture, Palermo University
2004 | Lecture at Esfahan Contemporary Arts Museum
2004 | Member of the Jury in the 1st Creative Thinking Competition, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran
2003 | Member of the Jury in the First Annual Book-Cover Design Competition
2002 | Member of the Jury in the poster competition of the 16th International Book Fair of Tehran
2002 | Member of the Jury of the Graphic Design Division in the 9th Iranian Press Festival
2001 | Member of the Selection Committee in the 7th Iran Graphic Design Biennial
2001 | Founding Member of the Fifth Color, graphic designers working within the field of Graphic Design and promoting cultural activities
2000 | Member of the Editorial Board of Jahat-e Ettela, a newsletter by the Iranian Graphic Designers Society (IGDS)
1997 | Membership of Iranian Graphic Designers Society