Majid Abbasi, born 1965, Tehran, Iran

Education: B.A. in Visual Communication, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran

Professional Activities: Freelance Graphic Designer,
1986 – 1989 established Did Graphics Inc., with Firouz Shafei, 1989 / member of the Editorial Board of “Neshan” magazine / member of the Organizing Committee of the Tehran International Poster Biennial / member of the Board and Treasurer of the Iranian Graphic Designers Society (IGDS) since 2003 / teaches at the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran, since 2003

Memberships: Member of Iranian Graphic Designers Society (IGDS) since 1998

Honours: Two Prizes at the 7th Biennial of Iranian Graphic Design, Tehran, 1999 / Third Prize, The First Book Cover Design Competition, Tehran, 2003 / Honorary Diploma, The Academy of Arts, Tehran, 2005 / Jury Award, the Second China International Poster Biennial, 2005 / Andy Warhol Award, 6th Trnava Poster Triennial, Slovakia, 2006

Selected Exhibitions: Brno / Chaumont / Colorado / Krakow / Echirolles / Gijón / HangZhou / Hong Kong / Hoorn / Isfahan / Incheon / Kharkov / Lahti / La Louviere / Mons / Moscow / Ogaki / Palermo / Paris / Prague / Stuttgart / Tehran / Toyoma / Trani / Trnava / Warsaw / Yazd

Selected Bibliography: 2+3D / Art and Design / Creation Numerique / Domus / Etapes / Graphis / KAK / Novum / Phaidon / TipoGrafica / TYPO

Additional Activities:One of the co-founders of “The 5th Color”