Biography

Short / Medium

Morteza Momayez:

Tehran, IRAN . 26 August 1936

Author:
What is graphic Design? 1973
Graphic Art in Iran 1974
Signs 1 (a collection of Morteza Momayez works) 1983
Plakate / Posters (a collection of Morteza Momayez works) 1984
Illustration and Imagination (a collection of Morteza Momayez works) 1989
Cover Design (a collection of Morteza Momayez works) 2002
Articles (a collection of Morteza Momayez works) 2002
Signs 2 (a collection of Morteza Momayez works) 2002
Posters, Affiches (a collection of Morteza Momayez works) 2002

Language:
Persian F. French M . English L.

Scope :
Posters, Book and Magazine Design . Persian Lettering, Packaging Design, Painting, Light and Stage design.

Education & Professional activities:

Bachelor of art at the Faculty of Fine Arts at Tehran University of 1964. Further studies Ecole Nationale Superieur des Arts Deco, Paris 1964-68 and freelance illustration and design for Iranian newspapers and magazines during that period. In the years From 1952-58 and become designer then art director of Pars Studio. Seven Up Corporation, Ketab-e- Hafteh, Roudaki, Farahang-o-Zendegi, Cinema, Kelk, Goft-o-gu, Payam-e- Emrouz, Zaman 1962 onward ( all Iranian cultural magazines).

Other Activities:

Lecturer at Graphic design Dep. Faculty of Fine Arts. University of Tehran. 1969  onward, Director of 3 animation films 1971-73, Art director and designer designer for Tehran International Film Festival 1974-78, Member of national and International juries in many festivals and art competitions. Member of Alliance Graphique International (AGI) 1975 onward, Academy of Art (Iran) 2000, Board Chairman of the Iranian Graphic Designers Society (IGDS) 1988-2002, Vice president of Iranian Artist Forum (IAF) 1999 onward.

Participation (exhibitions):
Berlin, Bad Durkheim (Germany), Bologna (Italy), Tehran (Iran). Toyama (Japan), Warswa (Poland) and Borno (Czech), Lahti (Finland) Film Festivals of : Tehran, Moskow, Beirout, Gihon, Krakvoy.

Works presented in:

NOVUM and HIGH QUALITY magazines (Germany), MODERN PUBLICITY and DESIGN (England), PROJECT (Poland), GRAPHIS POSTER, WHO’S WHO IN GRAPHIC DESIGN Vol , 1&2 TOP GRAPHIC DESIGN (Switzerland), AMERICAN CINEMATOGERAPHERS, LETTER HEADS, POSTERS INTERNATIONAL (UAS), GRAPHIC DESIGN, GRAPHIC ELEMENT OF THE WORLD, BUSINESS CARDS and WORLD GRAPHIC DESIGN NOW, IDEA, FIRST CHOICE, GREETING CARDS, DESIGNERS WORKSHOP (Japan), FAMOUS ANIMAL SYMBOLS (Belgium), ETAPES 2002 (France).