"9883.53km" showcases a retrospective of book covers and posters
designed by Majid Abbasi from 2000 to present. This exhibition illustrates
the colorful and engaging design career of a contemporary Iranian
graphic designer and typographer.
Majid, co-founder of DID Graphics Inc., will hold a workshop at the
Department of Visual Communication of York University. The workshop,
"Posters for Music", will be based on the theme of visualizing the musical
masterpieces.
Both "9883.53km" and "Iranian Typography, 50 Year of Calligraphy and
Typography in Iranian Graphic Design" (which was previously shown at the
Basel School of Design FHNW/HGK) will be exhibited at York University
beginning March 14th through the 28th of 2008.
A series of lectures will be given by Michael Renner (Head of the Basel
School of Design), Gregory Vines (Tutor of the Basel School of Design),
Majid Abbasi (Creative Director and Educator), Behrouz Hariri (Student of
York University), and Kambiz Shafei (Student of the Basel School of Design).
These lectures will offer a diverse array of perspectives on Iranian graphic
design and typography to the audience at the York University, Toronto.
View selected works on Majid Abbasi's website:
www.majidabbasi.ir/works/posters/default.asp
www.majidabbasi.ir/works/covers/default.asp
Poster for "9883.53km" exhibition, designed by Kambiz Shafei, 2008